Новости за 13.04.2020

The school year will be completed, and solutions will be found so that graduates can apply for university positions, the education minister said on Monday. “As for our plans, I believe as the days go by and we gain a clearer picture we will be able to announce solutions for...

The Jones family in Peyia is one step closer to normality as ten-year-old Amelie’s desperately needed medicine, and father, finally arrived in Cyprus on Monday. Amelie suffers from polyarticular juvenile arthritis, Klipple Feil syndrome – a degeneration of the neck and spine – scoliosis, Kohler’s disease and hypermobility syndrome. She was...

Former Vice President Joe Biden, the likely Democratic nominee, was formally endorsed on Monday by longtime rival Bernie Sanders, a move that may help unify a Democratic Party ahead of a general-election matchup against Republican President Donald Trump. Sanders, the progressive firebrand who last week suspended his presidential campaign, joined...

Two men, 22 and 37, have been jailed for violating the all-night curfew, both in Limassol. The 22-year old man was sentenced on Monday to three months in prison for repeatedly violating the all-night curfew and for traffic offences. According to the police, the 22-year old was seen driving a...

Social distancing rules adopted to slow the spread of coronavirus by keeping people two metres apart will remain largely in place until an effective treatment or vaccine is available, Ireland’s health minister said on Monday. More than a dozen large global drugmakers have announced plans in recent months to develop...

Experts have detailed the rough outlines of an “exit plan” from the lockdown and said the beginning stages could start in about a month. This was the tentative timeline given by Dr Leontios Kostrikis, a key member of the government’s advisory body on the pandemic. “I don’t believe it will be more...

The use of gloves or a respiratory mask most not replace other recommended protective measures that are more likely to reduce the risk of the spread of coronavirus, the health ministry said on Monday. Experts also warned that improvised fabric masks do not protect but actually expose the user to...

The main union representing civil servants vowed on Monday to “fight on” to overturn a decision last Friday by the supreme court denying them retroactive reimbursement for salary and pension cuts imposed amid an austerity drive in the wake of the 2012-2013 financial crisis. Following three days of silence Pasydy,...

The death toll from COVID-19 in British hospitals rose to 11,329 on Monday as the government – without its recuperating leader Boris Johnson – faced questions over its handling of the outbreak and the impact on the economy. Finance minister Rishi Sunak has told colleagues Gross Domestic Product could shrink...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides appealed for unity on Monday in tackling the fallout of the coronavirus crisis, warning that Cyprus was going through a difficult time and the state’s resources were not unlimited. “The situation is difficult, and we don’t have unlimited resources and what’s necessary is to display maximum...

By Gina Agapiou and Evie Andreou President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday clarified that people abroad wishing to return home will foot the bill for their repatriation flights. In a written statement on the gradual repatriation of those stranded abroad, Anastasiades said that the transport minister has undertaken the responsibility to...

A further death and 29 new cases of Covid-19 were announced on Monday. This brings the total number of cases to 662 including 10 from the British bases. A 79-year-old man died of coronavirus on Sunday evening at the Nicosia general hospital. He had an underlying condition. In total 12...

Health issues should not be used political reasons Turkish Cypriot members of the bicommunal committee on health matters said on Monday after Mustafa Akinci was slammed by some quarters in the north for requesting medicine and supplies from the Greek Cypriot side. Akinci himself had hit back in a Facebook...

Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides on Monday held a special ceremony at his ministry in Nicosia to thank China for the second batch of medical supplies from Beijing that arrived early Saturday at Larnaca airport and was officially handed over on Monday. Christodoulides thanked Chinese ambassador Huang Xinyuan for the donation...

The Pancyprian Volunteerism Coordinating Council (Psse) has announced the launch of a new helpline dedicated to people who belong in vulnerable groups. The council said that the helpline aims to provide support and information to vulnerable people and, when needed, to liaise calls with providers of other services. “The staff...

A Turkish Cypriot trader from Famagusta, Olgun Arguden, on Monday posted a letter of thanks he received from the state health services Okypy for a donation he made of 10,000 surgical masks to the health sector in the south of the island. The letter from Okypy to Arguden was dated...

By Prudence Wade Many of us are working from home for the first time ever, which has come as a bit of a shock to the system. Initially, it feels quite exciting (you don’t have to wear a bra! You can stay in your pyjamas all day!). But the novelty...

Exxon Mobil have informed the government they will be delaying a planned drill in their block 10 concession in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), with other oil companies expected to do the same due to the ongoing coronavirus situation as well as the sharp drop in energy prices globally. Energy...

The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) on Monday came up with a proposal to cut the salaries of footballers who earn more than €2,000 monthly by 23 per cent, as a response to the coronavirus pandemic that forced the indefinite stoppage of the domestic league. CFA president Giorgos Koumas has sent...

Tottenham have no intention of selling Harry Kane to Manchester United this summer. Reports surfaced over the weekend that Spurs would be willing to allow their prized asset to Manchester United for £200million, but the PA news agency understands there is no truth in the speculation. The future of Kane...

Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore are the highest risk areas for coronavirus uncontrolled spread. They are all China’s neighboring islands with millions of Chinese speaking populations and daily massive trade and transport links with mainland China. Let’s see the figures as of 12th of April: Hong Kong: Population 7,5 million,...

The law amendment to allow kosher and halal slaughter is a temporary measure aimed at offsetting the negative consequences of the corona crisis on animal breeders, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Monday. The minister said that a clause inserted in the bill in question, expected to be passed by...

Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva is emerging as a powerful voice for the poor, as the coronavirus pandemic that has plunged the world into recession threatens to tip developing countries into chaos. The chief of the International Monetary Fund grew up behind the “Iron Curtain” of the Soviet Union, and has...

The decrees imposed to stop the Covid-19 pandemic have caused a huge reduction in bone marrow donations, the Karaiskakio Foundation said on Monday. Karaiskakio staff are making a “superhuman effort” to help  patients waiting for a bone marrow transplant despite the adverse conditions,  the foundation said. “Unfortunately, the huge upheaval...

YOGA “Yoga is so much more than an exercise practice,” says Yoga Teacher and Shiatsu Practitioner Emma Michael. “It’s a holistic activity which can bring a profound sense of peace and balance. “And let’s face it, most of us under an increased level of stress at the moment; our lives...