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1381. Cyprus darts past 100 mark for confirmed coronavirus cases

Eight more people tested positive for coronavirus on Friday in the Republic of Cyprus, three of which involve health practitioners at the Paphos General Hospital....

1382. Health Minister: better safe than sorry

The top priority at the moment is to ensure the health of each person individually and of the public as a whole, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Friday, stressing that “I prefer to take painful decisions, even if they prove excessive in the end, rather than to remain unprotected.”...

1383. Confirmed coronavirus cases rise to 64 in Republic of Cyprus

Nine more people tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, the Health Ministry confirmed, raising the total to 64 in the Republic of Cyprus, 37 of which were infected after close contact with confirmed cases....

1384. Healthy baby born in Athens from woman infected with Covid-19

The first baby from a woman who tested positive to the novel coronavirus was born in a hospital in Athens on Wednesday, state-run news agency ANA-MPA reported Thursday....

1385. Domestic violence up by 30% since Covid-19 broke out in Cyprus

A domestic violence helpline saw calls rise by 30% between March 9, when the first coronavirus case was confirmed in Cyprus, and March 17, the Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family said....

1386. Doctors should be at state’s disposal in fight against pandemic

1387. Transport Minister: Flight ban to apply to all countries

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Wednesday rectified previous statements over a flight ban to be imposed on 28 countries as of Saturday, stressing that the ban will be universal....

1388. Daughter of north Cyprus civil aviation chief attempts to escape quarantine in Turkey

Reactions mounted in Turkey after the daughter of the chief of civil aviation in north Cyprus attempted with the help of Turkish police to escape from a bus transferring arrivals from abroad to quarantine premises....

1389. Confirmed coronavirus cases rise to 49 in Republic, 58 islandwide

Three new coronavirus cases were confirmed on Tuesday, bringing the total to 49 in the south....

1390. Elections in the north postponed for six months

Elections in the north that were set to take place in April have been postponed for six months amid mounting chain reactions of the coronavirus outbreak, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Tuesday....

1391. 13 new COVID-19 cases confirmed - figure rises to 54 islandwide

The Institute of Neurology and Genetics confirmed on Monday that 13 more people tested positive for coronavirus, raising the total figure to 46 in the south, with cases remaining stable at six in the north, and two in the British Bases....

1392. 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...

1393. Cypriots hunker down to beat virus

Cyprus is going all out to beat the coronavirus after restrictive measures taken gradually north and south against the pandemic proved to be no match for the spread of the infectious disease...

1394. 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...

1395. 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....

1396. Confirmed cases continue to rise, total reaches 14

The coronavirus outbreak continued to grow on the island on Friday after four additional coronavirus cases were confirmed, raising the total to 14 in government-controlled areas, while three new cases in the north raised the figure to five....

1397. 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...

1398. President to address nation on coronavirus

Cypriot president to announce social and economic measures to combat coronavirus spread before summer tourism...

1399. Cyprus wakes up to more coronavirus 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...

1400. Cyprus confirms three new coronavirus cases, total hikes to 10

The Republic of Cyprus saw three additional confirmed coronavirus cases on Thursday evening, raising the total to 10. A second COVID-19 case was also confirmed in the north earlier in the day...

1401. Second COVID-19 case confirmed in the north

The husband of the north’s first confirmed coronavirus case tested positive for the virus on Thursday, raising the number of cases in the north to two....

1402. Confirmed coronavirus cases rise to seven

Cyprus recorded a new confirmed case of coronavirus on Thursday, involving a person who had recently returned from the UK....

1403. Turkish Cypriots close two crossings

Turkish Cypriot authorities have shut down two crossings on Thursday for ten days, following the latest developments with the coronavirus pandemic...

1404. Spike in coronavirus cases expected, CING Molecular Virology head says

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases will now begin to rise, the head of the Molecular Virology department of the Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Christina Christodoulou, said on Thursday, noting that a constant flow of samples are coming in to be checked from across the island....

1405. Greece reports first coronavirus death

Greece reported its first fatality from a coronavirus infection on Thursday, after an elderly man traveled on a Christian pilgrimage with dozens of others in his group...

1406. Number of coronavirus cases in Greece rises to 99

The number of coronavirus cases in Greece has risen to 99, Greek Health Ministry representative, Sotiris Tsiodras told reporters on Wednesday. ...

1407. 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....

1408. Some 100 samples being checked for coronavirus, cases expected to rise

Some 80 to 100 blood samples are awaiting lab tests for coronavirus at the Institute of Neurology and Genetics, while samples will be taken anew from several of 152 persons who had come in contact with a confirmed case but tested negative for the virus on Tuesday....

1409. 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. ...

1410. Covid-19 cases in Greece jump to 31

The total number of the new coronavirus cases in Greece has risen to 31, after 21 more people who came in contact with the country’s ninth confirmed case tested positive, Greek Health Ministry spokesman Dimitris Tsiodras said in press briefing on Thursday....