The government went into lockdown Thursday with a cabinet meeting cancelled after Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis contracted COVID-19 with two other ministers self-isolating. Kadis is also self-isolating, continuing to work from home.
Vaccinations against the new coronavirus in Cyprus will begin most probably in February and be completed at the beginning of the summer, a local expert believes. “Based on the information we have,
Russian low-cost carrier Pobeda, a subsidiary of the Aeroflot Group, announced it will resume a weekly flight connecting Larnaca with Moscow from December 4. Pobeda said that from next month it will
A 75-year-old man died at the Covid-referral clinic of Famagusta General hospital on Wednesday, raising the death toll to 41, as Cyprus announced 198 new cases of SARS-CoV-2. The health ministry
Cyprus police on Wednesday said they arrested the owners and illegal migrants working at two Cyprus abattoirs where COVID-19 was found. Arrests were made at two Nicosia meat processing plants where COVID
Paphos hospitality and leisure businesses, along with their Limassol counterparts, are feeling the brunt of the lockdown to tackle coronavirus. Local lockdowns, an early night-time curfew (8 pm-5 am), coupled with limited
Cyprus Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou believes tighter restrictions to stem the spike in coronavirus have started to pay off with cases expected to drop in the coming days. In comments to reporters
To mark the 60th anniversary of Cyprus independence, President Nicos Anastasiades has ordered the early release of 143 convicts serving time at the Central Prisons. Their release was approved after legal advice
As the Republic’s health authorities struggle to contain the spread of coronavirus, divided Cyprus has reported 8,519 COVID-19 infections while recording 45 deaths attributed to the virus. The tally for cases in
Larnaca Airport was highly commended by the Airports Council International (ACI Europe), in the category 5-10 million passengers at the Best Airport Awards 2020. Airports were evaluated on their performance, agility, and
