Despite scientists believing tougher restrictions will reduce COVID infections by the end of November, curbs on gatherings and social distancing will make this Christmas a stoic affair. Epidemiologist Dr Michael Voniatis told the Cyprus News Agency on Monday, that the situation in Cyprus is very serious as the virus is circulating freely in the community.
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Passenger traffic at European airports has collapsed by 81% along with air connectivity causing wide disruption due to the pandemic, Airports Council International said Monday. It said passenger movement was being decimated due to quarantine-based travel restrictions “Overall figures, reflecting data up to and including November, show passenger traffic currently down by 81% across the
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A free rapid testing program, focussing on COVID hotspots Paphos and Limassol was launched on Monday to help health authorities identify the extent to which the virus has spread in the community. Paphos along with the Limassol have been declared as centres of COVID-19 as according to the latest epidemiological data, Limassol’s 14-day cumulative notification
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Following a public outcry over the way police handled roadblocks on highways into Limassol and Paphos, causing long queues, Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis on Monday ordered police to only conduct random checks. Since last Friday’s lockdown on the Paphos and Limassol districts, people wanting to travel have had to sit in kilometres-long traffic while police
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Brussels said it was ready to play an active role in Cyprus reunification under a federal roof after Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for a “two-state” solution. The EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell said that statements made by Erdogan and the opening of the ghost town of Varosha after 46 years “will cause greater
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Turkey’s president backed a permanent “two-state” division of Cyprus during his visit to the Turkish-held north condemned as an “unprecedented provocation” by Nicosia. Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday also visited the beachfront area of fenced-off Varosha, a one-time luxury resort turned ghost town after Turkey s 1974 invasion. “There are two peoples and two separate
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Βy Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM Last week was a game-changer in world markets. Monday’s announcement from Pfizer and BioNTech of robust results from their late-stage trial for the Covid-19 vaccine outweighed rising cases, hospitalisation and deaths caused by the virus. Investors are increasingly looking beyond the next few months. With more candidate
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Encouraging news of a breakthrough in the search for a vaccine for coronavirus will not save those already suffering from the killer disease. It is probably too late to give people their jobs back or repair their anxiety levels as a Corona second wave scorches through Europe. In Cyprus, the government has come up with
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Cyprus reported another death on Sunday raising the total to 40, of which 14 were reported in the past week alone. The Health Ministry said that an 82 year old woman, with underlying health issues, died in Famagusta General hospital, due to COVID-19, while it also announced 127 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 raising the total
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The pandemic has accelerated Cyprus’ digitalisation process as it plays catch-up with the rest of the world as the need for faster internet grows. And the Cyprus Telecommunication Authority is rolling out faster internet projects years ahead of schedule. Cyta crews have been seen on the streets laying a fibre optic network, speeding up the
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