Новости за 21.03.2020

A British resident, aged 51, was found dead in his bathroom in Frenaros in the Famagusta district on Saturday evening. Police said they do not suspect foul play. After receiving information that the British man had been found unresponsive, police and ambulance arrived there but he was already dead. According...

As of Saturday evening, over 1,200 people were in quarantine at various hotels around Cyprus as a total border lockdown kicked in at 3am and as the health ministry announced nine new cases of Covid-19, one of whom is a healthcare worker and one an airline representative. The total number...

Italy has closed all parks and is banning its citizens from venturing outdoors except for essentials, like food. It comes after it recorded 627 new deaths, the single biggest 24-hour spike of any country since the outbreak began.

Match of the Day’s enforced shift from weekly highlights leaves Manchester City with top billing for the season so far. After Mrs Brown’s Boys filled the void last week, the flagship show returns to the BBC One schedule on Saturday night – but in the form of a ‘Top 10...

Former Liverpool manager Roy Evans does not think the Anfield club’s fans will mind waiting a few months longer to win the Premier League. The Reds have not won the top-flight title since 1990 when they secured the old First Division crown. Evans, who won the title during his coaching...

The Commissioner for Administration and Human Rights Maria Stylianou-Lottidou urged people on Saturday to remain united in the fight against racism as much as the fight against coronavirus. “We are fighting two equally invisible and dangerous enemies,” she said on the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Racial...

Another nine cases of coronavirus were confirmed by the healthcare officials on Saturday. The total number of cases is now at 84 in the government-controlled areas. From the latest cases, three were individuals who came in contact with a confirmed case, one nurse from Paphos general, four who had returned...

Spain has recorded almost 5,000 new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours as it became the third most infected country in the world. Health authorities said on Saturday that virus infections have reached 24,926, up from 19,980 the day before. Total deaths are at 1,326, up from 1,002 on Friday....

Virus crisis panic buyers were told they “should be ashamed” for causing needless shortages for NHS staff as the retail industry insisted there was enough food for everyone and the Government ruled out rationing. Environment Secretary George Eustice said there was no shortage of food in the country amid the...

Businesses have complied with the measures imposed by government decrees on the containment of the coronavirus outbreak across Cyprus, police have said. From Friday noon until Saturday morning police conducted 1,243 checks across the island and no violations were recorded, a police spokesperson told CNA. The checks were made either...

Sex should be avoided by self-isolating couples who do not live together or who fall into one of the vulnerable categories when it comes to getting coronavirus, an expert has warned. Others who have a “bohemian” sex life which involves mixing with other people should give it up for now...

Where do you live? I live in Nicosia with another artist What did you have for breakfast? Eggs and toast Describe your perfect day My perfect day is an adventure by the sea or a road trip through the forest Best book ever read? 1984 by George Orwell. I love...

POLICE are investigating two separate cases of ATMs being blown up in the early hours of Saturday in the Limassol area. At 4.10am, an ATM exploded in Parekklisia. Police officers immediately rushed to the scene and found out that an improvised explosive device had been used. CCTV footage revealed that,...

The ministry of foreign affairs announced Saturday it would step up efforts to send prescription meds to Cypriots stuck abroad if they cannot find them in the countries where they are. A statement from the ministry urged Cypriot nationals abroad who need drugs they cannot obtain locally to submit an...

Lewis Hamilton has revealed he has been in self-isolation but is showing no symptoms of the coronavirus after attending an event with Idris Elba and Sophie Trudeau. Actor Elba and Trudeau, wife of the Canadian prime minister, have both since tested positive for Covid-19. Hamilton met the pair at an...

The reportedly unsanitary conditions at a private residence that was going to be used as a quarantine facility near Dikomo in the north, have caused great distress among a group of Turkish Cypriot students who arrived on Saturday morning on a charter flight from London. The students have reportedly refused...

With the coronavirus pandemic turning daily life upside down and confining people indoors, 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams shared an increasingly common sentiment on social media – “Every little thing makes me really crazy”. With global sport at a virtual standstill due to the virus, which has claimed more...

Three major American states are locking down their residents in the face of a rapidly advancing virus storm that is already severely straining health systems in parts of Europe. Officials in New York and Illinois announced they would largely restrict residents to their homes from this weekend, after California –...

Angeliki Palma, the wife of the president’s undersecretary Vasilis Palmas, will be buried on Saturday at 2pm. She died on Friday age 45 after an long illness. President Nicos Anastasiades expressed his condolences to Palmas and his family for her untimely loss. “In these difficult moments, myself and the cabinet,...

Devout Catholics in Bowie, Maryland won’t have to surrender their place of worship, despite local guidance for social distancing during the coronavirus outbreak. Thanks to Father Scott Holmer’s quick thinking, the pious can still confess at a safe social distance from the comfort of their cars.