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1441. Greece covid19 deaths continue upward climb

Greece's Health Ministry has announced that there have been 5 new fatalities from the coronavirus over the past 24 hours to 6 p.m. (1500 GMT) local, raising the total to 73, 52 of them men...

1442. Confirmed infections gradually go down

Greek Cypriot health officials say there was a “gradual reduction” in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases, adding that measures in place have been effective but this could still change at a moment’s notice...

1443. 30 more test positive for coronavirus

Coronavirus cases in the Republic of Cyprus reached 426 on Saturday after 30 more were confirmed positive for the virus....

1444. Greece coronavirus fatalities reach 67

Greek Health Ministry spokesman Sotiris Tsiodras on Friday announced 99 new coronavirus cases, raising the total in the country to 1,613....

1445. Coronavirus death toll rises, confirmed cases reach 396

The Republic of Cyprus recorded another coronavirus fatality on Friday, involving a 64-year-old man with underlying health conditions, while 40 more people tested positive for the virus....

1446. PHOTO GALLERY: Athens streets deserted during lockdown

Deserted squares, padlocked parks, empty avenues where lines of cars once idled bumper-to-bumper in traffic as motorbikes and scooters zoomed through the narrow gaps between. The Greek capital, Athens, like so many cities across the world, has seen its streets empty under a lockdown designed to stem the spread of the new coronavirus....

1447. Man breaks quarantine in search of meds

Health officials in Cyprus were perturbed over an incident when a self-quarantined man infected with the Covid-19 disease went out to local pharmacies in search of chloroquine, an existing drug that is still open to debate around the world...

1448. Tenth person succumbs to COVID-19 infection, total cases rise to 356

The coronavirus death toll rose to 10 in the Republic on Thursday after a woman who was being treated in the Limassol General Hospital ICU succumbed to the infection, while 36 new cases were confirmed....

1449. Cyprus students stranded abroad challenge legality of measures

Two Cypriot students stranded abroad are challenging the legality and constitutionality of the Republic of Cyprus’ restriction measures enforced amid the coronavirus outbreak, and have asked Cyprus courts to issue interim orders that would allow their repatriation....

1450. Fight against pandemic hangs in the balance

Authorities in the Republic of Cyprus are closely monitoring the effectiveness of stricter measures against the spread of the coronavirus, with health experts saying more cases resulting from lack of social distancing are now starting to emerge...

1451. Coronavirus cases surge to 320, ninth person dies

Another person who had contracted coronavirus died on Wednesday, raising the death toll in the Republic of Cyprus to nine, while confirmed cases made the largest jump in a single day as 58 more people were confirmed coronavirus positive....

1452. Coronavirus takes one more life, 32 new cases confirmed

1453. Coronavirus death toll rises to seven,confirmed cases rise to 230

A 77-year-old coronavirus carrier died on Monday, raising the death toll in the Republic of Cyprus to seven, while 16 more tested positive bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 230....

1454. Cyprus gets tougher with stricter bundle of measures

Stricter measures to contain the spread of coronavirus were announced by the Health Minister on Monday as the island scrambles to curb the steadily rising deaths and infections....

1455. Coronavirus death toll rises in Cyprus

One more coronavirus-related death was announced on Sunday in the Republic of Cyprus, as new confirmed cases are on the rise and health professionals begin to fear the worst...

1456. Cooperation and Transparency Needed to Fight COVID-19

In today’s age of social media, it has unfortunately become normal to see false information reach a broad audience instantaneously through the Interne...

1457. North records first coronavirus death

An infected elderly tourist who was hospitalized in a Turkish Cypriot hospital has died, marking the first coronavirus death in the northern part of the divided island...

1458. Coronavirus deaths rise to five, 16 new cases confirmed

The Health Ministry announced on Friday that two more people who had contracted coronavirus died, involving a 76-year-old Cypriot woman with underlying health conditions and a 47-year-old Greek national. 16 more coronavirus cases were also confirmed....

1459. Cyprus sees two more Covid-19 deaths, eight more test positive

Two more coronavirus cases died on Tuesday, while eight more have tested positive for the virus....

1460. Greece shuts down to beat pandemic

In a televised address to the nation on Sunday evening, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a full lockdown, starting from 6 a.m on Monday, aimed at curbing the further spread of the coronavirus...

1461. Cyprus records first coronavirus death

A British elderly patient, who was infected with the coronavirus during his hospitalization in Paphos, died in Famagusta on Saturday night, marking the island's first pandemic death...

1462. Health Minister: better safe than sorry

The top priority at the moment is to ensure the health of each person individually and of the public as a whole, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Friday, stressing that “I prefer to take painful decisions, even if they prove excessive in the end, rather than to remain unprotected.”...

1463. North Cyprus bars entry to citizens from all countries, including Turkey

In a further escalation of measures amid the unfolding coronavirus health crisis, the north moved to bar entry from land, air, and sea, to all third country nationals, including Turkish nationals....

1464. Greece reports first coronavirus death

Greece reported its first fatality from a coronavirus infection on Thursday, after an elderly man traveled on a Christian pilgrimage with dozens of others in his group...

1465. Officials search for infected taxicab passenger

State authorities in the Republic of Cyprus are on full alert after four more coronavirus cases were confirmed on Wednesday, with health officials scrambling to track down passengers of a taxicab driver who tested positive...

1466. Nicosia fatal stabbing investigation incomplete

A detained suspect in the fatal stabbing of a foreign national in downtown Nicosia has been ordered to remain in custody, as police investigators are still searching for another suspect...

1467. No charges after woman’s road traffic death

Police did not file any charges after an elderly woman succumbed to her injuries over the weekend following last month’s road accident in Limassol...

1468. Driver killed in Green Monday road accident

An elderly driver was killed on Monday after his car slammed onto a retaining cement wall in rural Paphos...

1469. Police catch man who stole from victim of Sunday's fatal stabbing

Following the arrest of one of the two assailants who fatally stabbed Ahmed Bin Talib, 24, on Sunday in downtown Nicosia, police have reportedly arrested a second man who was captured by camera footable stealing a €50 note from the dead man’s pocket....

1470. Greek border crackdown amid concerns over Turkey

Greek government sources on Friday stressed that authorities are boosting security at the country’s border following reports that Turkey will no longer stop Syrian refugees from traveling to Europe....