Cyprus recorded nine new infections of COVID-19, and another fatality on Friday, taking the total number of cases to 804 while the death toll increased to 14. A total of 19 patients who contracted COVID-19 have passed away but only 14 of these deaths had coronavirus as the underlying cause. The latest COVID-19 death was
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Norway’s Hoegh LNG on Friday confirmed that it has officially applied to Nicosia for a liquefied natural gas infrastructure ownership, operations, and development license in Cyprus. In a statement, Hoegh LNG said it sent letters to President Nicos Anastasiades, and the Ministers of Energy and Finance, in which the “advantages and benefits of its proposal
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As Cyprus begins to get a grip on the coronavirus outbreak, the village of Aradippou one of the country’s two COVID-19 hotspots has not seen a new case for over a week. Cases in the island’s second hotspot, Paphos, increased by 18 to 146 compared to the previous week, exhibiting a slowdown. According to the
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Cyprus Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou hopes that in two to three months all restrictive measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic will be lifted if new cases remain low. He warned, however, that until a vaccine is discovered “we will have to learn to live with the coronavirus.” “We will go ahead with a gradual easing
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Cyprus on Friday extended a ban on all commercial flights introduced on 21 March for another 17 days until mid-May to curb the spread of the coronavirus. This is the third time authorities have extended the flight ban, after it was renewed from the 4 -18 April and then again on April 18-30. Cypriot authorities
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Hot-blooded Cypriots must continue to keep their distance and emotions in check while masks are to become part of our daily attire in the pre-vaccine coronavirus landscape. Talking to the Financial Mirror, Cyprus Health Ministry advisor virologist Dr Peter Karayiannis, said the virus is here to stay for some time, at least until a vaccine
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Cyprus on Thursday recorded only another five new infections of COVID-19, taking the total number of cases to 795 while deaths remain at a lowly 13. Health authorities are encouraged as Cyprus remains on the right track and will soon be able to start returning to normality since the outbreak on 9 March. Easing the
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A random sampling of 800 people in Cyprus for COVID-19 will begin Friday, following a Cabinet decision to get a better understanding of the outbreak. The Ministry of Health said the aim of the tests is to assess the percentage of people throughout Cyprus with an active infection, but also to compare the percentage of
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Cyprus has achieved ‘miracle’ results in its work to control the COVID-19 pandemic compared to elsewhere in Europe, said Chinese Ambassador Huang Xingyuan. In an article, posted on the Embassy’s Facebook account, Huang said: “Cyprus will win the battle against COVID-19 and the world will triumph over this common enemy…and China-Cyprus friendship and cooperation will come
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Cyprus frontline employees of supermarkets, grocery stores and bakeries who are legally required to be tested for coronavirus until 28 April are having a hard time complying as employers are reluctant to cover the cost. As private-sector labs are close to completing the number of tests allocated by the Health Ministry within the framework of
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