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The advisory committee on coronavirus is already mulling a possible relaxation of the lockdown, but any decision will be contingent on fewer hospitalisations, committee head Constantinos Tsioutis said. “The most ...

The health ministry has announced 24 rapid tests locations for the general public islandwide for Saturday. Limassol Tassos Papadopoulos building, Tepak (corner of Ifigenias and Themidos), 8.30 am- 4.30 pm. Ayia Varvara Church, ...

The coronavirus pandemic is continuing to take a heavy toll on the Cypriot community in the UK, with Parikiaki newspaper estimating that a total of 480 UK Cypriots have died from ...

Three more elderly people have died of Covid-19, while 241 positives were detected in island-wide testing, authorities said Thursday. The latest deceased are all men: a 79-year-old with underlying conditions who ...

The health ministry has issued the testing schedule for Friday as follows: District Sampling points Hours Limassol “Grigori Afxentiou” Square – Dioikitirio 10 a.m.-4: 30 p.m. Event hall next to ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday called on newspaper director and journalist Andreas Paraschos to substantiate a report that he made €300m from the citizenship by investment scheme and took the ...

MPs will debate the beleaguered state budget for 2021 on Thursday, January 21, instead of on Monday January 18 as originally planned, it was announced on Thursday. The change follows a decision taken ...

The health ministry announced the antigen testing locations for Thursday. Limassol: Gregoris Afxentiou Square, administration building, 8.30am to 4.30pm, Ypsonas town hall, south entrance, 8.30am-5pm, Sklavenitis parking lot, Ayios ...

Two men, a Turkish national and a Turkish Cypriot, were remanded on Wednesday for eight days on suspicion of illegally assisting a group of 19 Syrian migrants arrive in Cyprus by ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Wednesday unveiled the government’s plans to absorb €968 million in EU structural funds in the period of 2021-2027 with emphasis on the green economy, tackling ...

A Greek Cypriot man pleaded guilty to assaulting an SBA Police officer and damaging a police vehicle in court yesterday after he attempted to evade arrest when he was pulled ...

The health ministry announced the rapid test locations for Tuesday, as detailed below: Province Sampling points Hours Limassol Lidl parking lot (Franklin Roosevelt Street 45) 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. ‘Sigma’ ...

More than 80 per cent of public schools now have access to speedier internet and the project is expected to be concluded by the end of January, the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority ...

Cyta, the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority, is projecting after-tax profits of €39.3 million in 2021, some €3m more than the previous year, its chairwoman told the House finance committee on Monday. Presenting the ...

The health ministry announced one death and 339 new cases of people testing positive for Covid-19 on Sunday from both PCR and rapid testing totalling 8,778. The death concerned a 75-year-old man ...

The health ministry has announced the following sites for rapid testing on Monday. District Sampling points Hours Limassol Lidl Supermarket Parking, Limassol (45 Franklin Roosevelt Street) 8.30am-4.30pm Parking at “Sigma” ...

A 32-year-old man has been arrested for driving 200 km per hour on the Nicosia – Larnaca highway on Sunday morning, police said. The driver was caught at around 10.40am. Investigations revealed ...

Hellenic Bank said on Sunday it was ready to implement the latest Covid decree and was reducing the number of staff who would be working at its branches. The bank ...

The Ledra Street police station, which has been closed for months, is reopening on Monday on a 24-hour basis, it was announced. The move is partly to beef up enforcement ...

Rapid testing for businesses that will remain open during the three-week lockdown begins on Monday, the health ministry announced Sunday. The sampling will be carried out at mobile units at ...

A 32-year-old man who was injured in a work accident in Paralimni on January 6 died late Saturday at the Nicosia general hospital ICU, it was reported on Sunday. The foreign ...

The streets and highways of the capital were deserted at midday on Sunday, one of the busiest days of the week for Old Nicosia as the new lockdown kicked in ...

The transport ministry has issued guidelines for the changes under the new lockdown. The maximum number of passengers on public transport, airport shuttles and private buses, and those that carry ...

A 41-year-old man, suspected of being one of the organisers of a protest that took place in Eleftheria Square, in Nicosia, is facing five charges, some drug related. According to ...