Coronavirus: Two students challenge right to return in court (updated)
Two Cypriot students studying abroad and seeking repatriation have appealed to the courts to grant them an order allowing their return. Two cases were filed,...
Nick Theodoulou
Coronavirus: Unemployment, mental health among the young’s main concerns (with video)
Young people in Cyprus, who only recently began seeing their prospects improve after the 2013 crisis, have cited unemployment and mental health as their main...
Coronavirus: 58 new cases, highest so far, one more death (Update 4)
Fifty-eight new Covid-19 cases were announced by the health ministry on Wednesday evening, bringing the total number of cases to 320 and dire warnings from the...
Coronavirus: Four members of the drug squad in self-isolation
Four members of the drug squad Ykan are in self-isolation after two came into contact with confirmed cases, with three in Larnaca and one in...
Coronavirus: 3D printers churning out face guards
Plastic face guards are being churned out by people across the island operating 3D printers, offering a small reprieve to health workers on the frontline....
Coronavirus: Police can’t enter homes without a warrant but they can get one in 30 minutes
Tuesday was the first day under the beefed-up lockdown measures as the severity of the Covid-19 pandemic increases, but many have expressed concern over the...
Coronavirus: Public ‘should not be concerned’ about release of non-violent inmates
The mass release of prisoners is often an emotive and problematic issue but two experts explain why – in their view – the government’s new...
Coronavirus: lockdown interrupts illegal drug supply but users could seek ‘fix’ in other ways
The lockdown may have disrupted the illegal drug trade somewhat but drug-squad Ykan Chief Stelios Sergides told the Cyprus Mail on Monday that most users...
Coronavirus: Keve sets up bank account for donations to help
Private companies have shown great interest in wishing to donate to help in the battle against Covid-19, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) said...
Coronavirus: An enforced stay in the mountains
Many of the 1,200 people still in mandatory quarantine are complaining about their living conditions, but for one man it’s not too much of an...
Coronavirus: around 50 prisoners to be released – reports
About 50 prisoners are expected to be released in early April, according to reports, as concerns grow over overcrowding amid the Covid-19 outbreak. Nicosia central...
Coronavirus: business leaders seeking ‘large number of clarifications’
Business leaders said Tuesday they were seeking a large number of clarifications from the government on its decree locking down all but basic services for...
Coronavirus: 21 more cases (Update 2)
Twenty-one new Covid-19 cases were announced by the health ministry on Monday evening, bringing the number to 116 in the government-controlled areas, 39 in the...
Coronavirus: municipalities gear up to help vulnerable groups
Municipalities islandwide are making special efforts to assist vulnerable groups facing uncertainty amid the coronavirus pandemic. Elderly people and those from vulnerable groups who have...
Coronavirus: confirmed case at police HQ
A police officer has contracted Covid-19, police spokesman Christos Andreou confirmed on Friday afternoon. “Unfortunately, it is true, a police officer serving at the headquarters...
Coronavirus: Three charter flights to bring citizens back from UK Saturday (update)
A total of 421 people were repatriated back to Cyprus on Friday and taken to designated quarantine locations, while another three charter flights are set...
Ministry streamlines application for medical certificate
The application for the medical certificate facilitating repatriation has been streamlined and is now available to be filled out. The health ministry announced on Friday...
Coronavirus: Arrangements being made to repatriate nationals, even after March 21 ban (Update 3)
By Nick Theodoulou and Elias Hazou Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said Thursday that arrangements are being made to repatriate some 500 Cypriot nationals stranded abroad,...
Coronavirus: Government says no question of curfew – yet
There has been wild speculation that stricter measures on people’s movement could come into force, but the government announced on Thursday no such decision has...
Coronavirus: Students can now apply for 750 euro grant to stay away
Students abroad can now apply for the 750 euro government grant to cover their expenses as they are not allowed to return to Cyprus for...
