Новости за 19.04.2020

U.S. lawmakers are very close to an agreement on approving extra money to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic and could seal a deal as early as Sunday, congressional and Trump administration officials said. “I think we’re very close to a deal today and I’m hopeful we can...

Police in the Atlantic Canadian province of Nova Scotia on Sunday arrested a 51-year-old gunman who they said was suspected of shootings that had resulted in several victims. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the shootings occurred in the small coastal town of Portapique, about 130 km north (80 miles)...

The health ministry on Sunday announced 6 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total to 767. Marking the continuous downward trend, the figures are a result of 1,803 tests which were carried out, though there were fewer tests than Saturday’s which had amounted to 3,209. One of the positive cases...

North Korea on Sunday denied a letter was sent to U.S. President Donald Trump, North Korean state news agency KCNA said, citing a Foreign Ministry press chief. The denial comes after Trump told reporters that he recently received a “nice note” from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump had...

President Nicos Anastasiades read a story for children on Easter Sunday for the Fairytale Museum. In a video posted on the museum’s Facebook page, Anastasiades read The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The effort was undertaken to “lighten the hearts of thousands of children who are forced in to...

Reported cases of the coronavirus have crossed 2.31 million globally and 158,384 people have died, according to a Reuters tally as of 0200 GMT on Sunday. AMERICAS U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she believed lawmakers are very close to a deal on approving extra money to help small businesses...

One more person was intubated at Limassol general hospital on Sunday bringing the total to five. Three of the patients have tested positive for Covid-19 while the other two have symptoms of the virus. According to state health services (Okypy) there are 20 patients with Covid-19 symptoms at Limassol general...

Iran will give a decisive response to any mistake by the United States in the Gulf, the Revolutionary Guards navy said in a statement published on the Guards’ news site Sepah News. The U.S. military said on Wednesday that 11 vessels from the Revolutionary Guards navy had come dangerously close...

We made plans in the morning that were often obsolete, by evening”. Elizabeth O. Johnson, Dean of European University Cyprus’ Medical School reveals her diary notes of the series of actions that became necessary to guarantee a quick adjustment to the new realities brought on by the rising coronavirus pandemic....

Five new stunning cycle routes have been added to an initiative in Paphos to encourage cyclists to the district and ensure the area is an ‘active’ destination. “With the aim of highlighting the countryside, beautiful landscapes and the unique communities of Paphos, five more new routes have been created that...

A total of 79 people were booked in the space of 12 hours between Easter Saturday night and Sunday morning. Police carried out a total of 4,083 checks between 6pm on Saturday and 6am on Sunday. In Nicosia there were 976 checks with 31 people booked, in Limassol 815 checks...

Three people who had been allowed to leave prison due to the coronavirus, were remanded in court in Paphos on Sunday in connection to thefts. Two women aged 22 and 21 as well as a 31-year-old man were remanded for five days. The youngest woman was already serving a remand...

A confirmed coronavirus case has been found at the Kokkinotrimithia police station in Nicosia as well as Paphos general hospital, the health ministry announced on Sunday. The hospital was disinfected on Saturday and the public was informed that a cleaner working there had tested positive. According to the health ministry,...

There are currently 17 patients at the Famagusta general hospital, operating as a reference hospital for Covid-19 patients. Of the 17, three are in the ICU. Their condition is deemed to be stable. Two people were discharged on Sunday and were transferred to Eden Resort in Tersephanou, a rehabilitation centre....

Saudi Arabia’s highest religious body, the Council of Senior Scholars, urged Muslims worldwide to pray at home during Ramadan if their countries require social distancing to curb the spread of the coronavirus, state news agency SPA reported on Sunday. The holy fasting month of Ramadan begins later this week. During...

There were 61 fires across the country that the fire services were called to help out with in the early hours of Easter Sunday. Five concerned Easter bonfires in Larnaca and the remaining 56 included a fire at a bus stop, setting fire to garbage, recycling bins, trees and wood....

Easter was altogether a different experience this year, with restrictive measures preventing people from going to church at night on Easter Saturday. People sang Christos Anesti from their homes and yards this year with footage from TV of the liturgies showing empty churches as opposed to other years where people...

Making sure hospitals and their staff are equipped to protect us from illness and epidemics doesn’t show up on the radar until we are well into the crisis. We knew in January these was an epidemic in China. We knew before January. On 31st December 2019 Taiwan sent medical teams...

Let everyone resume a normal life, but force everyone to wear a mask , if everyone has got a mask (even the surgical ones) At the same time, you keep closed mass gathering venues such as restaurants, bars, churches, concert halls etc….. well, the risk would be greatly reduced, and...

Four people were discharged from the suspected Covid-19 cases ward in Paphos general hospital it was announced on Sunday. This leaves three people in the ward with suspected coronavirus cases, two women and one man aged 75, 77 and 82 respectively, according to the scientific director at the hospital Iosif...

Britain is not considering lifting the lockdown enacted almost four weeks ago to control the coronavirus outbreak given “deeply worrying” increases in the death toll, a senior minister said on Sunday. Britain is at or near the peak of a health crisis in which more than 15,000 people have died...

Two forest fires broke out so far over the Easter weekend the forestry department said on Sunday, making an appeal to the public to avoid activities which may cause a fire. With temperatures nearing 30C, the risk of forest fires is higher, the department said. On Saturday there was a...

Irrespective of what people may think on a broad range of issues, test qualities, result etc etc. we have to admit that in general from government to NGOs involved to front line staff, they are doing a pretty good job in Cyprus. From friends I have in the UK, Holland,...

A teenager lost a thumb, index finger and part of his middle finger when a firecracker exploded in his hand in the early hours of Sunday. Police received information around 15 minutes after midnight that there was an injured person at a building under construction in Engomi, Nicosia. There they...

President Nicos Anastasiades will read a story for children on Easter Sunday at Fairy Tale Museum. According to the museum’, the president will read out his favourite fairy tale at 4pm “As a grandfather himself, he will address this important day in Christianity to all the children of Cyprus with...