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601. 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. ...

602. 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....

603. Authorities report 198 cases, one death

Cyprus authorities announced one coronavirus fatality and 198 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday....

604. Authorities report 207 cases, four deaths

The health ministry announced four coronavirus fatalities and 207 new cases on Friday....

605. 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....

606. Systems tested by slaughterhouse outbreak

A company that owns a slaughterhouse in rural Nicosia has until Monday to explain how 79 people were found working without proper authorization, following a coronavirus outbreak on the premises and days after the firm hinted that government officials were supplying asylum seekers for manual labour through backchannels...

607. Lidl Cyprus celebrates 10th anniversary

A press conference dedicated to the 10th anniversary of its operation was carried out by Lidl Cyprus on Tuesday, November 10, in a virtual environment and in the presence of institutions and representatives of the media...

608. 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....

609. 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....

610. 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...

611. 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...

612. 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....

613. 166 coronavirus cases detected in Cyprus

166 new coronavirus cases were detected in the Republic of Cyprus on Friday, when 3,672 tests were carried out, raising the total to 4,217....

614. Mitsotakis to Erdogan: Time to stand together in deadly quake

Greek Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis offered his condolences to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the deaths caused by the powerful earthquake that struck the eastern Aegean island of Samos and the city of Izmir on Friday. ...

615. Protesters detained outside French embassy

Five protesters were arrested on Tuesday outside the French embassy in Nicosia, where dozens of Muslim residents gathered to demonstrate against France’s stance towards Islam...

616. Assistant principal arrested after hitting teacher

An assistant principal at a Limassol public school was arrested on Tuesday following a physical assault incident that took place in front of young students...

617. Scientist warns of major spike in Cyprus

The Parents Association in Polis Chrysochous, Paphos district, is calling for local schools to be shut down following a recent spike of coronavirus cases, with reports saying large-scale social events in the area may have heightened the spread of COVID-19...

618. Three dead after north Nicosia freak accident

Three people were killed and two others seriously injured on Tuesday evening after a car in the north crashed into a highway guardrail and another vehicle later collided with the wreckage...

619. Antonis Polemitis at Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2020

Mr. Polemitis has two decades of experience in higher education, private equity, and software development. He has a deep understanding of global higher education, having served as a CEO, investor, board member, instructor and technology developer in the field. He has been a principal or advisor for a broad range of corporate financings in the United States, Europe, Latin America and India, ranging from multi-billion dollar industrial buyouts to early stage venture capital. He has also led the development of high-scale cloud-based technology platforms in multiple industries....

620. Cyprus breaks coronavirus record with 62 cases

The Cyprus health ministry announced the detection of 62 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, a number the island hasn’t seen throughout its battle with the virus, with health officials and experts raising the alarm and coming together for an emergency meeting on Wednesday morning....

621. 41 new coronavirus cases detected in Cyprus

41 new coronavirus cases were detected in the Republic of Cyprus on Monday, a concerning figure for local standards....

622. MBA scholarships at CIIM for Oil & Gas Management

623. Coronavirus: one death, 29 new cases

A female coronavirus patient aged 90 years old succumbed to the virus on Tuesday, when 29 new cases were also detected....

624. Microsoft plans $1 billion data center venture in Greece

Microsoft has announced plans to build three data centers in greater Athens, providing a badly needed investment of up to $1 billion to the Greek economy which has been hammered by the pandemic....

625. Schools in panic mode over virus spread

Additional measures against the spread of the coronavirus took effect Monday in Larnaca and Famagusta districts, with officials concerned over increasing clusters in schools and experts warning other parts of the island could be next...

626. 17 new cases, new restrictions in Larnaca, Famagusta

17 new coronavirus cases were detected on Friday, 14 of which through contact tracing....

627. 30 new cases announced as football clusters grow

30 new coronavirus cases were detected on Tuesday, many of which formed part of growing clusters developed among local football teams....

628. Student, nurse, football player test positive for virus

A Larnaca special school was on high alert on Wednesday after a student tested positive for coronavirus prior to being admitted for surgery, with 31 people, among them teachers and students, to remain in quarantine and the school to remain closed until Thursday....

629. Officials nervous ahead of flu season

A recent climb in confirmed coronavirus cases, especially in Larnaca district, has prompted health officials to contemplate new tougher measures possibly across the island...

630. Minister disfavors jail for Paralimni offenders

Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis has weighed in on reported incidents of animal abuse during a shocking Paralimni school prank, saying she is in favour of juvenile offenders doing community service at an animal shelter...