Greece extends lockdown to more regions to contain Covid-19 pandemic
Greece on Friday extended the full lockdown imposed on metropolitan Athens earlier this week to more regions of the country in a bid to contain...
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Greece tightens lockdown curfew to stem spread of Covid-19 infections
Greece on Friday tightened lockdown restrictions in parts of the country including capital Athens to halt the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, after a surge...
Journaling the lockdown
While diaries can be intensely private, one shared project aims to bring people together by reflecting on what we are all going through Ah...
Coronavirus: Pilli says north lockdown will stem surge in cases
Ali Pilli, the north’s ‘health minister’, said that the lockdown will help stem the surge of coronavirus cases – but he also criticised the mass...
Coronavirus: As SMSs part of relaxation discussion, how much ire did they provoke?
The cabinet will meet later today to draw up a plan of action for the coming months for the expected gradual lifting of coronavirus restrictions....
Coronavirus: Supermarkets caught selling non-essential items
But most are adhering to the rules Over this past week, police fined a number of supermarkets for flouting the lockdown’s restrictive measures by...
Coronavirus: the kings of the roads
Business after business is poised to fail, but it’s been a bumper year for food delivery services By Jonathan Shkurko The extraordinary events of...
Coronavirus: Growing fears schools will not reopen
By Kyriacos Iacovides The reopening of schools, which was scheduled for February 1 when the latest lockdown was announced, could be further delayed if the...
Our View: The economy must reopen on February 1
When the health minister and the scientific advisory team submit their proposals at Monday’s presidential palace meeting about how to proceed after January 31, the...
Coronavirus: Highest number of hospitalisations, with more to come (Updated)
Cyprus saw its highest number of Covid-19 hospitalisations since the outbreak earlier on Monday, while more admissions are expected in the upcoming days, the spokesperson...
Coronavirus: North holds off on lockdown, for now
The decision to go into lockdown in the north, announced on Saturday has been temporarily rescinded after the ‘government’ put its foot down citing the...
Coronavirus: further clarifications announced to latest decree
The health ministry on Tuesday issued further clarifications as regards the lockdown and permissions to go out. According to the ministry, the purchase of alcoholic...
British bases to keep schools, gyms, and indoor dining open during RoC lockdown
Schools, gyms, and indoor dining facilities will remain open at the British bases despite such services being shuttered across the Republic. As of Tuesday morning,...
Coronavirus: 472,000 SMS movement requests sent on first day
More than 450,000 text messages were sent for permission for movement on Sunday, the first day of the lockdown. According to Deputy Minister for Innovation and...
Coronavirus: deserted streets as new lockdown enters into force (photos)
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...
Greece extends some Covid lockdown curbs until Jan 18
Greece on Friday extended some lockdown curbs to contain the spread of the coronavirus until Jan. 18, Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias said in...
Coronavirus: Cyprus braces for harsher restrictions
A three-week ‘lockdown lite’ seems the likeliest scenario today when the government announces extra curbs on movement – including a return to the SMS system...
Coronavirus: Ministries revising support schemes ahead of expected lockdown
The finance and labour ministries are working on revising the support schemes ahead of a new lockdown, expected to be announced on Friday as a...
Archbishop hopes new measures won’t be to hard on churchgoers
Archbishop Chrysostomos said on Wednesday he hoped the expected lockdown would not see churches close altogether. Performing a service to mark Epiphany in Paphos, the...
Coronavirus: cabinet postponed until Friday, readying lockdown measures
The cabinet has changed the scheduling for its meeting on Thursday to consider new measures, and the meeting will now take place on Friday, the...