Cyprus reported 94 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 on Friday, some 428 since last Saturday, the highest weekly rate since the pandemic started as clusters of infections continue to spread at a dangerous pace, mainly due to complacency. The ministry of health said that the total number of infections had reached 2,379, with the number of
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Veteran MP Adamos Adamou is the new President of the House of Representatives after Demetris Syllouris resigned this week amid public fury following a video where he appears to be willing to assist an alleged fugitive from China secure a ‘golden passport’. At 70, Dr Adamou is the oldest MP and has often been in
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The pandemic in Cyprus is at a critical juncture but there are no plans to enforce a national lockdown, said Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou. On Saturday President Nicos Anastasiades will preside over an emergency meeting of the epidemiological team to assess the situation and new measures could be announced. Ioannou chaired with the Minister of
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Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic to the Cyprus economy was deeper than expected in the second quarter contracting 12.3% GDP from an initial estimate of 11.9%, new data showed Friday. The second quarter, April to June, includes one-month of total lockdown which began in mid-March and ended in early May in government measures to combat
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With daily coronavirus cases stubbornly in two-digit numbers for two months then leaping to a record 104, epidemiologists warn the entire health strategy has been derailed as Cyprus faces tougher measures. Field epidemiologist Valentinos Silvestrou of the government’s Epidemiological Surveillance Unit told state broadcaster CyBC radio on Friday that the Health Ministry’s contact tracing team
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As UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson puts Britain on notice for a no-deal Brexit, many businesses and individuals will act swiftly to protect their wealth by considering international options, a leading investment advisor said Friday. Nigel Green, founder and CEO of deVere Group, a leading financial advisory and fintech organisation, reacted to Boris Johnson comments
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Cyprus said Friday it was satisfied with EU leaders reaffirming their message to Turkey to de-escalate tensions in the eastern Mediterranean by calling off its energy search in the region. Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis informed the European Council in Brussels of Ankara’s renewed bid to send research ships inside
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Cyprus has the EU’s lowest annual inflation rate at -1.9% behind Greece with -2.3% with energy, housing and transport costs falling. In September the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) decreased by 1.9% from September 2019 while compared to August 2020, the HICP decreased by 0,8%. From January – September the index declined 1.1% compared to
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Nicosia will host the 8th Cyprus-Greece-Egypt Trilateral Summit on 21 October where Turkey’s renewed illegal activity in the eastern Mediterranean will be on the agenda. A government statement on Friday said among the issues to be discussed during the Summit are the Cyprus problem, the illegal activities of Turkey in opening fenced-off Varosha and the
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After daily coronavirus cases spiked to three-digits for the first time since the outbreak, President Nicos Anastasiades will convene an emergency meeting of the COVID epidemiological advisory group on Saturday. The crisis session at the Presidential Palace will review the worsening COVID-19 landscape in Cyprus with speculation that the government may decide on introducing local
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