Новости за 25.04.2020

Birdlife has called on the government to implement proper management planning for Paralimni lake after the Natura 2000 protected site was drained without authorisation over recent days. “We suspect the earth barrier that blocks the drainage channel was opened on Saturday” Cyprus Birdlife director Martin Hellicar told the Cyprus Mail....

A Paphos-based artist is spreading humour as she completes a self-imposed daily challenge to use her paintings and technology to produce topical cartoons and posting them on social media under the title Cyprus Smiles (coronovirus lockdown). Angela Winstanley, who opened Kouklia Artworks in Kouklia village, Paphos, seven years ago, said...

More than 150 health professionals, mainly doctors, have called on President Nicos Anastasiades to ease restrictions over attending church, arguing that people’s spiritual wellbeing is just as important as their health. The letter, signed by 152 people, was posted on Saturday on the website of the Morphou Bishopric. The health...

Italian MotoGP great Valentino Rossi says he wants to continue racing next year, when he will be 42, but will likely have to commit before he can see how competitive he is this season. A string of MotoGP races have been postponed until the end of June at the earliest...

Larnaca’s public transport company Zenon on Saturday called on the government to cancel the tender procedure for the new public transport contract for the coastal town citing irregularities in the applications of the successful tender. The company said that the successful tender, MLKP consortium, had prepared and submitted the required...

The health ministry on Saturday announced that six new Covid-19 cases were detected. This brings the total number to 810, including 10 in the British Bases. Three of the new cases concern contacts of people already tested positive, one person who recently arrived from abroad, one who was among the...

English cricket’s governing body said it has been given the leading role for all sport in the country, including soccer, in examining how to create ‘bio-secure’ venues as leagues look for ways to restart their competitions without fans. Tom Harrison, chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), said his...

The Animal Party has made an appeal to people to donate dog and cat food to animal shelters, which they say are in dire need of support during the coronavirus pandemic. An announcement released by the party on Saturday said many stray cats and dogs cannot find food anymore as...

Justice Minister Giorgos Savvides said on Saturday there will be new developments in the field of justice in the coming week. Judicial authorities are set to review measures regarding the operation of the courts amid the coronavirus crisis, which have effectively brought justice to a standstill. After the issue was...

Health workers in intensive care units (ICU) all over Cyprus are fighting against the coronavirus pandemic on a daily basis, some of them under very difficult conditions, both mental and physical, the chief nurse at Nicosia general hospital said on Saturday. In these difficult times, their sole focus is the...

A 76-year-old man from Chirokitia is in serious condition at the Nicosia general hospital after being crushed by his tractor. The accident occurred at around 10.30am while he was working in his field in Zygi. Under conditions that are being investigated, he was crushed by the tractor he was driving....

A technical problem at the Vassiliko electricity production unit on Saturday afternoon is currently causing power outages in various areas across the country. The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) announced it is working towards repairing the damage and restoring full supply.

While many of this summer’s music festivals are on hold as we wait for the pandemic to phase out, Louvana Records has released a documentary about Fengaros Music Village 2019, created by Zedem Media. Edited by cinematographer Paris Christofi, the documentary shows the experience of a week at Fengaros Music...

Recent information about the first phase of the gradual lifting of coronavirus restrictions is largely inaccurate, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Saturday, pointing out that the proposal to restart of the economy will be finalised on Monday. Petrides told the Cyprus News Agency that the ministerial committee tasked with...

Britain could hit the grim milestone of 20,000 COVID-19 deaths later on Saturday, when the daily count is added to the current toll of 19,506 people who tested positive for the new coronavirus and died in hospital. As the death toll rises, the government is facing growing criticism over its...

There is no change regarding Celine Dion’s Nicosia concert slated to take place at the beginning of August, the Cyprus organiser reassured on Saturday after the superstar announced the postponement of the first months of the European leg of her Courage World Tour. The world tour was scheduled to kick-off...

Outpatient clinics in state hospitals will start operating on Monday but only for people with appointments, authorities clarified on Saturday. These clinics will now also be receiving not urgent cases for consultations but only after appointments to ensure the health and safety of both staff and patients. State health services...

The health ministry on Saturday announced that coronavirus cases were detected in an Alphamega supermarket in Nicosia and a confectionery workshop in Limassol. The announcement follows a government decision to alert the public when coronavirus cases are detected in public and private sector services. The health ministry said that cases...

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that there was currently “no evidence” that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected from a second coronavirus infection. In a scientific brief, the United Nations agency warned governments against issuing “immunity passports” or “risk-free certificates” to people...

Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci has written to the World Health Organisation (WHO) and asked them to include the occupied territories in their coronavirus pandemic reports. According to reports in the Turkish-Cypriot press, Akinci wrote a letter to WHO leader Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reminding him that the Turkish Cypriot people...

Teachers in both the private and public sector have been adapting to distance learning and online training since the coronavirus restrictions were imposed although for some the transition was easier than for others. Teacher at the IMS private school Nicholas Economides said the children had been using a software platform...

On Friday night Larnaca police fined 24 people who had gathered at a friend’s house in violation of the lockdown measures in place. Police were alerted at around 1am that a group of foreign nationals were holding a party at an apartment in the centre of Larnaca. When they arrived...

Three repatriation flights are expected to land at Larnaca airport on Saturday, one from Crete and two from the UK. The first to land is due from Heraklion at 2.45pm, the second one from Birmingham at 6.50pm and the third one from London at 8.50pm. Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said...

Lidl Cyprus collected €40,000 to be handed over to the Cyprus Red Cross Society (CRCS) to bolster its Emergency Service, which provides hands-on support to elderly and vulnerable people disproportionately affected by the coronavirus outbreak. For just over six weeks, Lidl Cyprus set aside a portion of earnings from the...

A fleet of robots on wheels that deliver shopping in the English town of Milton Keynes have seen their popularity surge as residents are stuck indoors due to the coronavirus lockdown. The robots, which come up roughly to an adult’s knee height and look like smooth white plastic boxes mounted on six...