President Nicos Anastasiades announced Friday Cyprus would ban entry to non-residents for 15 days to prevent the spread of coronavirus as the number of cases on the island rose to 26. From Sunday, “entry is prohibited to any citizen who does not fall into the category of Cypriot or legal resident, whether European or third-country
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Due to the high number of calls received by the Cyprus ambulance service call centre from Cypriots seeking general information about coronavirus, the Ministry of Health has established a new helpline. The 1450 call centre will operate 24 hours a day and will be available to citizens for information on the epidemic. Information is also
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The rate of detection of suspected coronavirus cases in Cyprus has been high with 800 inspections carried out so far, according to the Ministry of Health. In a statement on Friday, the Ministry said that countries with a bigger population than Cyprus, such as Finland and the Czech Republic, have around the same number of
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All football games in Cyprus are suspended until the end of March as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19. The decision came despite an arrangement to broadcast all First Division games free-to-air by the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC). The Cyprus Football Association said it is constantly evaluating the situation and after a suggestion by
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Next week’s official Royal visit to Cyprus by the Prince of Wales, Charles and his wife the Duchess of Cornwall has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, Clarence House in London announced Friday. A Clarence House spokesman said: “Owing to the unfolding situation with the Coronavirus pandemic, the British Government has asked Their Royal
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Celestyal Cruises, operating two ships out of Piraeus, announced it was suspending all voyages until May 1, following advice from the World Health Organisation and “to reduce the risk of quarantine or medical detentions for our guests and crew”. “We plan to recommence from May 1 with our three-night Iconic Aegean on Celestyal Olympia and
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Cyprus authorities announced four more COVID19 cases on Friday taking the total to 14 while Turkish Cypriots in the north have confirmed five cases. The cases in the Republic concern two people who recently returned from Greece and two who had been under self-isolation after coming into contact with a previously confirmed case within Cyprus.
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A Bahamas-flag cruise liner with a suspected coronavirus case on board decided not to anchor off Limassol port in an emergency stop but sailed to Malta after Cyprus said none of the 800 passengers could disembark. The cruise ship, with 1,000 passengers on board, had been returning from Jordan’s Aqaba resort port when it was
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After four of the Republic’s 10 COVID-19 cases came from the UK, the Cyprus Health Ministry says all passengers arriving on the island from Britain must self-isolate for 14 days. Cyprus’ revised travel guidance puts the UK in category 2 from category 3 effective from March 14. The Ministry of Health’s revised travel advice concerns
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By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Things just got worse for financial markets as rising panic surrounding the coronavirus pandemic pummeled equities around the world. Asian shares continued the slump on Friday plunging deeper into the abyss, while European markets posted their worst one-day drop in history on Thursday. Overnight, the sell-off on
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