Health authorities decided Friday to tighten COVID measures at Limassol General Hospital following the detection of five coronavirus cases among staff. Cyprus’ Health Ministry announced increased monitoring at Limassol General, the country’s
Police Chief Stelios Papatheodorou has instructed officers to step up checks on establishments for possible violation of COVID-19 rules, as the force comes under criticism for not doing enough to prevent contagion.
Famagusta Mayor Simos Ioannou has warned that fenced-off Varosha will be lost without the resumption of UN-backed Cyprus peace talks. Speaking during a rally held at Dherynia checkpoint to condemn the opening
New coronavirus infections in Cyprus remain stubbornly high, as health authorities reported another 21 cases on Thursday related to football, family, hospital clusters and travel. There are signs of clusters beginning to
A group of 25 prominent UK Cypriots have written to Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab condemning the unlawful opening of Varosha beachfront as the latest “irresponsible and inhumane” aggression by Turkey. They “strongly
British Bases police confirmed that a man wanted by Cyprus Police on drug charges was arrested as he attempted to cross back into the Turkish Occupied Areas at the Pergamos boundary. The
Authorities in the Turkish occupied north of Cyprus opened part of fenced-off Varosha’s beachfront to visitors for the first time in 46 years, making good on its threat while Nicosia slammed the
Health authorities launched Thursday a second 3,000 random COVID-19 testing scheme in Larnaca and Famagusta villages after a spike in coronavirus cases fuelled by major clusters in the districts. The testing scheme
Cyprus’ Finance Ministry forecasts a budget deficit until 2023, due to crisis support measures and a spike in public debt from borrowing to soften the impact of coronavirus. The cabinet on Wednesday
There are high concentrations of dust recorded in the skies over Cyprus on Thursday, according to measurements of the Air Quality Monitoring Network. Limassol and Paphos are towns with the highest concentration of
