Cyprus house prices fell by 4.8% last year, the only annual drop recorded by any EU country in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to Eurostat data on Wednesday. This does not bode well for the local real estate market post-coronavirus. Annual house prices, as measured by the House Price Index, rose by 4.2% in
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Cyprus and Israel have agreed on the exchange of treatment methods and protocols between their national coronavirus centres to fight the deadly virus. In a joint statement, Cyprus Minister of Health, Constantinos Ioannou, and Israeli Ambassador Shmuel Revel said their close neighbourly ties and the telephone conversations between the Heads of State opened the door
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There is no serious gender divide of COVID-19 cases in Cyprus while smoking habits do not seem to be a determining factor on whether a person will be infected by the virus or not. According to the latest data, the disease does not seem to distinguish between male and female members of the society, as
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Cyprus is included in the list of 20 countries that will receive the Avigan anti-flu drug for hospital patients being treated for coronavirus, the Ministry of Health announced. The Ministry was informed that Japan’s Drug Council approved, after actions taken in consultation with the Embassy of Cyprus in Japan and the country’s relevant authorities, the
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A total of 4,289 Cypriot citizens caught up in the corona crisis have registered through the online platform connect2cy their desire to be repatriated, the majority (3,600) of whom are university students. CNA reported that 2,090 Cypriots overseas want to be repatriated between April 15-30, 1,102 from May 1-15, 456 on May 16-31, 337 from
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Cyprus saw a 52% daily rise in new COVID-19 cases with 29 announced Tuesday from 19 the previous day, taking the total to 495 since the outbreak last month. Health authorities said that 22 of the new cases came from tracing contacts of those already infected, three were detected from 371 tests at the Paphos
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Cyprus is coming down hard on people who have violated stay at home rules after a Paphos district court on Tuesday fined five people a total of €2,500 for having a birthday party during the coronavirus pandemic. According to police, the five individuals were each fined €500 for violating the decree on the restriction of
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Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou intervened to calm nerves after the State Health Services Organisation (OKYPY) threatened medical staff tackling the deadly COVID-19 virus with pay cuts if protocols weren’t followed. The unseemly row comes at a time when the health system is under pressure from the coronavirus pandemic with the government seeking to get everyone
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Already 3,300 citizens have downloaded the COVTRACER app on their mobile phones, Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Kyriacos Kokkinos has told CNA. This number is expected to spiral within the coming days. COVTRACER application aims at stopping the COVID-19 pandemic with the fastest possible tracking of Cypriots who have come in contact
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While confined to their homes due to the lockdown imposed to stem the spread of coronavirus, people in Cyprus will have a unique opportunity to catch a glimpse of the “Pink Supermoon”. Tuesday marks the third supermoon of 2020 with one more to follow this year. But this is the brightest supermoon of the year
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