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Coronavirus: Blue Cross hospital in Paphos back in operation after no cases found
Good news for Blue Cross private hospital in Paphos as it goes back in operation after no positive cases were found there, philenews reports.
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Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies pledged to inject $5 trillion in fiscal spending into the global economy to blunt the economic...
Coronavirus: 14 more test positive, total now 146
The Health Ministry announced on Thursday that another 14 people have tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 146...
Coronavirus: MoT issues update on suspending operations at building sites
Following from the decree announced by the Ministry of Health suspending among other operations at building sites in the private sector, the Ministry of...
Coronavirus: Nine Turkish-Cypriots died from virus in Britain
Nine Turkish-Cypriots that lived in Britain have died from Covid-19, as revealed by the president of the Turkish Cypriot Youth Association UK Nafiya Horozoğlu...
Road Transport Department extends validity of M.O.T certificate to end of April
The Road Transport Department announced on Thursday the extension of the validity of the M.O.T. certificate (roadworthiness test) for vehicles to the end of...
Presidential Commissioner hands over first batch of medicine for Turkish Cypriots
The office of the Presidential Commissioner handed over on Thursday a batch of medicine for Turkish Cypriot patients, who are registered at Gesy, the...
Coronavirus: A doctor from Paphos Hospital rushed to ICU at Limassol Hospital
A doctor from the Pneumonology Clinic of Paphos Hospital was rushed to Limassol Hospital's Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on Thursday, the CNA reports.
The doctor's...
Full solidarity with Greece, Bulgaria & Cyprus over borders expressed in EU Council draft conclusions
Full solidarity with Greece, Bulgaria and Cyprus over the border situation and migration is expressed in the European Council teleconference draft conclusions of the...
Coronavirus: Public and private hospitals join forces to tackle pandemic
Public and private hospitals are joining forces, forming a partnership to tackle the COVID19 pandemic. The two sides have reached an agreement the terms...
Cyprus is evaluating choroquine as a drug which could be used against Covid-19
A consultative committee of experts at the Cyprus Ministry of Health is in the process of evaluating a medicine, specifically chloroquine, used against the...
Coronavirus: Two more patients discharged on Thursday from Famagusta Hospital
Two more patients cured from Covid-19 were discharged around noon on Thursday from the referral hospital in Famagusta, the CNA reports.
The cured patients are...
Coronavirus impact on shipping unavoidable, Deputy Minister says
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic outbreak will be unavoidable Deputy Minister of Shipping Natasa Pilides has said, expressing hope that industry will bounce...
Coronavirus: Council of Ministers approves €50,000 emergency funding to animal NGOs
The government will give €50,000 in emergency funds to beleaguered animal welfare associations as they struggle to feed animals under stringent restrictions imposed to...
Coronavirus: A round-up of the latest developments in Cyprus
Another eight people tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday in the Republic of Cyprus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 132, while...
Coronavirus: Big batch of samples taken at Larnaca Hospital comes out negative
Good news on Thursday for Larnaca Hospital as 83 of the 180 samples taken for analysis from the Pathology Clinic at Larnaca hospital came...
Coronavirus: The Crisis Management Centre to the rescue of pets trapped at home
Among the hundreds of calls that come through to the national Crisis Management Centre at the Foreign Ministry are those of people stranded abroad...
Labour MInistry issues dust warning for Thursday
The Labour Ministry has issued a dust warning for today.
It said that high concentrations of dust are observed in the air according to measurements...
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Coronavirus cases across the globe jumped on Thursday as Japan planned to set up a special virus task force and New Zealand went under...
Kosovo lawmakers dismiss government in no-confidence vote
Kosovo lawmakers dismissed the government of Prime Minister Albin Kurti in a no-confidence vote on Wednesday, triggering a political crisis as the Balkan country tries...
Coronavirus: 7 patients discharged so far from Famagusta referral hospital, 19 being treated
Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health Christina Yiannaki said that until Wednesday seven patients have been discharged at Famagusta Hospital, the referral hospital...
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Animal Party: Pet owners can leave home without SMS
Pet owners can leave their home with their pets without SMS permission provided they stay close by, Animal Party Cyprus said on Tuesday.
In an...
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Foreign ministry publishes contact details of doctors for Cypriots abroad
The Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday the launch of a collaboration with doctors abroad available to Cypriots should the need arise.
The measure focuses on...
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Shops to close on April 1
All shops will be closed on April 1, which is a national holiday, the Labour Ministry has announced.
It said that all general shops must...
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28 Covid-19 patients at Famagusta Hospital
A total of 28 patients are being treated for Covid-19 at Famagusta General Hospital in Paralimni. Five are in the increased care unit.
The hospital...
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69,725 submit bank details for Covid-19 support schemes
Nearly 70,000 people have already submitted their bank details online for support from one of the schemes launched by the Labour Ministry to support...