https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-tightens-restrictions-imposes-11pm-curfew
In a national address on Wednesday night, the Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades said the government was obliged to take tough decisions for stricter measures as the island was no exception to Europe’s second coronavirus wave, before the health minister stepped in to outline the new measures that come into effect on Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-tightens-restrictions-as-virus-flares
The health ministry tightened its grip on the island in a bid to slow down the recent extreme flare-up of the virus that has sent daily new cases into three-digit numbers....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coronavirus-death-toll-climbs-33-new-cases
Cyprus’ coronavirus fatalities continued this week’s climb after an 89-year-old woman, who was being treated for coronavirus at the Famagusta general hospital, succumbed to the virus on Friday, when 33 new cases were also detected....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/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....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/17-new-coronavirus-cases-detected
17 new coronavirus cases were detected on Monday, many of which formed part of growing clusters, with the health ministry issuing a renewed call to the public to adhere to protection measures in place and to contact their GP as soon as symptoms develop....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/winter-season-a-window-of-opportunity-for-tourism
With the tourism sector’s performance this summer having refuted even the most optimistic forecasts that were made, the question for tour operators is what more can be done over the next period to reduce the big losses. As such, everyone's attention has shifted to the winter period that begins next November and ends in March 2021....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-accuses-greece-of-treaty-violations
Turkey has issued a navigational telex to mariners accusing Greece of violating the Lausanne Treaty by militarizing the Greek island of Chios just 10 miles from a Turkish port...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-swedish-travel-agents-regaining-confidence-in-cyprus
Major travel agents from Britain and Sweden seem to be overcoming their reservations regarding the mandatory coronavirus test and are starting to bring tourists to Cyprus again, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said Friday, speaking before the Parliamentary Transport Committee....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/single-new-case-detected-after-1-916-tests
Just one positive coronavirus case emerged on Monday when 1,916 lab tests were carried out to check samples for virus, bringing the total number of cases detected in the Republic of Cyprus to 1,488....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tourism-sector-in-ayia-napa-protaras-records-€15m-loss-in-2020
The tourism sector of the eastern coastal destinations of Ayia Napa and Protaras suffered losses estimated at €15 million during the current tourist season as a result of the stem in tourist arrivals against the backdrop of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/entrance-fees-to-be-scrapped-at-12-cyprus-museums
Entrance fees will be scrapped at 12 museums across Cyprus in a bid to boost visitors....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-detects-10-new-cases
The Cyprus health ministry announced 10 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, when 3,207 tests were conducted, bringing the total detected so far to 1,484....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-domestic-tourism-scheme-to-launch-in-september
The Cyprus deputy tourism ministry announced Monday that a new government scheme aiming to boost domestic tourism is set to be launched in September....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bikers-plan-drive-by-rallies-against-ban
Organized bikers are determined to take police to court over a recent ban on motorcycles, saying measures against violators to combat noise pollution in specific areas are unfair to law-abiding citizens who ride motorcycles...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-measures-as-clusters-appear-to-be-growing
Another dozen of new cases of the coronavirus included secondary contacts such as a person who got infected at a party earlier this month, with government agencies coordinating further measures by week’s end...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/buyer-s-market-and-herd-immunity
The most unhappy property buyers are the ones who believe that the real estate market is a Buyer’s Market and discover that in the end the market is anything but a buyer’s market...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-detects-10-new-cases-but-nine-asymptomatic
The Cyprus health ministry announced 10 new cases on Monday, when a bulk of 2,619 laboratory tests were conducted to check samples for the virus. Nine of the 10 new cases were asymptomatic carriers of the virus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-lifts-do-not-travel-advisory-cyprus-in-warning-level-3
The US on Thursday lifted its advisory against travelling abroad that was in force for nearly five months, but the US Centers for Disease Control still recommends against non-essential travel to more than 200 destinations, including Cyprus and Greece, due to the high coronavirus risk....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-tourists-deterred-by-complicated-cyprus-process
Though Cyprus has officially re-opened to the UK tourism market, tour operators claim that the majority of visitors from the country are Cyprus expats, with UK nationals so far appearing reluctant to jump through the hurdles Cyprus has laid out for category B countries....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-welcomes-brits-back-amid-spike
Five flights from British airports were scheduled to land in the Republic of Cyprus on Saturday, after the island listed the United Kingdom in Category B, which means arriving passengers are not required to be under self-isolation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-back-to-square-one
Wearing a mask in public indoor spaces will be mandatory in the Republic of Cyprus, following a government decision in response to concerns over a recent spike of coronavirus cases...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/endemic-fears-multiply-in-limassol
Half of all coronavirus cases detected in July thus far came from local infections, with officials scrambling to break chains in Limassol where three more cases were added on Monday with a total of five suspected clusters...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-waved-on-after-results-are-in
The path to category B for the United Kingdom has been confirmed by Cypriot health officials, with British tourists arriving on the island from Saturday required to show negative test...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/grim-tourism-figures-for-june-show-cypriots-also-staying-put
Official figures for June tourist arrivals came to confirm the meagre state of tourism on the island this year, which remains heavily affected by the global coronavirus pandemic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-refuses-to-offer-covid-19-tests-to-british-tourists
The Cyprus government on Thursday officially put an end to hopes of local hoteliers that it would offer coronavirus tests to British tourists upon arrival on the island....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-tones-down-tourism-expectations
Cyprus Deputy Ministry for Tourism halved its target for tourist arrivals in August to 100,000 as main tour operators exclude Cyprus of their programmes...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tourism-prospects-completely-lost-famagusta-hoteliers-say
All tourism prospects for this year are definitively lost, the Famagusta branch of the Cyprus Hotel Association claimed after a meeting between its board of directors and the president of ruling party Disy Averof Neophytou....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-restaurant-and-bar-owners-to-take-to-the-streets
Paphos restaurant and bar owners said they were ready to take to the streets to demonstrate against the crippling conditions that emerged as a result of the coronavirus pandemic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tourism-minister-tries-to-manage-expectations
The tourism minister is managing expectations for the Republic of Cyprus after tour operators made clear they would send British tourists to countries where PCR tests were not required...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-sees-new-spike-in-covid-19-numbers-with-60-confirmed-infections
Greek health authorities on Friday said they had confirmed 60 new SARS-CoV-2 infections in the last 24 hours in the country, which raise the total number to 3,732.
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