Some 35 COVID-19 cases were found at a care home in Limassol following targeted testing carried out at the Health Ministry’s instructions, with cases involving residents and staff. The results were found among 106 test samples collected on Sunday by the staff of the state health services organisation (OKYPY). It followed the alarming results of
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The UK government’s decision to put the country on lockdown for four weeks from Thursday has created shockwaves felt by Cyprus hotels, who have fired a distress signal. In comments to the Cyprus News Agency, Cyprus Hotel Association (CHA) Paphos chairman Thanos Michaelides, said this development puts a further strain on hotels, as the UK
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Coronavirus patients in need of hospitalisation are getting younger as the median age of people currently in hospital with COVID-19 is now 50, a drop of nine years compared to just over a week ago. In comments to Alpha TV, Famagusta General’s chief scientist Amalia Hadjiyianni stressed that younger people have also been affected by
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Former Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy on Monday signed for Cypriot top-flight team APOEL FC as head coach in a surprise return to football. Nicosia’s APOEL FC announced on Monday the “beginning of its cooperation with coach Mick McCarthy” after he signed a 19-month contract until May 2022. His assistant is Terry Connor, who
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Low-cost airline Ryanair on Monday posted an H1 loss of €197 mln, compared to a 2019 first-half profit of €1.15 bln due to the impact of coronavirus with 99% of its fleet grounded from mid-March to end June. Passenger traffic for the first six months also fell 80% from 86 million to 17 million. H1
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With the spectre of a new, but softer, lockdown looming, epidemiologists met Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Monday where they suggested tighter measures to contain COVID-19, especially in Limassol and Paphos. Tougher lockdown restrictions are expected for Limassol and Paphos, while a night curfew and ban on afterschool activities could be extended across Cyprus. The
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By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM Last week was terrible for risk assets with equities in the US and the world suffering the worst sell-off since the March meltdown. Multiple factors deterred investors from taking risk including renewed lockdowns across several nations in Europe, growing fears of a double-dip recession and most importantly,
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More than 200,000 tonnes of plastic waste is leaking into the Mediterranean Sea every year destroying the marine environment, a report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) shows. According to the report, an estimated 229,000 tonnes of plastic is leaking into the Mediterranean Sea every year, equivalent to over 500 shipping containers
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While Cyprus seems to be fighting a losing battle against the spread of COVID-19, there is a new craze in town called corruption crusader. Everyone wants to eliminate the “untouchables” from public life by making sure they pay their taxes and don’t get all the plum government contracts. Politicians are fighting amongst each other to
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Cyprus could announce stricter measures early in the week to combat the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic after health officials announced 197 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 on Sunday, the second highest figure to date. Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou is scheduled to meet his COVID scientific team on Monday where imposing stricter measures will be discussed
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