https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/all-schools-islandwide-to-close-their-doors-on-friday
All schools islandwide will be shutting their doors as of Friday for one week, as per the decision taken on Wednesday by the Education Ministry in a bid to contain the coronavirus outbreak, as cases spiralled to six in government-controlled areas....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/four-more-people-test-positive-for-corornavirus-in-cyprus
Four new cases of coronavirus were confirmed on Wednesday, raising the figure to seven across the divide....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/four-new-suspected-covid-19-cases-in-limassol-hospital
Four new suspected coronavirus cases were being treated at the Limassol General Hospital on Wednesday, while three other suspected cases had received a green light for their release....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cop-sentenced-over-teen-girl-s-nudes
A Nicosia district judge handed down a six month prison sentence to a police officer, who used a fake profile on Facebook to obtain naked photos from a female high school student and then blackmailed her...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coronavirus-measures-under-scrutiny
Health measures rolled out on the island were the topic of conversation on Wednesday morning, as more people who came in contact with a Nicosia-based infected doctor tested negative for the coronavirus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-announces-first-coronavirus-case
Turkey announced its first case of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, with “patient zero” testing positive after a trip to Europe following some 2000 suspected cases that all came out negative...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/church-services-across-the-island-suspended-president-informs-archbishop
Church services are included in the list of public gatherings of over 75 people that are to be suspended as part of ramped-up coronavirus protection measures, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou confirmed on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coronavirus-case-confirmed-in-the-north
The third case of coronavirus was announced on the divided island of Cyprus, after a foreign visitor was confirmed with the coronavirus infection in the north...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-doctor-with-coronavirus-speaks-out
A state doctor in Cyprus who was diagnosed with the coronavirus infection on Monday says specialists “discouraged” him from taking a test sooner, while the EU Health Commissioner calls for calm as Cypriot authorities begin tracing the physician’s contacts from last week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/second-covid-19-case-reportedly-the-head-of-nicosia-general-hospital-department
Following the announcement of the island’s first two confirmed coronavirus cases, the Health Ministry said it had on Monday night began tracing the contacts of the 64-year-old medical practitioner....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-minister-two-test-positive-for-coronavirus
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou announced on Monday that two out of the 50 tests conducted on suspected coronavirus carriers emerged positive for the virus, but urged the public not to panic and to follow personal hygiene guidelines....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-confirms-two-coronavirus-cases
The island’s first two confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded on Monday, Health Ministry sources said...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-preparing-for-influx-of-arrivals-during-easter
Cyprus authorities are preparing for all possible scenarios in relation to the spread of coronavirus ahead of the Easter holidays next month, when more people are expected to travel.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/union-calls-on-authorities-to-show-caution-after-three-on-duty-t-c-journalists-injured-at-saturday-protest
The Union of Cyprus Journalists called on the authorities of the Republic of Cyprus to show caution in the presence of journalists, after three on-duty Turkish Cypriot journalists required hospital treatment following the spraying of tear gas at the Ledra checkpoint protest on Saturday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-police-block-protesters-at-checkpoint
UN police in Cyprus were taking no chances at the Ledra checkpoint on Monday, blocking Turkish Cypriot demonstrators in the north who wanted to bring flowers to Greek Cypriot riot police behind fortified barricades in the south...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-scrambles-to-contain-coronavirus-risk
A police station and an army camp in Nicosia went under quarantine on Sunday following two suspected cases of the coronavirus, with health officials on the edge of their seat waiting for lab test results for over 30 individuals...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-hold-the-line-at-ledra-checkpoint
Greek Cypriot police at Nicosia's Ledra crossing thwarted a barricade breach by Turkish Cypriot protesters on Saturday, as demonstrations against the checkpoint shutdown continued on both sides of the divided island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eight-turkish-cypriots-rushed-to-hospital-after-ledra-checkpoint-protest
Protesters gathered on both sides of the Ledra Street divide on Saturday to demonstrate against the closure of four checkpoints by the government of the Republic of Cyprus, a move it said was part of a bundle of coronavirus protection measures but which has been criticized as a measure veiling ulterior political motives....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/soldier-quarantined-in-cyprus-high-risk-case
A Greek soldier has been quarantined in Cyprus after a trip he took to visit his family where his mother tested positive for the coronavirus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suspected-covid-19-carrier-quarantined-at-limassol-hospital
The Health Ministry’s Epidemiological Surveillance Unit announced on Friday it was investigating a possible case of a coronavirus involving a soldier who was quarantined at the Limassol General Hospital after showing symptoms similar to a respiratory infection....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiades-dubs-unficyp-position-unfortunate-intervention
President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday described the statement issued by UNFICYP as “unfortunate”, noting that such announcements go beyond its mission as a peacekeeping force....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/judges-deny-bail-for-alexoui
A criminal court ordered Nicosia businessman Alexis “Alexoui” Mavromichalis to remain locked up pending trial, one day after he pleaded not guilty to charges in an attempted murder case followed by long arguments over bail...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ledra-protester-says-officer-attacked-him
A peace activist, who took part in the protest at the Ledra checkpoint last Saturday, says he was the victim of an unprovoked attack by an officer in uniform and that police are trying to build a case against him...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/checkpoint-closures-to-be-extended-until-monday
The closure of four crossing points last Saturday, in what the Government said would be a one-week temporary precaution against coronavirus outbreak, will be extended until Monday, the National Council agreed on Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-more-charged-in-ledra-protest
Two more people were detained for questioning in connection with the Ledra protest last week, with police seeking out more individuals...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/alexoui-lawyer-lashes-out-at-prosecutors
Nicosia businessman Alexis “Alexoui” Mavromichalis pleaded not guilty on Thursday to four charges in an attempted murder case, with his lawyer lashing out at the police and accusing them of dirty tricks...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mixed-reviews-for-cyprus-anti-money-laundering
A US State Department anti-money laundering report on Cyprus includes fewer negative references but still points to vulnerabilities in the island’s financial services and gaming sectors...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/protesters-march-for-checkpoint-closings
A large group of protesters flocked to downtown in old Nicosia on Wednesday, condemning a recent barricade breach at Ledra checkpoint and calling for crossings on the divided island to be shut down on a permanent basis...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/measures-needed-to-curb-flow-of-migrants-through-green-line-anastasiades-tells-akinci
President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades expressed grave concern about the “organised and increasing illegal flow of migrants through the Green Line” and told the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mustafa Akinci, that measures need to be taken.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-developments-in-key-witness-disappearance
There are new developments in the disappearance of ex-con and key witness Ahmed Zaidan, with crime investigators looking into allegations that he was seen being forced into the trunk of a car at gunpoint...
