https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/finmin-confirms-cyprus-won-t-reinstate-‘golden-passports-scheme
Finance minister Constantinos Petrides assured that the government will not be reinstating the Cyprus Investment Program (CIP), that was shut down after the shocking corruption revelations that emerged through an Al Jazeera investigation and the subsequent stark criticism by the European Commission. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-warns-against-easing-pandemic-containing-measures
As millions of European citizens gear up for the festive season, the European Union's executive commission urged member countries to keep strong anti-Covid-19 restrictions in place to avoid a post-holiday surge of coronavirus cases and deaths but stopped short of advising against travel....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-responds-to-questions-on-new-measures
The health ministry on Monday responded to five questions regarding the new restriction measures that are to affect the island until mid-December....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-makes-last-ditch-effort-to-beat-virus
The latest measures against the spread of the coronavirus went into effect on Monday, including a night curfew across all districts, as calls for all citizens to be tested multiplied just before Christmas holidays...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/relaxation-of-measures-for-limassol-paphos-high-schools
Secondary and technical schools in the Limassol and Paphos district will reopen their doors to students on November 30, the education ministry said Friday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/parliament-passes-bills-tackling-sexism-bullying-at-schools
The Cyprus parliament on Thursday passed three bills that establish a legislative framework criminalizing sexism and one law that seeks to tackle bullying and intimidation at schools. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-measures-announced-9pm-curfew-imposed-islandwide
Health minister Constantinos Ioannou on Friday announced the Cabinet’s decisions on the new restrictions that will affect the Republic of Cyprus in December, with the starkest among them being an island-wide 9pm curfew....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-mourns-one-more-death-detects-220-new-cases
The Republic of Cyprus saw one coronavirus fatality and 220 new cases on Thursday, which emerged among 12,099 tests and raised total cases detected to 9,673....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-braces-for-new-coronavirus-rules
The eagerly-awaited restriction measures that are to apply for December and the holiday period are to be announced by the heath minister during a press conference at noon on Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-to-buy-additional-400-000-rapid-antigen-tests
The Council of Ministers has approved a proposal tabled by the Minister of Health Constantinos Ioannou for the purchase of an additional 400,000 rapid antigen tests to bolster efforts toward monitoring the island’s epidemiological situation and limiting the spread of coronavirus. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-detects-262-new-cases
Authorities reported 262 new coronavirus cases on Monday when 10,832 tests were conducted, raising the total to 8,947....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fbi-offers-deal-to-cypriot-hacker
A young man known as the “Cypriot hacker” who was flown to the United States last summer to face trial, may have a deal after all, with reports saying Joshua Polloso Epifaniou is ready to enter a plea but it is unclear if he would need to do jail time halfway around the world...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/authorities-report-198-cases-one-death
Cyprus authorities announced one coronavirus fatality and 198 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-reports-228-new-coronavirus-cases
Cyprus authorities announced that 228 new coronavirus cases were detected on Tuesday, when a whopping 8,887 tests were conducted, raising total cases detected so far to 7,513....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-orders-random-checks-at-roadblocks
Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis on Monday stepped in after reports that highways were backed up for miles due to lockdown roadblocks, saying she instructed police to carry out only random checks during peak hours...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/authorities-report-207-cases-four-deaths
The health ministry announced four coronavirus fatalities and 207 new cases on Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/schools-told-to-take-‘rustic-measures
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou drew criticism and humour on social media this week after he suggested young children in school could use throw blankets while doors and windows remained open for ventilation due to the pandemic...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-records-185-cases-one-death
The health ministry announced on Thursday that 185 new cases were detected from among 2,891 tests, while the island recorded another death involving an 86-year-old coronavirus patient whose death was fully attributed to the virus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/network-resilience-in-a-post-pandemic-world
While telcos have largely risen to the challenge of withstanding a surge in network demand during the COVID-19 pandemic, pressure to maintain infrastructure resilience and expand reach emerges as the most pressing sector challenge...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/partial-lockdowns-on-limassol-paphos-migrant-camps
The health minister Constantinos Ioannou announced stricter measures late on Wednesday night, with restrictions to be even harsher in the Limassol and Paphos districts that have developed into the epicentres of the island’s recent pandemic flare-up....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/wednesday-sees-165-cases-four-deaths
Just before the announcement of new restriction measures, the health ministry reported 165 new coronavirus cases and one more death on Wednesday, that piled onto the three deaths reported earlier in the day....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/al-jazeera-video-stirs-privacy-debate
The former speaker of the House is reportedly calling on the chief of police to investigate two Al Jazeera journalists, saying they violated his rights when a hidden camera was used to capture footage that became part of the network’s corruption investigation known as The Cyprus Papers...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pfizer-biontech-say-their-covid-19-vaccine-is-more-than-90-effective
Pfizer Inc on Monday said its experimental vaccine was more than 90% effective in preventing Covid-19 based on initial data from a large study, a major victory in the fight against a pandemic that has killed over 1 million people, roiled the world’s economy and upended daily life....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/224-cases-detected-as-hospital-patients-rise
224 coronavirus cases were detected on Friday, when 3,693 tests were conducted, raising total known cases to 5,557....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-cases-hit-record-daily-high
New cases in the Republic of Cyprus hit a record daily high on Thursday when 233 cases were detected after 3,756 tests were conducted, while hospitalised coronavirus carriers surged to 65 islandwide....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-digital-transformation-plan-laid-out
Cyprus' Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy is looking towards a two-speed plan, separating the aim for digital transformation into small high-speed and longer-orientated projects, in order to ensure effectiveness, Deputy Minister Kyriacos Kokkinos said on Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-enters-three-week-lockdown-to-stem-jump-in-infections
The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Thursday a three-week nationwide lockdown in an effort to stop an “aggressive” jump in infections, a rise in intubations and intensive care admissions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-takes-another-crack-at-covid
President Nicos Anastasiades got personal in his address to the nation on Wednesday night, calling on citizens to do their fair share to stop the spread of the coronavirus while announcing stricter measures in all districts including a night curfew...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/166-new-cases-as-hospital-patients-surge
166 new coronavirus cases emerged on Wednesday after 3,529 tests were conducted, raising total known cases to 5,100...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/174-cases-detected-limassol-care-home-cluster-grows
174 new coronavirus cases emerged in the Republic of Cyprus on Tuesday after 4,033 tests were conducted, raising total cases to 4,934....
