https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coronavirus-measures-under-scrutiny
Health measures rolled out on the island were the topic of conversation on Wednesday morning, as more people who came in contact with a Nicosia-based infected doctor tested negative for the coronavirus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-announces-first-coronavirus-case
Turkey announced its first case of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, with “patient zero” testing positive after a trip to Europe following some 2000 suspected cases that all came out negative...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/no-coronavirus-risk-from-holy-communion-says-holy-synod
Amid fears of a broader coronavirus contagion across the country, the Holy Synod, the ruling body of the Greek Orthodox Church, on Monday issued a statement saying that the disease does not transmit through the distribution of holy communion by the chalice....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-proposal-asks-t-c-leadership-to-close-ledra-checkpoint
A UN proposal issued to the Turkish Cypriot leadership on Monday suggested the closure of the Ledra checkpoint from the north, as has been done by Greek Cypriot authorities, effectively forbidding the movement of civilians into the Ledra Buffer Zone....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/young-baby-tests-positive-in-nicosia
A young infant tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday evening in Nicosia, while COVID-19 lab test results were still pending for another baby...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eight-turkish-cypriots-rushed-to-hospital-after-ledra-checkpoint-protest
Protesters gathered on both sides of the Ledra Street divide on Saturday to demonstrate against the closure of four checkpoints by the government of the Republic of Cyprus, a move it said was part of a bundle of coronavirus protection measures but which has been criticized as a measure veiling ulterior political motives....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/soldier-quarantined-in-cyprus-high-risk-case
A Greek soldier has been quarantined in Cyprus after a trip he took to visit his family where his mother tested positive for the coronavirus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/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....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-reports-tenth-covid-19-case
Greece’s Health Ministry confirmed on Thursday morning its tenth COVID-19 case....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mixed-reviews-for-cyprus-anti-money-laundering
A US State Department anti-money laundering report on Cyprus includes fewer negative references but still points to vulnerabilities in the island’s financial services and gaming sectors...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-presence-to-be-boosted-on-roads-to-curb-fatalities
The issue of serious and fatal road accidents was discussed on Wednesday in a broad meeting at the Presidential Palace, chaired by President Nicos Anastasiades, with the participation of all relevant Ministries and agencies....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/no-charges-after-woman-s-road-traffic-death
Police did not file any charges after an elderly woman succumbed to her injuries over the weekend following last month’s road accident in Limassol...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/deputy-minister-for-research-innovation-and-digital-policy-assumes-duties
Kyriacos Kokkinos officially assumed his duties on Friday as Deputy Minister for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, a Ministry established as part of promoting the government’s digital agenda....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-repays-an-imf-loan-early-saving-€13-4-million
The Republic of Cyprus fully repaid on Thursday an International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan, which had been granted to the country in the period 2013-2016....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/finland-to-accept-175-asylum-seekers-from-cyprus-and-other-mediterranean-countries
The government of Finland announced on Thursday that it will be accepting up to 175 asylum seekers from Cyprus, Greece, Malta and Italy, in a bid to facilitate their humanitarian situation in EU member states in the Mediterranean....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/one-dead-after-hospital-fire-in-north-nicosia
A fire broke out at a hospital in north Nicosia, with reports pointing to at least two deaths after officials ordered the evacuation of an entire unit with heart patients...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-offers-troodos-vacation-residence-for-coronavirus-quarantine
State-owned properties in Troodos, including parts of the Presidential summer dwellings, will be provided to host suspected coronavirus carriers in quarantine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/14-year-old-pedestrian-stuck-by-vehicle-on-liopetri-frenaros-road
A 14-year-old walking along the Liopetri-Frenaros road was hit by a passing vehicle at around 13:40 on Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/position-on-varosha-very-clear-and-unchanged-security-council-president-says
The position of the Security Council on Varosha is very clear and has not changed, said Ambassador Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve, the Permanent Representative of Belgium presiding over the UN body this month....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-confirms-first-coronavirus-case
Greece reported its first coronavirus case on Wednesday in the northern port city of Thessaloniki....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/young-man-suffers-burns-in-shower
A young man taking a shower in a Limassol apartment was rushed to the Emergency Room after suffering burns following a water heater explosion...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-government-to-proceed-with-new-island-camps-despite-reactions
The Greek government is determined to move ahead with its plan to build new holding facilities for migrants and refugees as part of a plan to accelerate asylum procedures and deportations on the five islands hosting camps, its spokesman said on Tuesday, amid reactions to the scheme from island residents....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-talks-turkish-activity-in-eez-varosha-with-unsg
Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Geneva on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-crushed-by-vehicle-he-was-attempting-to-repair
A man attempting to repair his vehicle in Ayia Napa was injured after the car hoist gave way, crushing his chest....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pedestrian-critical-after-limassol-accident
An elderly woman is in critical condition following a road accident in Limassol, when she was struck by a food delivery motorcycle...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-quarantines-woman-after-flight-from-israel
Cypriot health officials have quarantined one individual as a coronavirus high-risk after a private jet landed in Larnaca with a crew member suspected of coming into contact with Israel's first ever confirmed case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/six-coronavirus-cases-discovered-in-north-italy-hundreds-to-be-tested
Six people have tested positive in Italy for coronavirus, the northern Lombardy region said on Friday, in the first known cases of local transmission of the potentially deadly illness in the country....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/shipping-deputy-minister-calls-for-action-to-maintain-competitiveness-of-european-shipping
Cyprus' Shipping Deputy Minister Natasa Pilides underlined "the need to maintain the competitiveness of European Shipping," during the debate on trade and competitiveness at a conference held within the framework of the European Maritime Week, in Brussels....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-shipping-chamber-backs-eu-shipping-industry-positions-on-eu-green-deal
The Cyprus Shipping Chamber expressed its fully supports the EU Shipping Industry’s positions on the EU Green Deal, noting that the shipping industry is fully committed to eradicating its GHG emissions completely as soon as possible in this century.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/strovolos-double-murder-trial-draws-to-an-end
The last of four defendants in the Strovolos double murder trial was sentenced to fifteen years in prison, as the case drew to a close on Thursday after a lengthy and complicated criminal trial that shocked public opinion...
