https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-measures-as-clusters-appear-to-be-growing
Another dozen of new cases of the coronavirus included secondary contacts such as a person who got infected at a party earlier this month, with government agencies coordinating further measures by week’s end...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/expert-raises-covid-19-alarm-for-this-week
One coronavirus case has been detected at a kindergarten in Nicosia, while there were 21 cases over the weekend in the Republic of Cyprus, with health experts remaining concerned over asymptomatic carriers and protocol violators...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suspect-rearrested-in-filipina-abuse-case
A retired police officer who was accused last month of abusing his Filipina housemaid has been detained again, with police saying his new warrant include new charges of human trafficking...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/restrictions-on-limassol-gatherings-eased-slightly
Cyprus’ developing epidemiological situation was discussed on Tuesday in an emergency teleconference meeting between the Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou and the government’s coronavirus advisory team, with participants agreeing to relax certain restrictions in Limassol....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/covid-19-safety-measures-must-become-way-of-life-expert-says
The additional coronavirus protection measures that the Cyprus government re-instated some ten days ago will constitute the island’s new normal for at least the next six months, member of the government’s coronavirus advisory committee Leondios Kostrikis said Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-rescuers-sift-through-beirut-rubble
Members of the Cypriot rescue team in Lebanon were seen on video along with sniffing dogs searching through the rubble in Beirut, as approximately 60 people were still missing following Tuesday’s deadly blast...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/orphan-cases-still-a-problem-in-cyprus
At least 30 infected people in Cyprus have been traced back to a single individual, who traveled across the island and spread the bug last month, but experts say 21 “orphan cases” are more alarming because their contacts cannot be traced at all...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-r-number-between-1-6-and-2-experts-say
Cyprus’ current coronavirus reproduction number is between 1.6 and 2, experts in the government’s coronavirus taskforce said Thursday, noting that the goal is not a second lockdown, but that should be our frame of mind....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/beirut-blast-has-eerie-connections-to-cyprus
Following Tuesday’s deadly explosion in Lebanon, some eerie connections began to emerge in Cyprus, including a Russian national based in Limassol and a Hezbollah-related arrest on the island back in 2015...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-updates-risk-based-classification-of-countries
Cyprus on Tuesday issued an updated epidemiological risk-based classification of countries, including three amendments as regards Greece, Thailand and Morocco. The new classification will come into effect on August 6....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-officials-call-cops-on-quarantine-violators
A recent traveler who was instructed to remain in self isolation but was out and about was greeted by police officers at the door, with authorities saying they were stepping up home inspections to combat quarantine violations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ozersay-says-varosha-opening-certain
Varosha could be opened to its former residents under Turkish Cypriot administration, says Kudret Ozersay, adding that the process of reviving Cyprus’ ghost town after the pandemic crisis cannot be halted...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriots-already-in-greece-to-get-free-test-upon-arrival
With Greece being downgraded on August 6 to category B that requires arriving passengers to show proof of a negative coronavirus test, the Cyprus Health Ministry quickly responded to frustrated locals who had already travelled to Greece for holidays unknowing that they would have to make arrangements for a test in order to return to the island....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-downgrades-greece-amid-virus-fears
Cyprus will introduce mandatory testing for all arrivals from Greece starting August 6, after many cases were detected during random tests from passengers returning from Greece in the last few days....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-battles-to-keep-spike-under-control
Cypriot authorities are scrambling to contain the virus spreading out of Limassol, with test results over the weekend suggesting the government could be forced to impose stricter lockdown-like measures either locally or nationally...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-welcomes-brits-back-amid-spike
Five flights from British airports were scheduled to land in the Republic of Cyprus on Saturday, after the island listed the United Kingdom in Category B, which means arriving passengers are not required to be under self-isolation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-coronavirus-cases-skyrocket-in-cyprus
Coronavirus infections went up considerably on Friday in the Republic of Cyprus, with 25 people testing positive including and handful of imported and orphan cases but mainly individuals infected locally through contact with known carriers...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-scrambles-to-contain-virus-flare-ups
The government is expected to announce additional measures in response to fears over a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, after known cases on Thursday, most of them in Limassol, remained in double digits for a second consecutive day...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/endemic-fears-multiply-in-limassol
Half of all coronavirus cases detected in July thus far came from local infections, with officials scrambling to break chains in Limassol where three more cases were added on Monday with a total of five suspected clusters...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-health-experts-lay-it-on-the-line
Health officials in the Republic of Cyprus say recently detected clusters of the coronavirus in Limassol do not pose a direct threat to the community but warn the bug never went away and only more testing will show how widespread it may be in the southern town...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-orders-new-tests-after-limassol-spike
The government in the Republic of Cyprus is preparing for randomized tests across the island, after orphan cases began to emerge in Limassol where cases were also being detected through contact tracing...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-announced-two-new-locally-acquired-orphan-cases
The Cyprus health ministry announced two new coronavirus cases on Friday, both of which were locally-acquired ‘orphan’ cases....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-experts-fear-spike-in-limassol
Health experts in Cyprus are becoming increasingly concerned following reports of three clusters of coronavirus in Limassol, but it has yet to be clarified whether there is any connection between clusters...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/reopening-of-ledra-checkpoint-a-political-decision-kostrikis-says
The reopening of the Ledra street checkpoint is a political decision that rests with the island’s two leaders, member of the government’s advisory committee Petros Karayiannis said Wednesday, noting that the epidemiological situation has remained positive on both sides of the divide....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coronavirus-expers-to-propose-cyprus-purchases-oxford-vaccine-doses
The government’s coronavirus advisory expert group plans to propose to the Cyprus health ministry that it orders a quantity of vaccines being developed by scientists at Oxford University, advisory group member Petros Karayiannis said Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-on-alert-as-chevron-snaps-noble
The acquisition of Noble Energy by Chevron is a development that may affect the development of the "Aphrodite" deposit, the Cypriot energy minister has said...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/evaluating-and-learning-from-the-pandemic-response
The COVID-19 pandemic is testing the strengths and exposing the weaknesses of governments, defence, security forces and the private sector in their crisis preparedness and response. In order for future responses to be more robust and resilient, governments will need to understand how these actors collaborate and map leadership priorities...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-decree-targets-asylum-seekers
The health ministry has issued a new decree requiring all asylum seekers who are ordered to stay in migrant camps to be tested for COVID-19 before checking in...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-boosts-number-of-random-tests-at-airports
The health ministry will be boosting the number of random coronavirus checks conducted on passengers arriving at Cyprus airports from category A and B countries to 600....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-readies-launch-of-5g-bid
The Republic of Cyprus is moving forward with opening a public bid for the country’s 5G network, with permits expected to be approved before the year is out...
