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COVID19: Cyprus cases edge toward 600

Cyprus reported another 31 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday as infections remain relatively high for the island’s size taking the total to 595 since the outbreak last month. COVID-19 cases dropped

10th April 2020

Cyprus

Cyprus Supreme Court upholds 2013 crisis pay cuts

Cyprus’ Supreme Court on Friday ruled that cuts imposed on the pay and pensions of civil servants during the 2013 financial crisis were legal, ensuring the government avoided being bankrupted. This decision,

10th April 2020

Business

COVID19: UN peacekeeping reports first Cyprus case

The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) on Friday confirmed its first case of coronavirus among its Blue Berets monitoring the divided island’s ceasefire line. “The patient reported mild symptoms and

10th April 2020

Cyprus/World

COVID19: Cyprus to test 20,000 frontline workers

Cyprus has gone on the offensive in its fight to beat the spread of the coronavirus as it launches a campaign to conduct 20,000 COVID-19 tests for frontline workers from Saturday. Alarmed

10th April 2020

Cyprus

COVID19: Cyprus shipping G20 appeal to aid crew changes

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber, whose members employ up to 60,000 seafarers onboard their vessels around the world, has joined a global appeal to G20 leaders to facilitate crew changes and safeguard access

10th April 2020

Maritime/World

COVID19: Cyprus to export kosher meat to Israel

Cyprus aims to help hundreds of farmers affected financially by the COVID-19 crisis to export kosher sheep and goat meat to Israel during the health emergency. According to a bill submitted to

10th April 2020

Business/World

COVID19: Cyprus police caution 153 as serious crime falls

Cyprus police have cautioned 153 people in the last 24 hours for violating social distancing measures to contain the COVID-19 outbreak while serious crime has fallen by nearly 4%. The cautions followed

10th April 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

COVID-19: Healthcare workers taking brunt of outbreak

Despite having a low mortality rate, Cyprus health services remain concerned that one in four COVID-19 patients is a healthcare worker while two clusters in Aradippou and Paphos have a high number

10th April 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

COVID-19: Cyprus cases moving upward again

Cyprus reported another 38 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and one death on Thursday as infections remain relatively high since restrictions were enforced to contain the outbreak. A 78-year-old woman with underlying health

9th April 2020

Cyprus

COVID19: Mass testing to help Cyprus post-virus

Random samples of 800 people as well as 20,000 laboratory diagnostic tests within 20 days for those exposed to COVID-19, will give experts a comprehensive picture for the day after lockdown. The

9th April 2020

Cyprus