A comprehensive overview of current news in Cyprus, covering everything from local events and political developments to social issues and community highlights
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The blood bank on Monday issued a plea for donations as supplies are dangerously low.
Due to the high number of people testing positive to Covid-19 or being in self ...
Health authorities have decided to immediately deploy six more ICU beds at Larnaca general hospital and an additional six if needed later, as the Covid pandemic increases the pressure on ...
Hotel occupancies over the three-day Christmas and New Year weekends were around 50 per cent, director of the Cyprus Hotels Association (Pasyxe) Philokypros Rousounides told the Cyprus News Agency on Monday. ...
Nightclub and entertainment venues owners on Monday voiced their disappointment at the measures issued amid a record surge in Covid cases in the island, calling for compensation having lost out ...
Paphos police have reported two motorists for driving under the influence of drugs in two separate cases on Sunday.
Offices carrying out routine checks on Apostolos Pavlos Avenue at around ...
The Cyprus football association (CFA) announced the postponement of one more top-flight fixture on Monday because of the number of coronavirus cases in one of the sides.
The CFA said ...
In today’s episode, within the next few days 100 per cent of Covid-19 cases on the island are expected to be due to the Omicron variant, health minister Michalis Hadjipantelas ...
Limassol accounted for the bulk of violations on Monday as police booked 27 individuals and six business managers for breaking health protocols after carrying out 3,017 checks in the 24 hours ending at 6...
Paphos police arrested two men on suspicion of robbery and assault with grievous bodily harm after a 48-year-old woman was treated in hospital on Sunday morning.
Police said they visited ...
A 32-year-old tourist was being treated in Paphos general hospital on Monday after suffering serious injury falling from about 15 metres into the sea at the sea caves area, police said.
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One person died as a result of Covid-19 on Sunday as the ministry of health announced 3,538 new positive cases.
The death brings the number who have died since the start ...
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Five cases of coronavirus have been found in Apoel, the football club announced on Sunday.
“After carrying out retests with PCR tests on all the personnel of its football team, ...
Eighty per cent of Covid cases are currently thought to be of the Omicron variant, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Sunday, adding that this is likely to rise to 100 ...
Investigations continued on Sunday after the Big Potato erected at the entrance to the village of Xylophagou was chopped down the previous day.
The stand for the potato was cut ...
A total of 640 children received a Covid jab on Sunday as one centre at the State Fair in Nicosia was open only to them.
The A centre was receiving only ...
The pandemic in Cyprus is manageable, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Sunday, adding that there are three scenarios already set up in case it gets any worse.
“At this ...
A total of 53 testing sites will be operated around the island on Monday by the ministry of health to offer free rapid tests to those in eligible groups.
These include ...
Numbers over the next 48 hours will be crucial to any further measures as the health minister will meet the government coronavirus advisory team on Tuesday and the Council of Ministers ...
A 28-year-old has been arrested in Paphos for using a false identity and circulating forged documents.
According to Paphos police spokesman Michalis Nicolaou, a man presented travel documents at Paphos ...
As of Tuesday all travellers arriving in Cyprus must have a negative PCR test result not older than 48 hours regardless of where they are coming from or their vaccination status, ...
The fire service was fighting a fire on Sunday morning that broke out at dawn in a building being used as a workshop for machines.
Spokesman Andreas Kettis said in ...