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61. Cyprus detects 15 new coronavirus cases

The Cyprus health ministry announced that 15 new coronavirus cases were detected on Wednesday when a bulk of 3,132 laboratory tests were conducted to check samples for the virus....

62. Roommate arrested on attempted murder

Police arrested a man on attempted murder charges following an incident in rural Nicosia, after his roommate showed up at a private hospital with an abdominal stab wound...

63. Cyprus enters second phase of GESY

After a long a protracted internal battle in the Republic of Cyprus, the implementation of the second and final phase of the country’s first and only General Health System begins on Monday...

64. 42 private hospitals join phase two of Gesy

The full rollout of the island’s universal healthcare system (Gesy) on Monday will take place with the participation of 42 private hospitals, with the Health Insurance Organization on Friday expressing its content after two large Nicosia hospitals, the Apollonion and Aretaeio, agreed to participate....

65. Young worker crushed by wall in Limassol

A young man is in critical condition after he was crushed by a retaining wall during a tile floor installation at a Limassol residence...

66. Cyprus adds another coronavirus death

Another coronavirus-linked death was recorded in the Republic of Cyprus on Sunday, raising the Covid-19 death toll to 26 across the divided island with new infections continuing to pop up in the south...

67. The four phases of Cyprus' lockdown exit roadmap

The Health Minister on Thursday gave a detailed overview of the four phases of Cyprus’ lockdown exit roadmap, which will be subject to adjustments based on how well the island responds to the gradual easing of restrictions....

68. Lifting restrictions signal progress, but concerns high over relapse

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said Wednesday that with the island moving toward recovering from the coronavirus outbreak, the gradual lifting of measures set to begin next week is a testament of the progress being made, but it also a source of intense concern over a potential relapse....

69. Full rollout of General Health System to be delayed three months

With state hospitals busy wrestling with the island’s coronavirus outbreak, the full rollout of the General Health System, initially planned for June, won’t be taking place until September....

70. Nicosia youth who lost fingers speaks out

A teenager, who blew off three of his fingers after a firework tube exploded in his hand, took to social media to warn his peers against the use of illegal pyrotechnics...

71. Cyprus in the mix as world seeks cure

An Israeli military aircraft has delivered five tons of chloroquine to Cyprus this week, amid reports of secret wars over limited access to the drug but also uncertainty over its effectiveness in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic...

72. Private hospitals armour up with COVID-19 protection measures

Private hospitals are taking extensive precautions for the protection of patients and staff amid the unfolding coronavirus outbreak, the head of the private hospitals association PASIN, Savvas Kadis, said on Friday....

73. Mitsotakis: 'We are at war,' with an invisible but not invincible enemy

In a televised address to the nation on Tuesday on the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis echoed French President Emmanuel Macron, declaring that "we are at war." ...

74. Financial measures tackle coronavirus in Cyprus

Measures of Financial Support to address the Impact of the Coronavirus have been announced by the Government of the Republic of Cyprus...

75. Cypriot ministers touch base on virus threat

The health minister says the Republic of Cyprus is prepared in case the coronavirus outbreak reaches pandemic levels, saying discussions on additional measures continues...

76. Teen girl hospitalized after night on the town

A thirteen-year-old girl was taken to hospital by her father after she consumed alcohol and had a firecracker accident at a public park in Limassol...

77. Apollon FC's Selimovic crashes on Nicosia-Limassol highway

Apollon Limassol's centre-back Vahid Selimovic was involved in a car accident on Friday on the Nicosia-Limassol highway where one of the vehicles was left overturned....

78. Digital transformation of health services is indispensable

79. Police make headway in welfare fraud

Investigators are still trying to unravel a housing scam in Limassol that was set up to defraud state authorities by using people who were homeless and in need for help...

80. Court orders return of girl's body for burial

The funeral of a little girl who went into cardiac arrest during a dental procedure was to go forward Wednesday according o plan following a judge’s decision to reject a police request for a post mortem against her parents’ wishes...

81. State blocks funeral of little girl

The funeral of a four-year-old girl who passed away in hospital on Tuesday has been reportedly blocked by state officials, following a legal request for a post mortem...

82. Larnaca police probe death in Ayahuasca retreat

Larnaca police are attempting to piece together what went wrong in an Ayahuasca ceremony in Vergina on Tuesday, following the death of a 34-year-old woman from Latvia...

83. West Nile Virus cases going up

Health officials in the Republic of Cyprus say there have been four confirmed cases of the West Nile Virus in the greater Nicosia area...

84. Nicosia boy hospitalised after snake bite

A little boy in Nicosia has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit following a snake bite incident...

85. Man gets eight years in mother's death

A man who savagely attacked his mother last year was sentenced to eight years on Thursday, after he was convicted on manslaughter half a year after the incident...

86. President on the way to recovery

President Nicos Anastasiades is on his way to make a full recovery following hip surgery, with reports saying he has managed to take a few steps and could be released barring any unforeseen circumstances...

87. President in good spirits after surgery

President Nicos Anastasiades was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery on Saturday after a slip-and-fall accident...

88. ENT doctors slapped with new charges

A second case of corruption involving ENT doctors is taking place, following new evidence that came forth during a recent trial...

89. Cops on alert after girl’s alcohol poisoning scare

Authorities are troubled over an alcohol poisoning incident where a young teenage girl ended up in the Emergency Room after her mother went to pick her up in the early evening...

90. Groom partially amputated after buggy accident

A bridegroom had his hand partially amputated on his wedding photo shoot day after the buggy he was driving with his bride on board fell off a cliff in Paphos...