Новости за 09.04.2020

European Union finance ministers agreed on Thursday on half-a-trillion euros worth of support for their coronavirus-battered economies after weeks of wrangling that exposed painful divisions in the bloc headed for a steep recession. EU powerhouse Germany, as well as France, put their feet down to end opposition from the Netherlands...

BidX1, a digital marketplace for real estate, has made its platform available to other real estate vendors, allowing them to complete sales online. This comes in response to the challenges created by the coronavirus pandemic. “This is a very challenging time for all of us. In our own industry, vendors...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson left intensive care on Thursday evening as he continues to recover from Covid-19, but he remains under close observation in hospital, his office said on Thursday. Johnson, 55, was admitted to St Thomas’ Hospital on Sunday evening with a persistent high temperature and cough, and was...

At least 150 Cypriots have died of coronavirus in Britain since the outbreak, a London-based newspaper said Thursday. Michael Yiakoumi, a journalist for Parikiaki, a Greek Cypriot community newspaper widely distributed in London, told the Cyprus News Agency that from reports and data they have collated, the deceased in the...

Police will remain fully operational and in a state of high alert during the Easter break ensure the public complies with government restrictions to contain the spread of the coronavirus, they said Thursday. Police spokesman Christos Andreou told the Cyprus News Agency the force would continue to carry out strict...

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Thursday Britain had not yet reached the peak of the coronavirus epidemic and that it was too early to lift the lockdown. Experts were still gathering data on the lockdown and it was too early to say conclusively whether it was working, he told...

The Audit Office on Thursday called for stronger checks and balances for where the state will be guaranteeing bank loans of up to €2 billion, in relation to an emergency scheme aimed to boost liquidity amid the economic slump related to the coronavirus situation. The auditor-general’s office was providing feedback...

Two men were arrested on Thursday night in an open space in Limassol with half a kilo of cocaine. One of the men had his ten-year-old son with him. Police acting on a tip-off, found the two men who met in an open space in Ayios Athanasios with half a...

A law amendment allowing the slaughter of goats and sheep according to Jewish dietary laws for meat exports to Israelis is to be filed soon, a farmers’ representative said. According to Christos Papapetrou, deputy head of the Pancyprian Farmers’ Union Pek, the cabinet on Wednesday approved the bill harmonising the...

More than 3,000 customers have switched to online banking in recent days, Hellenic Bank said on Thursday, as Cypriots enforced social distancing to stop the spread of the coronavirus. According to Hellenic, on March 26 it became the first bank in Cyprus that enabled its customers to register online without...

The total coronavirus cases in Cyprus as of April 7 by age group included 27 infants, children and adolescents aged 0-17 years old (5.6 per cent), 317 adults aged 18-59 years (65.5 per cent), and 140 persons aged 60 years and over (28.9 per cent), the latest statistics released by...

By Elias Hazou, Gina Agapiou and Evie Andreou The health ministry on Thursday announced 38 new confirmed cases of coronavirus bringing the total number to 564, with officials again stressing the situation still called for vigilance. A 78-year-old woman died in the intensive care unit in Nicosia. She had underlying health...

Britons locked down because of the coronavirus pandemic risk missing out on their annual chocolate binge. With big family gatherings off limits, friends and relatives are unable to meet and hand over Easter egg treats, and chocolate makers’ online sites are struggling to keep up with exceptionally high demand for...

A private hospital in Larnaca shut down three days ago after five cases of coronavirus were found there has reopened, it was announced on Thursday. The Holy Cross hospital resumed operation at lunchtime after disinfecting and tracing all the contacts the five cases had. The cases concerned a doctor, a...

Dali’s community leader has asked the president to shut down the asphalt plants in the area to eliminate air pollution during the pandemic. In an open letter to the president on Thursday, Dali’s community leader Leontios Kallenos said residents were ending up self-isolating amid additional air pollution from the plants...

Stock traders have an array of decision-making strategies. To an outsider, the world of indices and curves is daunting. In reality, navigation is not rocket science. Based on volumes and your own style, it is quite straightforward to find the most appropriate course of action. Forex website has put together...

A research centre named for a former president has transformed its website into an interactive platform with the latest coronavirus updates. The Glafcos Clerides Institute announced on Thursday its website had been transformed into a user-friendly information and support centre. The website incorporated the interactive portal showing the spread of...

Archbishop Chrysostomos on Thursday gave reassurance that the Church would make sure that all measures aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus would be followed to the letter during the Easter holidays. The Church primate was received by President Nicos Anastasiades at the presidential palace earlier on Thursday where the...

Among the multitude of viral videos flying around social media during Britain’s coronavirus lockdown, is one which ridicules Premier League footballers in a brutal, unsubtle fashion. Comedian Simon Brodkin parodies a player who, as well as insulting a young kid playing football in the garden, justifies his £200,000 a week...

The health ministry reminded the public on Thursday that the measures restricting movement have now been extended until April 30. It was announced on Wednesday night that the lockdown measures which were introduced on March 10 were being extended until April 30. Most importantly, movement continues to be limited to...

The game and fauna service said on Thursday they were nursing back to health a new-born mouflon found injured last month at the Paphos forest near Pomos village. Though they usually don’t name animals they rescue and treat back to health, the service said that due to the current situation,...

Serena Williams’ coach Patrick Mouratoglou has called on tennis governing bodies to come together and devise a way of helping lower level professionals struggling financially due to the coronavirus shutdown. The tennis season was halted in early March due to the pandemic, leaving players in the lower tiers who solely...

About 300 police officers are in self-isolation but authorities said this will not have an impact on the enforcement of the Covid-19 lockdown. “It’s important to note that this number fluctuates daily,” police spokesman Christos Andreou told the Cyprus Mail on Thursday. “Police are on the frontline, along with doctors...

Famous for its simmering snake soup, She Wong Yee is an iconic Hong Kong restaurant which has been in business for over three decades — but it will soon be shutting its doors after months of social distancing measures have taken their toll.

food and drinkWe’re keeping up the topical isolation theme with New Caledonia, a French overseas territory smack bang in the middle of the Pacific! This gorgeous tropical island archipelago comes complete with white sand beaches, jungly mountains, and the longest continuous barrier reef in the world… Surrounding Grande Terre (New...