https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/relaxation-of-measures-for-limassol-paphos-high-schools
Secondary and technical schools in the Limassol and Paphos district will reopen their doors to students on November 30, the education ministry said Friday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-measures-announced-9pm-curfew-imposed-islandwide
Health minister Constantinos Ioannou on Friday announced the Cabinet’s decisions on the new restrictions that will affect the Republic of Cyprus in December, with the starkest among them being an island-wide 9pm curfew....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-mourns-one-more-death-detects-220-new-cases
The Republic of Cyprus saw one coronavirus fatality and 220 new cases on Thursday, which emerged among 12,099 tests and raised total cases detected to 9,673....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-braces-for-new-coronavirus-rules
The eagerly-awaited restriction measures that are to apply for December and the holiday period are to be announced by the heath minister during a press conference at noon on Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-on-the-lookout-for-fake-covid-docs
Police headquarters issued emergency instructions on Wednesday after receiving information that motorists could be using fake COVID certificates to pass through roadblocks that were designed to block travel without a legitimate purpose...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/authorities-report-one-death-254-new-cases
The health ministry announced one coronavirus fatality and 254 new cases on Wednesday, when 11,986 tests were conducted, raising the total to 9,453....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-to-buy-additional-400-000-rapid-antigen-tests
The Council of Ministers has approved a proposal tabled by the Minister of Health Constantinos Ioannou for the purchase of an additional 400,000 rapid antigen tests to bolster efforts toward monitoring the island’s epidemiological situation and limiting the spread of coronavirus. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/domestic-violence-maintain-concerning-climb
The police’s domestic violence unit received 180 complaints in September and October and made 29 arrests, justice minister Emily Yioliti said Wednesday. Meanwhile, the association for the prevention and handling of violence in the family (SPAVO) said it has marked an increase of 40% in calls received at the 1440 helpline....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-says-first-virus-vaccinations-possible-by-christmas
A top European Union official said Wednesday that the first citizens in the 27 nation bloc could be vaccinated against the coronavirus by Christmas, but she warned that member countries must urgently prepare their logistical chains for the rollout of hundreds of millions of doses of the vaccines....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-jailed-for-strangling-mother-in-law
A woman in Nicosia has been sentenced to eight years in prison on attempted murder charges, after she tried to strangle her mother-in-law whom she held responsible for ruining her marriage to her son...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/holiday-period-restrictions-to-be-announced-friday
The Cyprus cabinet will be deciding on Wednesday on the restrictions that are to apply for December and the Christmas holidays, with the new measures to be announced to the public by the health minister on Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-gets-vaccinated-in-moscow
A business executive from Limassol living in Russia says he was given the Sputnik V shot for COVID-19, making him the first ever Cypriot known to have been vaccinated against the novel coronavirus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/experts-assist-in-cyprus-spy-van-probe
Following months of sluggish investigation into Cyprus’ spy van, police investigators are reportedly in the process of drafting their final report while another expert is due to arrive on the island to lend a hand...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-detects-262-new-cases
Authorities reported 262 new coronavirus cases on Monday when 10,832 tests were conducted, raising the total to 8,947....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/this-week-to-define-next-coronavirus-measures
The last week of November will be decisive, as its coronavirus figures will determine the next steps to be taken, both in terms of suggestions to be submitted by the government’s expert task force and government decisions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/north-changes-rules-for-crossings
Experts monitoring the coronavirus pandemic in the north issued new rules for people wishing to cross from the south after positive cases were detected among Greek Cypriots in the Karpas peninsula....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/protesters-defy-ban-on-peaceful-assembly
Harsh words against the police and a handful of arrests marred the weekend in Paphos and Limassol, after small numbers of protesters and riot police came face to face on Saturday over the right to protest in public...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/restricted-christmas-on-the-way-experts-say
Coronavirus experts are mulling over plans for restrictions over Christmas, and stress that we shouldn’t expect carefree holidays....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/virus-continues-to-attack-nursing-homes
Spokesperson for the Cyprus state health services Charalambos Charilaou told the Cyprus News Agency on Friday that the virus’ assault on nursing homes in Nicosia and Limassol is ongoing, with an estimated 25% of coronavirus patients at the Famagusta general hospital involving residents of nursing homes....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coronavirus-report-shows-nicosia-larnaca-situation-deteriorating
A new national surveillance report published and presented on Friday by the government’s health advisory committee showed Limassol and Paphos are making epidemiological progress, but Nicosia and Larnaca are presenting higher rates of coronavirus transmission.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-draws-up-coronavirus-vaccination-strategy
The health ministry said Thursday that a plan has been drawn up for the vaccination of the Cyprus public against coronavirus, noting that in cooperation with the government’s coronavirus expert task force, groups to get vaccinated first were determined on the basis of an algorithm....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-meeting-cancelled-after-minister-tests-positive-for-virus
A scheduled Thursday morning meeting of the cabinet was cancelled after Agriculture Minister Kostas Kadis tested positive for coronavirus, with the remaining members of the cabinet instructed to self-isolate as a precaution....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israeli-medical-complex-coming-to-cyprus
A huge undertaking in Cyprus’ medical industry has been announced, with a local company saying they reached an agreement with Israel’s Hadassah Medical to set up a network of hospitals offering diagnostic, rehabilitative, and assisted living care on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/some-test-results-unavailable-as-deadline-ends
People in Paphos and Limassol districts traveling to other areas must show a negative PCR test after a deadline ended Thursday morning, but some workers who tested for the coronavirus earlier this week never heard back from the lab or received results addressed to someone else...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/authorities-report-198-cases-one-death
Cyprus authorities announced one coronavirus fatality and 198 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/scientists-warn-against-rapid-test-self-checking
The rapid antigen tests that the health ministry recently stocked up on in its battle against time to detect coronavirus cases among Cyprus employees require careful handling....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pfizer-ends-covid-19-trial-with-95-efficacy
Pfizer Inc said on Wednesday that final results from the late-stage trial of its Covid-19 vaccine show it was 95% effective, adding it had the required two-months of safety data and would apply for emergency US authorization within days....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-goes-on-site-to-see-tests-through
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou says the government underestimated the number of workers who would rush to get tested to beat movement restrictions, adding that the situation was going somewhat smoothly during morning visits at two testing centres...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-suspends-freedom-of-assembly
The health ministry in the Republic of Cyprus has issued a ban on public gatherings, including the right to a peaceful assembly, saying high risks of spreading the coronavirus could take a toll on the country’s healthcare system...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-reports-228-new-coronavirus-cases
Cyprus authorities announced that 228 new coronavirus cases were detected on Tuesday, when a whopping 8,887 tests were conducted, raising total cases detected so far to 7,513....
