https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/north-restores-connectivity-with-turkey-but-locals-uneasy
Connectivity between the north and Turkey was officially restored on Wednesday against the backdrop of heightened concern by a large portion of the Turkish Cypriot community in view of Turkey’s post-lockdown coronavirus relapse....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-reopens-regional-airports-says-covid-19-risk-calculated
Greece reopened its regional airports to international flights on Wednesday, pinning its hopes on a recovery in tourism after a three-month lockdown....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-details-emerge-in-lakatamia-deaths
Authorities are keeping a tight lid on the Lakatamia murder-suicide case under investigation, with reports saying police were being extra cautious over reports that a handwritten note pointed to the man killing the woman before committing suicide...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-agrees-‘safe-travel-list-excluding-united-states
The European Union has excluded the United States from its initial 'safe list' of countries from which the bloc will allow non-essential travel from Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-new-coronavirus-cases-in-cyprus
The Health Ministry announced two new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, involving a contact of another known case and a person with travel history who took the initiative to get tested....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/british-tourists-still-in-the-doghouse
A Cypriot health expert says the United Kingdom could make it into the high risk category at best, as Britain prepares to create “air bridges” that would depend largely on coronavirus infections going down...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-records-two-new-coronavirus-cases
The Health Ministry announced two new coronavirus cases on Monday, involving a repatriated person and a person with travel history....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-revises-risk-based-categorization-of-countries
The Health Ministry’s epidemiological surveillance and infectious disease control unit released on Monday a revised list of countries separated into two categories on the basis of their epidemiological risk.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/global-coronavirus-cases-top-10-million-deaths-surge-past-500-000
The world surpassed two sobering coronavirus milestones Sunday -- 500,000 confirmed deaths, 10 million confirmed cases -- and hit another high mark for daily new infections as governments that attempted reopenings continued to backtrack and warn that worse news could be yet to come....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/forklift-operator-arrested-after-fatal-accident
A forklift operator in Paphos has been arrested following the death of a blacksmith who fell to his death in a work-related accident over the weekend...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/no-new-coronavirus-cases-in-cyprus-among-1-059-samples
The health ministry announced that all 1,059 samples checked for the virus on Friday came back negative....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/remdesivir-set-to-become-europe-s-first-covid-19-therapy
Doctors in Europe will soon be able to treat COVID-19 patients with Gilead’s antiviral drug, remdesivir, after the healthcare regulator’s endorsement put it on track to become the first therapy for the disease on the continent....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/arrivals-keep-whole-island-on-toes
Discussions on virus risks are taking place publicly between officials and health experts on both sides of the divided island, with the north scrambling to find the right formula before July 1 and the south moving to correct a number of issues...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bulgaria-bumped-down-to-category-b
Cypriot authorities dropped Bulgaria to category B, that includes countries of low-risk but relatively more concern in terms of coronavirus compared to those in the first category....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sole-new-coronavirus-case-a-passenger-from-category-a-country
Thursday marked the second day running during which Cyprus recorded one new coronavirus case involving a passenger that had flown to the island from a country included in its category A list of epidemiologically low-risk nations....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/north-sending-mixed-signals-over-opening-to-turkey-on-july-1
The Turkish Cypriot administration was giving off mixed signals over plans to restore connectivity with Turkey on July 1, with head of the administration Ersin Tatar stating Thursday it had decided to stick to the decision and double-check arrivals for the virus, contradicting statements made Wednesday by Kudret Ozersay, in charge of foreign affairs in the north, who said that the administration had failed to reach a final decision and was considering to re-evaluate the move....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-tourism-gearing-up-for-‘british-invasion
The tourism industry in the Republic of Cyprus is fighting tooth and nail to minimize losses this year, with the tourism minister hinting at British arrivals in mid-July and hoteliers asking for specific dates to get ready...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tourist-from-category-a-country-cyprus-only-new-case
The Republic of Cyprus saw one new coronavirus case on Wednesday, involving a passenger that flew to the island from a category A country and tested upon arrival at the airport....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unhcr-rep-to-provide-statement-on-sexual-harassment-claims-at-pournara
The UNHCR representative that raised the alarm regarding incidents of the sexual harassment of minors at the Pournara refugee camp in Kokkinotrimithia was expected to provide police with a statement on Wednesday, the outgoing police chief Kypros Michaelides said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/expert-calls-for-tests-on-all-passengers
A local expert on the government’s public health task force says she is worried over coronavirus cases among arriving passengers who are not being detected as they land in the Republic of Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pregnant-woman-among-cyprus-two-new-cases
The health ministry announced two new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, when a sum of 1,067 samples were checked for the virus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-new-cases-emerge-from-tests-on-arrivals-repatriated-persons
Two people who were tested for coronavirus in the framework of checks on arriving passengers and repatriated persons were Monday’s new coronavirus cases....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/last-coronavirus-patient-of-famagusta-hospital-discharged
The last patient that was being treated for coronavirus in the Republic of Cyprus’ designated coronavirus hospital in Famagusta was discharged Monday noon....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-residents-flock-to-checkpoints-as-north-matches-decision-of-republic
Residents of both sides of the island flocked to cross through checkpoints on Monday, after the administration in the north agreed in an emergency meeting late on Sunday to match the Republic’s decision to open checkpoints to Cyprus nationals and legal residents of the island....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/zero-streak-derailed-with-one-new-case
One new confirmed coronavirus case was announced in the Republic of Cyprus, after a hotel employee in Paphos tested positive on Sunday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/both-sides-of-cyprus-not-making-the-resumption-of-crossings-easy
The Turkish Cypriot administration on Sunday appeared to be sticking to allowing just Greek Cypriot enclaved and Maronites living in the north to cross through checkpoints, despite a decision taken Friday by the Republic of Cyprus to allow all groups of Cyprus nationals and legal residents of the island to cross through from Sunday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-holds-steady-with-zero-new-cases
No new confirmed coronavirus cases were reported in Cyprus on Saturday, authorities announced, with a combined total number of cases remaining at 1093 on the divided island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-enjoys-fourth-consecutive-day-of-zero-new-cases
Cyprus maintained its positive streak on Friday, which marked the fourth consecutive day of no new coronavirus cases....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-airports-enter-phase-two-on-saturday
The opening of Cyprus airports is set to enter phase two on Saturday, when passengers arriving from countries listed in category A by the Health Ministry will not need to present proof of a negative coronavirus test, but will be subjected to a mandatory rapid test upon arrival....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/locals-to-be-able-to-cross-through-checkpoints-from-sunday
Cyprus nationals and legal residents of the island will be able to cross through all checkpoints barring that on Ledra Street as of Sunday, but will need to present proof of a negative coronavirus test conducted up to 72 hours prior to crossing....
