A 70-year-old British man with underlying health issues is the first person in Cyprus to die from novel coronavirus, authorities said The 70-year-old had contracted the virus from another British patient while being treated at Paphos general hospital’s intensive care unit. “During his hospitalization at Paphos General Hospital, the patient was found positive as a
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Recent press reports referred to a British buyer who acquired a house from a developer, the developer claimed the buyer did not follow the payment terms and proceeded to unilaterally cancel the sale contract and sold it to another Briton. The odd thing about this unfortunate story is that notwithstanding that the first sales contract
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With nine new cases reported on Saturday the Cyprus Republic now has a total of 84 coronavirus cases, the Health Ministry said. According to the update received by the Cyprus Ministry of Health, three of the new cases of coronavirus were identified through tracing contacts of people already infected. One case was a health professional at
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Cyprus should brace itself for the spread of COVID-19 as the outbreak will get much worse before it gets better, experts predict. The spread of the novel coronavirus is expected to reach its peak over the coming two weeks, says a geneticist and professor of molecular medicine. Dr Constantinos Deltas, Director of the University of
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It’s hard to fathom the complete abnormality of what Cyprus with the rest of the world is going through as the novel coronavirus sinks its teeth into our way of life – killing it in more ways than one. The government quickly moved to close schools, pubs and bars and other indoor arenas like gyms
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Some 779 people who returned to Cyprus from abroad since March 16 have been quarantined in seven hotels across the island, the Ministry of Health has said. It has established a coordination centre through which all necessary steps are taken to ensure the safest and most comfortable possible transport and stay of the people who
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Cyprus’ digital divide is more apparent than ever as society and business are caught unprepared to work in the new environment of social distancing enforced by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a time when health warnings prompted public services to limit their physical interaction as authorities have closed schools, the role of technology in managing this
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China has embarked on a global goodwill campaign, by providing aid in an attempt to win over the hearts of millions of people affected by and suffering from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. Is this a genuine effort of atonement by the country that gave birth to the novel coronavirus, while keeping a lid
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The Cyprus Republic has a total of 75 coronavirus cases after the Health Ministry declared eight new infected people on Friday, half of whom are health professionals. According to the update received by the Cyprus Ministry of Health, the eight new cases of coronavirus were identified through tracing contacts of people already infected. The Ministry
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Christian and Muslim religious leaders across the island’s divide joined together on Friday in a rare show unity for prayers to overcome the novel coronavirus pandemic. Archbishop Chrysostomos II leader of the Cyprus Orthodox Church and Turkish Cypriot Mufti Talip Atalay, along with Armenian and Maronite religious leaders joined prayers to fight the pandemic. “They
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