https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/north-stocking-up-on-medical-supplies
More cases in the north are being released from quarantine while others test positive, as Turkish Cypriot authorities see medical supplies and financial support starting to pour in...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-file-15-more-reports-against-crowd-ban-violations
Over the last two days police have filed 15 reports against violations of the crowd ban decree forbidding outdoor gatherings of over 75 people, in place since early March in a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-to-address-nation-on-monday-night-tighter-measures-expected
President Nicos Anastasiades retreated to his office following the conclusion of the crucial inter-ministerial meeting on Monday that was set to decide on tighter measures, noting that he would take the final decision on any additional measures before addressing the nation once again....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/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...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pressure-mounts-to-increase-measures
A crucial meeting at the Presidential Palace on Monday is expected to discuss whether tighter measures are needed in the fight of the coronavirus pandemic, following reports over the weekend that people were defying public health advice...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/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...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/quarantined-students-in-north-put-foot-down
Turkish Cypriot students who flew to the north on a charter flight were up in arms over quarantine accommodations, while both sides of the island were having a hard time convincing people to comply with quarantine rules...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/blocked-refugees-rescued-in-the-north
Coast guard officials in the Republic of Cyprus blocked a boat carrying over a hundred undocumented migrants from entering territorial waters, while reports in the north said Turkish Cypriot authorities rescued 175 Syrians including women and children...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-follows-through-with-chartered-flights
Cypriots stranded in the UK will be repatriated with two chartered flights, after the government revised its decision of asking citizens who traveled abroad to stay put...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-airport-on-alert-after-woman-arrives-with-high-fever
Paphos airport was on alert on Thursday after a woman who had flown in from Malta showed symptoms of high fever when tested by airport medics....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-not-ruling-out-tougher-measures
There was another string of confirmed coronavirus cases this week in the public health sector, with officials in the Republic of Cyprus not ruling out stricter measures to defend those on the front lines...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/quarantined-turkish-cypriots-cross-north
Two Turkish Cypriot students who were quarantined in the south after traveling amid the coronavirus pandemic have been transferred to the north, putting to the test the levels of cooperation between the two sides on the divided island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/repatriations-cutting-it-close-to-universal-ban
Hundreds of citizens have asked to be repatriated to the Republic of Cyprus, prompting the government to seek options to beat a universal ban on all flights that goes into effect on Saturday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mixed-signals-in-fight-against-coronavirus
There were no clear signals this week in the fight against the coronavirus spread in Cyprus, with more confirmed cases causing alarm and the government having to shift gears on many fronts...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-ban-flights-from-28-countries
As of Saturday, flights to the Larnaca and Paphos airports from 28 countries will be banned, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou announced on Tuesday night, noting that this stricter measure does not affect cargo....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/travelers-speak-of-horror-under-quarantine
Dozens of travelers who arrived in Cyprus without a required health certificate for the coronavirus say they were hurried to the mountains in the dead of night and treated like “criminals” and “lepers"...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cold-front-reaches-cyprus
A cooler front is affecting Cyprus on Tuesday, with reports of rapid showers in the morning developing into low to moderate chances of rain and thunderstorms later in the day...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officials-cave-in-after-airport-tension
Government officials got a taste of their own medicine on Monday after students who flew in without complying with the latest coronavirus guidelines were granted an exception after hours of tension at the airports and inside the plane...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/child-dies-in-fire-in-greek-migrant-camp
A young child died in a fire in an overcrowded migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos on Monday, fire brigade officials said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/large-fire-breaks-out-at-moria-migrant-camp-on-lesvos
A large fire has broken out at the Moria refugee and migrant camp on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos, according to local media reports on Monday.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/flights-booked-solid-before-6pm-deadline
Daytime flights from Athens to the Republic of Cyprus were sold out on Monday after the government said new arrivals on evening flights after 6pm would not be allowed into the country without a valid health certificate...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-medic-missing-after-coronavirus-incident
Police have tracked down a medical practitioner in Paphos who went missing after he and other individuals were known to have come in contact with a confirmed coronavirus case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-braces-for-student-exodus-from-greece
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades outlined the government's plan on Friday to manage the coronavirus pandemic, announcing travel restrictions which some critics said did not go far enough...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-declares-coronavirus-outbreak-a-national-emergency
President Donald Trump said Friday he was declaring a national emergency -- "two very big words" -- to free up $50 billion in federal resources to combat coronavirus, part of a raft of new measures Trump hopes can bring a roiling health crisis under control....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/additional-covid-19-protection-measures-announced-in-the-north
Turkish Cypriot ministers agreed on several additional coronavirus protection measures on Friday during their third emergency session on the unfolding pandemic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/royal-visit-postponed
The Royal visit to the island of Prince Charles and Camilla, who were set to arrive on March 18, was postponed on Friday amid an escalating coronavirus outbreak....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officials-get-a-grip-on-coronavirus-rogue-cases
Initial lab results show that the state doctor who tested positive for the coronavirus appears not to have infected his patients, while health officials have managed to track down some passengers of an infected taxicab driver...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/waves-of-showers-to-persist-through-weekend
Police warn motorists of fallen rock on rural mountain roads, with wet weather conditions on the island expected to persist throughout the weekend...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-wakes-up-to-a-dozen-cases
More cases in Cyprus were confirmed with the novel coronavirus on Thursday, while new guidelines have been issued on both sides of the divided island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-slams-trump-s-europe-travel-ban
The European Union has slammed the new anti-virus travel ban announced by US President Donald Trump, lashing out at an “unilateral” decision taken “without consultation.”...
