Coronavirus: Infections in older teens up six-fold between Christmas and New Year
Covid infections spiked across all ages in the week between December 25 and December 31, especially among youth groups, which saw up to sixfold increases...
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Two remands after large fight in Paphos (update 2)
Two men, aged 17 and 25, were remanded for eight days on Tuesday by Paphos district court in connection with a massive brawl in Paphos...
House rejects president’s veto on lower VAT for electricity (updated)
Parliament on Tuesday rejected a presidential veto of a bill passed by opposition parties to cut VAT on electricity bills from 19 per cent to...
Coronavirus: 32 additional ventilators for state hospitals
An additional 32 ventilators were expected later this month to enter service at state hospitals while three intensivists from Greece were also expected, the state...
Nicosia’s Boumboulinas Street closed for five months
Nicosia municipal authorities said Tuesday that Boumboulinas Street in the centre of Nicosia will be closed for five months from January 10 due to construction...
Man arrested for threatening emails
Police said Tuesday they arrested a 51-year-old man in Paphos on suspicion of sending threatening emails to another man. The suspect, a resident of a...
Coronavirus: Seven businesses, 18 individuals booked for breaking decrees
Police said they reported 18 individuals and seven businesses in the past 24 hours after they were found to be in violation of measures in...
Coronavirus: Advisers expected to propose tighter measures (updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades will be meeting government advisors on Tuesday to be briefed on the current epidemiological situation and discuss tighter measures to contain the...
Mandatory PCR tests for arriving travellers come into effect
Starting Tuesday, everyone over 12 travelling to Cyprus must have a negative PCR Covid test conducted not more than 48 hours before their departure. The...
Police believe latest kiosk robbery related to two earlier ones
Two men armed with a gun and a knife robbed a kiosk in Limassol on Monday morning, police said. It was the third kiosk robbery...
