https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-announces-measures-to-‘save-christmas
The government in the Republic of Cyprus has approved more pandemic measures ahead of the holiday season, including state subsidies for self tests for vaccinated individuals, while those who have not received the jab will need to pay if they want to want to screen for the bug in the comfort of their own home...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/possible-new-covid-measures
A list of suggested measures will be brought before the Council of Ministers on Wednesday in an effort to contain the rise in daily coronavirus cases, ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/as-ban-lifts-visitors-to-us-await-long-delayed-hugs-kisses
The U.S. lifted restrictions Monday on travel from a long list of countries including Mexico, Canada and most of Europe...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/brutal-poacher-attack-heads-to-house-committee
A reported attack in rural Famagusta against a conservation activist, who told police he was assaulted by suspected illegal poachers in the dead of night, caught the attention of a House member who says she will raise the issue before the internal affairs committee...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/low-dose-pfizer-for-kids-5-11
The US moved a step closer to expanding Covid-19 vaccinations for millions more children as government advisers on Tuesday endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer’s shots for 5- to 11-year-olds....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1-coronavirus-what-are-the-main-symptoms-of-long-covid
All citizens, young and old, should be vaccinated, scientists say, as studies show that asymptomatic patients - in the first phase - developed long Covid symptoms after months....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/the-pandemic-generation-returns-to-school
For two years now, the pandemic has severely shaken the educational system – in Greece and many other countries too....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tougher-safe-pass-logic-brought-into-question
The head of the government’s pandemic advisory committee says it is not up to health experts to justify political decisions such as tougher Safe Pass rules, but one of his colleagues defended tougher restrictions saying they had worked in the past during lockdown...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-mulls-over-safe-pass-across-the-board
Health experts in Cyprus are calling for Safe Pass requirements in indoor public spaces to apply across the board, including supermarkets and bakeries, with the Cabinet expected Friday to decide on new measures aimed at slowing down a recent spike but also boosting vaccinations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/expert-tells-vaccinated-not-to-let-guard-down
Known Covid infections continue to rise in the Republic of Cyprus, with the positivity rate standing at 1.80% and health experts warning that vaccinated people should not let their guard down...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-opens-goody-bag-for-the-vaccinated
The President’s Cabinet in the Republic of Cyprus decided on Friday to subsidize summer vacations for citizens who are vaccinated, following the approval of a number of incentives and counterincentives aimed to boost vaccination rates on the island as daily cases now exceed 500...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-readies-thank-you-gift-bag-for-vaccinated
New measures to reward vaccinated citizens in the Republic of Cyprus are to be decided in a Cabinet meeting on Friday following a sevenfold increase in daily COVID cases, with the government seeking ways to punish those who refuse to get the jab...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-government-under-pressure-to-get-it-right
Tough measures amid a recent spike may be off the table for now in the Republic of Cyprus as a partial Cabinet meets to brainstorm on ways to boost vaccination, with a skeptical public remaining either unconvinced about the vaccine route or still in the dark over pandemic data...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/court-battles-brewing-over-covid-measures
Over a hundred complaints and counting are waiting to be heard in Cypriot courts against the government and members of its coronavirus task force, with legality issues being raised over pandemic measures including Safe Pass...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-still-busy-as-cyprus-relaxes-further
Safe Pass in the Republic of Cyprus is not needed for outdoor venues including restaurants and coffee shops as of Monday, when new relaxation measures went into effect that also shortened a night curfew imposed amid the pandemic...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-ends-lockdown-with-safe-pass
A third lockdown in the Republic of Cyprus ended on Sunday as new measures went into effect Monday including a controversial safety pass, with the government betting on a slight improvement as it pushes for gradual return to normality...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lockdown-begins-amid-legal-challenges
The Republic of Cyprus entered a two-week lockdown on Monday, the start of the Holy Week for the Greek Orthodox community, with critics crying foul over some measures including proof of vaccination...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/carnival-revels-cause-national-furor
Officials and health experts but also citizens were furious over the holiday weekend after carnival lovers in Limassol defied pandemic restrictions and gathered downtown for public celebration, with police onsite choosing not to confront the situation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-hopes-for-breather-on-green-monday
People in Cyprus are hoping to catch a break on Green Monday, with the government easing restrictions on nature outings on the public holiday and forecasters unsure if weather will cooperate...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-far-more-cautious-in-next-step
The Cypriot government is moving ahead with further relaxation of measures against the pandemic, with the announcement coming two days after a Cabinet decision that was delayed due to high hospitalization rates but also reports that not all ministers were on the same page...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/protesters-march-against-lockdown-measures
Two people were arrested on Saturday in connection with a demonstration downtown Nicosia, where a group of citizens gathered to protest against a partial lockdown that went into effect Sunday morning...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-on-fire-again-amid-lockdown-protests
There were battlefield scenes in Limassol once again as residents took to the streets to demonstrate against lockdown measures, with riot police stepping in after hard core protesters caused chaos downtown...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mask-rule-nuances-still-point-of-contention
Weeks after people in the Republic of Cyprus were told to wear a face mask in public, with some exceptions, officials from different agencies still have a hard time seeing eye to eye regarding the new rules...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-fire-shot-after-graffiti-arrest
A police officer fired a warning shot on Monday night in Limassol, after a gang of hooded young men tried to interfere with a graffiti-related arrest...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anti-maskers-fined-after-nicosia-demo
A demonstration by anti-maskers held over the weekend led police scouring through video footage and other material to identify participants in violation of the recently-imposed mandatory mask rule for all outdoor areas, with two out of the 10 so far identified fined....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/masks-made-mandatory-outdoors
Come Friday, masks will be mandatory in all outdoor public spaces for all over the age of 12, the health ministry announced on Thursday as part of a bundle of stricter restrictions aiming to slow down the rampant spread of coronavirus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/51-new-cases-detected-in-cyprus
51 new coronavirus cases were detected on Wednesday, the health ministry announced....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/masks-mandatory-in-all-indoor-spaces-as-covid-flares
After the number of new coronavirus cases detected in Cyprus on Tuesday flew right off the charts, an emergency meeting between the health minister and the government’s coronavirus expert task force agreed to impose stricter rules, including the requirement to wear a face mask in all indoor spaces....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-turkish-foreign-ministers-meet-as-tensions-ease
The foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey have met on the sidelines of a conference in Slovakia and agreed to set a date for the start of a new round of exploratory talks between the two, officials said Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/expert-furious-over-violators-out-and-about
A local expert on the government covid task force says the behaviour of some people, who have been instructed to isolate due to suspected coronavirus infection, is 'outrageous and criminal' when they don't answer calls from health officials...
