Strict measures imposed on people movement seek to break the chain of virus transmission and slow the Cyprus outbreak that has claimed three deaths, said Interior Minister Nicos Nouris. Lockdown measures will be in place until April 13. As of March 24, anyone going outdoors must fill out a printed form explaining their reasons or
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Services at Larnaca General Hospital have been compromised after an elderly patient in the pathology ward tested positive for COVID-19 with 130 samples taken from doctors, nurses and fellow patients. The pathology clinic where the 75-year-old was an in-patient was shut down, while the hospital’s Accident and Emergency Department (A&E) is not admitting any patients,
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As Cyprus cracks down on free movement it recorded two new coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday, bringing the total to three since the outbreak on March 9. The Health Ministry said two patients have died from Covid-19, while another eight have tested positive, bringing the total of confirmed cases to 124 (three were in the British
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Those who fail to comply with the decree restricting movement will face the consequences of the law, Justice Minister George Savvides told the Cyprus News Agency. People are only allowed to travel if they are going to work in essential services, need to buy supplies, visit a doctor or pharmacy, or going to a bank
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In a bid to stop coronavirus getting out of control a Cyprus government decree comes into force from 6 pm Tuesday banning unnecessary travel until April 13. People will only be allowed to travel if they are going to work in essential services, to needed buy supplies, visiting a doctor or pharmacy, or going to
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Paphos has been hit the hardest by the COVID-19 outbreak in Cyprus as statistically, the impact of the disease on the district is four to five times bigger than the rest of the island, according to local doctors. Paphos Medical Association, after evaluating the spread of the pandemic in their district said Paphos has seen
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The severity of the credit impact of lower oil prices on oil- and gas-producing sovereigns will vary from country to country, driving divergence in their creditworthiness, Moody’s Investors Service said in a report published Tuesday. The coronavirus outbreak’s squeeze on global oil demand and the breakdown of the OPEC+ agreement earlier this month have created
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Five public health centres or flu clinics are in full operation to examine individuals with flu-like symptoms which might be coronavirus. Health Ministry press officer, Margarita Kyriakou told CNA that from Monday, people have been visiting the clinics which opened last week. For the time being, she said, each district has a clinic, however, if
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By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM As monetary policy bazookas prove ineffective against the coronavirus-induced market chaos, central banks are taking unprecedented steps in defending their respective economies against the pandemic. Over the last 24 hours, the U.S. Federal Reserve dropped an atomic monetary bomb by announcing an open-ended unlimited quantitative easing programme
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Cyprus retail business is suspended from 1800 on Tuesday until April 13 with specific exceptions to curb the COVID-19 outbreak, the Minister of Health announced. Exemptions apply to businesses and workshops for medical equipment, (wheelchairs, orthopaedic products, medical, industrial gas and machinery, optical companies, hearing aid companies, car and motorcycle dealers, tire dealers, bicycle sales
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