Increased transmission of coronavirus in the community is a cause for concern, but experts say the next couple of days will show if the virus is out of control in Cyprus. Expert on infectious diseases and Health Ministry Maria Koliou told CNA that the next steps will be determined, depending on how the situation unfolds this
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Cyprus removed Poland from its ‘safe’ list of countries, after a spike in cases earlier in the week were attributed to arrivals from Warsaw, with state officials saying the decision was based on a deteriorating epidemiological situation in that country. Poland has been downgraded from Category A (no Covid-19 test required), to B, effective from
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Authorities in Limassol are pooling their resources to respond to growing fears over the environmental impact of unprecedented development in the past decade such as mushrooming luxury towers and shipping activities. Limassol Municipality has joined forces with Frederick University’s Maritime Department to form the Blue Limassol Forum, to study and propose solutions to possible environmental
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Cyprus reported one more death directly as directly linked to the Covid19 pandemic on Tuesday, raising the toll to 20 and the total deaths of all cases infected with SARS-CoV-2 to 27. The latest death was a 77 year old man, reportedly with an underlying medical case, bringing the average age for all deaths to
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After Cypriot authorities launched a campaign to meet the immediate needs of the Lebanese people following the deadly blast in Beirut, 70 tonnes of humanitarian aid were sent from Cyprus on Tuesday onboard a Greek military ship. Chief of the National Guard and the Commissioner for Volunteerism Organizations were present as 70 tonnes of food
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Cyprus Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said Tuesday that the spread of the coronavirus seems to be thinning and the situation seems to be improving, allowing for a partial relaxation of measures for the port town of Limassol that had seen a disproportionate increase in Covid19 infections in recent weeks. The minister had a teleconference with
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Two Rafale fighter aircraft of the French Air Force flew over Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone on Tuesday in a show of support for Nicosia as tensions rise in the region. According to CNA sources, their presence over Cyprus falls within the framework of the newly activated defence pact between Nicosia and Paris. It is also
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Cyprus Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides seems to have avoided, for now, worsening economic ties with Russia after he signed an amendment to the Cyprus-Russia double-tax treaty, that Moscow had sought to challenge and scrap earlier in August. The Russian Finance Ministry said it planned to impose a new 15% tax on dividend payments flowing out
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By Peter van der Borgh Over the past quarter-century, mining has changed dramatically, due to ever-changing technology, improved regulations, and better working conditions. The roots of modern mining in Cyprus, which was once, during antiquity, the biggest centre of copper production and trade, can be traced back to the 1920s with more than 74 million
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Cyprus new COVID-19 cases went back into double-figures on Monday after 10 infections were reported most of them with a travel history including five Polish tourists. Monday’s results saw Cyprus go back into double-digit cases after nine were confirmed on Sunday. The new cases were detected from 2,619 tests carried out, bringing the total number
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