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/cyprus-announces-measures-to-curb-airport-congestion
A broad meeting on Monday chaired by transport minister Yiannis Karousos agreed on the need to take action to prevent congestion at Cyprus airports, after viral photos of passengers crammed into each other at the Larnaca airport caused intense public reaction over the health and safety measures being implemented....
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/airport-video-shows-no-social-distancing
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos has reacted to viral photos that showed passengers crowding each other at the Larnaca airport terminal, arguing that face masks are the next best thing where social distancing is not an effective measure...
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-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-back-to-square-one
Wearing a mask in public indoor spaces will be mandatory in the Republic of Cyprus, following a government decision in response to concerns over a recent spike of coronavirus cases...
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/young-woman-identified-in-fatal-crash
Nicosia police have identified the young woman who died in a road accident on Sunday, while the driver of another vehicle has been questioned in connection with the incident...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-gets-35-years-in-‘all-in-one-sentence
A criminal court sentenced a man to a total of 35 years for taking part in two attempted murders in Larnaca and Ayia Napa...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-gets-eight-years-for-raping-roommate
A man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after being found guilty on rape charges following a complaint filed by his female housemate...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/motorcycle-passenger-killed-in-nicosia-crash
Police are investigating a fatal incident in Nicosia where a young woman riding on the back of a motorcycle was killed Sunday early morning...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-waved-on-after-results-are-in
The path to category B for the United Kingdom has been confirmed by Cypriot health officials, with British tourists arriving on the island from Saturday required to show negative test...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/passenger-who-refused-test-charged-with-assault
A traveler was charged with assault over the weekend after an airport official said she was attacked by a passenger who refused to take a coronavirus test...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-bound-turkish-soldiers-die-in-crash
Five Turkish soldiers who were on their way to Cyprus were killed and ten others injured after their bus crashed in southern Turkey...
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/paphos-stabbing-victim-dies-in-hospital
A man who was stabbed in Paphos ten days ago succumbed to his injuries on Friday, with a suspect in the case re-arrested on premeditated murder charges while denying any involvement...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-wanted-for-attempted-murder-in-paphos
Police say they are looking for a male suspect in connection with an attempted murder investigation in Paphos last week, while officials raise doubts over a stabbed man’s version of events...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/zero-coronavirus-cases-in-cyprus-for-second-day-running
All 2,465 lab tests conducted on Wednesday to test samples for coronavirus came back negative, the Cyprus health ministry announced....
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/portuguese-footie-player-for-local-team-among-cyprus-two-new-cases
The Cyprus health ministry announced two new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, involving a Portuguese player for a local football club and a woman who was instructed by her GP to get tested after developing symptoms....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-issues-revised-risk-based-list
The Cyprus health services on Monday issued a revised list categorizing countries from which the island accepts visitors according to their epidemiological risk. The revised list comes into effect on July 23....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/young-woman-dies-in-hospital-after-brutal-crash
A young local woman died in hospital over the weekend, ten days after a brutal car crash caused by an illegal overtake, with reports saying her organs have been donated to patients in Cyprus and Greece...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-cases-over-the-weekend
Five cases were announced in the Republic of Cyprus over the weekend, and four passengers detected in the north, with the vast majority of cases on the island involving inbound travel from abroad...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-police-uncover-criminal-enterprise
Limassol police are a step closer to uncovering a well-organized criminal enterprise in Limassol, following the arrest of three suspects in connection with burglaries and robberies in over a dozen cases...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/522-cyprus-army-recruits-planning-to-study-at-uk-universities
A total of 522 incoming army recruits have informed the Education Ministry that they are either candidates for or have secured a spot at a UK university for the 2020-21 academic year, but who plan to defer their offer until the following year, when home fee status and loans for EU students will be scrapped, due to their 14-month military service requirement....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-president-meets-with-unsg-s-special-representative
President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades held a meeting on Wednesday morning with the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative in Cyprus and head of the UN peacekeeping force on the island (UNFICYP), Elizabeth Spehar....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tourism-minister-tries-to-manage-expectations
The tourism minister is managing expectations for the Republic of Cyprus after tour operators made clear they would send British tourists to countries where PCR tests were not required...
