Cyprus health authorities said Thursday they have identified one more COVID-19 case which involved another passenger onboard a flight from Bulgaria. It is the second positive case to be flagged – after tests at Larnaca airport – on the same flight from the Bulgarian capital Sofia. According to the Health Ministry, the two individuals are
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Cyprus has relegated Bulgaria to Group B of higher risk countries after two arrivals from Sofia were found to have coronavirus, the Health Ministry said on Thursday. The demotion from Category A is effective from Monday, 29 June, meaning that all arrivals from Bulgaria will require a certificate that they have tested negative for COVID-19.
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While hotels are fighting tooth and nail to reduce their losses this year, Cyprus Tourism Minister Savvas Perdios suggested British tourists could begin arriving on the island in mid-July. In an exclusive to UK’s ‘The Sun’, Perdios said, “In a few weeks from now, by mid-July, flights will be possible from the UK to Cyprus,”
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A second male suspect wanted in connection with the murder of a 21-year-old Indian man in Nicosia was remanded in police custody on Thursday. According to police, a 30-year-old Indian man was arrested and remanded in custody for eight days after appearing in court on Thursday. Two more male suspects are still wanted in connection
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At 18% Cyprus has the EU’s second-highest share of foreign citizens behind Luxembourg with 47%, according to Eurostat data published Thursday. In 2019, 21.8 million citizens of a non-member country lived in one of the 27 EU states, representing almost 5% of the bloc’s population. There were 13.3 million people living in one of the
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By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM One of the biggest lessons learnt over the past three months is to respect the trend. Whether you believe the economy will go through a V, U, W, L or whatever-shaped recovery, going against the trend supported by enormous spending from central banks led by the Federal
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Cyprus will see its economy shrink by 7% of GDP as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown imposed to contain it, said the Finance Ministry on Thursday. In its latest macroeconomic scenario, the Finance Ministry said the “economic outlook for 2020 is characterised by extreme uncertainty and the end result will
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Cyprus football clubs lost a combined €23 mln in 2019 as big spenders failed to yield profits as 13 out of the 14 teams playing in next season’s First Division closed their books in the red. Only Nea Salamina was able to record a profit of €358,000 on a club budget of around €800,000. Cypriot
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British Bases authorities have warned that people who cross at the Pergamos checkpoint must present a negative COVID-19 test result following Turkish Cypriot protests. Turkish Cypriot residents of nearby Pyla, in the Larnaca district, protested on Wednesday at the Pergamos crossing, in the British Bases, demanding that children under 12 not be obliged to present
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Day of the Seafarer 2020 pays tribute to unsung heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic: the seafarers who continue to carry essential goods despite facing tremendous challenges, including being stranded on board. Organised by the UN’s shipping body, the International Maritime Organisation, this year’s campaign calls on governments to take action and formally recognise seafarers as
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