COVID-19 cases in divided Cyprus have exceeded 200 after Turkish Cypriot authorities confirmed another two new cases in the north bringing the number there to 58, while the Republic has reported 146. According to the Turkish Cypriot “health minister” Ali Pilli, a total of 645 diagnostic tests were carried out in the occupied areas which
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Cyprus will charter a flight to China to bring much needed medical supplies in the fight to stop coronavirus from spreading, said Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos. Karousos said the government is preparing to send a charter flight to China in the coming days to bring back medical equipment and consumables which the government services require
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The Cyprus government has made available €2 bln to ensure workers keep their jobs and help businesses to avoid bankruptcy amid the coronavirus pandemic. Two schemes have been approved by the Cabinet and presented by Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides and Central Bank Governor Constantinos Herodotou. The first scheme provides for a suspension of bank loan
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By Michael J. Hadjihannas In a fight against time, three months since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, COVID-19 is going strong and has now spread to over 196 countries, including the major players with a strong impact on the global economy. Governments around the world are making tremendous efforts to stop the spread of
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Cyprus saw its second-highest daily spike in coronavirus infections on Thursday after health authorities confirmed there were 14 new cases taking the total since the outbreak to 146. Added to the 47 confirmed cases in the Turkish occupied north of the island, divided Cyprus has a total of 193 infected people since the outbreak started on March
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The government has decided to freeze eviction of tenants who fail to pay their rent until the end of May due to the coronavirus outbreak. Cabinet approved a bill amending the Rent Law, freezing all eviction notices and court procedures, essentially making it illegal to evict tenants who fail to pay their rents. The government
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Nearly half the 180 samples taken from Larnaca General Hospital’s Pathology Ward have so far tested negative for Covid-19. Some 83 samples from the 180 taken from staff and patients at the hospital tested negative for the coronavirus after a 75-year-old patient at the ward tested positive. Giorgos Karotsakis, Executive Director General of the State
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The cabinet on Thursday approved €150 spot fine or a €3,000 penalty plus prison for breaking Cyprus curfew rules in a clear message that social distancing measures must be taken seriously. Two law proposals were sent to parliament to be fast-tracked. Under the proposals, offenders will receive an on-the-spot-fine of €150, while the other amends
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A committee of experts at the Cyprus Ministry of Health is evaluating a medicine, specifically chloroquine, used against coronavirus with some effect in China. Professor of microbiology and molecular virology at University of Nicosia Medical School Peter Karayiannis told CNA the committee is seriously taking this into account. Although there has been no publication on
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Employees with high-risk jobs at supermarkets, bakeries and grocery stores are reaching their limits as they suffer stress and exhaustion after working through the first weeks of the coronavirus pandemic. Workers union DEOK, affiliated with Social Democrat party EDEK, has called on the government to take measures to protect staff who are on the front-line
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