COVID19: 1 death, infection rate kept at 0.30%

Cyprus reported one coronavirus death on Wednesday, an increase in new infections to 230 and hospitalisations to 108, with the drastic increase in test lowering the infection rate to 0.30%. The health

Probe drags into patients blinded by operation

Cyprus police say they are making headway with investigations into eight private hospital patients operated on for cataracts but presented serious complications due to infection, partially losing their sight. According to the

Turkish drone risk to commercial flights

A Turkish drone base in the breakaway north of occupied Cyprus could increase safety risks for thousands of commercial flights that cross the airspace around the island, a flight safety group warned.

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COVID19: Fear over cases rise after schools open

Government scientists are concerned about the recent uptick in the COVID-19 cases since schools reopened last week. Professor of Virology at the University of Nicosia Medical School, Petros Karayiannis, told the Cyprus

Education Ministry probe into bookgate

Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou has ordered a probe into English teachers instructed to “tear out” a page from a school textbook referencing the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. This was

Cyprus summer flights down 24% on 2019

Commercial flights to and from Cyprus increased during the summer, but they are still 24% lower than the pre-COVID boom in 2019. According to data provided by Eurocontrol, flights across the European

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