Officers from both the British Bases and Cyprus Police, took part in a joint COVID-19 operation in the Larnaca area on Thursday to ensure adherence to government restrictions on free movement. This latest effort, between CyPol’s Famagusta Division and the SBA Police’s Dhekelia team, follows hot on the heels of last week’s successful joint operation
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Cypriot healthcare professionals with COVID-19 self-isolating at home have to deal with society’s suspicion and ignorance while some are shown kindness and support. They said the fear that even a simple phone call could be harmful has excluded COVID-19 sufferers from their former social network. In comments to CNA, three health professionals who have contracted
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Cyprus has secured enough chloroquine quantities to treat 240,000 people, assuring the country will not run out of the COVID-19 drug while 9 million face masks are on order, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said. Ioannou said the government intends to implement a measure for the use of masks by the population, announcing that the Health
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The outlook for Lebanon’s banking system has changed to negative as business activity stalls and the economy slides into paralysis, while the government defaulted on foreign debt payments last month, Moody’s Investors Service said in a report published Thursday. “We expect banks to face large losses in light of their heavy exposure to the Lebanese
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President Nicos Anastasiades announced that restrictions on free movement and other measures adopted by the government to stem the spread of the coronavirus will remain in effect until the end of April. Health services will be taking a more aggressive stance against COVID-19 by significantly increasing mass testing to identify the scale of the spread
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COVID-19 cases in the Republic of Cyprus have surpassed 500 as health services confirmed another 32 on Wednesday as infections remain relatively high since the outbreak. Cyprus COVID-19 cases continue to rise for the second day in a row as the Health Ministry announced another 32 cases – from 29 on Tuesday – taking the
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In a bid to ease pressure on public hospitals overwhelmed with handling Cyprus coronavirus cases, state health services organisation OKYPY has decided that the private sector will treat all urgent cases unrelated to COVID-19. OKYPY announced on Wednesday that all urgent cases will be referred to private hospitals to be treated by their emergency departments.
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Cyprus credit card transactions in the first quarter of 2020 increased by 13%, as the coronavirus outbreak left its marks on the use of plastic money. According to the latest JCC data, the value of Cyprus credit card spending in the domestic market increased by 13% in the first three months to € 1.185 bln
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The Cyprus Flag Administration has been removed from the US Coast Guard’s targeted flag list after maintaining stringent onboard safety standards for all Cyprus-registered ships, with only one vessel retained in an American port during the past three years. Presenting the USCG Port State Control annual report on the enforcement of SOLAS, MARPOL, ISPS Code
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Cyprus has issued two new benchmark-sized Euro Medium-Term Notes for a total amount of €1.75 bln, adding to the state’s liquidity and capability to support the local economy during the coronavirus crisis. Nicosia will be looking to draw another €1.25 bln from local banks on next week, by issuing local bonds with a maturity between
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