Новости за 26.04.2020

But it could take oil industry two to three years to return to normality   By Charles Ellinas Last Monday the oil industry had one of its biggest shocks ever. WTI, the American oil price benchmark, dropped to -$40/barrel for the first time ever. This was partly as a result...

Seven new Covid-19 cases were detected on Sunday, paving the way for the gradual relaxation of the lockdown measures in the next few days, the health ministry announced on Sunday. This brings the total number to 817, including 10 in the British bases. No deaths were reported. The results of...

Israel allowed some businesses to reopen on Sunday and said it was considering letting children return to school as part of trial efforts to ease coronavirus restrictions and help the country’s struggling economy. After weeks of closures, shops with street access reopened though malls and markets stayed off-limits to prevent...

A petition calling on both leaders to work together and help refugees reunite with their families in Cyprus rather than be forcefully deported had garnered dozens of supporters on Sunday. The petition posted on change.org was started by migrant support group Kisa which said that 102 Syrian refugees, of which...

When Eleni Philippou attended her grandmother’s funeral last week, the reality of life under coronavirus hit home hard Until a couple of weeks ago, my only reason for requesting government permission to leave the house had been number 6 on the list, i.e. to get some physical exercise. It was...

The government’s decision to recall a bill that would allow kosher slaughter inflicts unnecessary damage on the economy, the Chief Rabbinate of Cyprus said on Sunday. Agricultural groups quickly chimed in, calling on the government to correct their mistakes before it was too late to help a sector that has...

Authorities in the north booked 12 people for not wearing a mask while being outside, violating a decree mandating the use of a mask when in public spaces, it emerged on Sunday. In 24 hours from Saturday 6am until Sunday 6am, 33 people were booked for violating movement restrictions. Of...

An 80-year-old woman who was being treated at the Paphos general hospital died early on Sunday morning, the Cyprus News Agency reported. The woman was in the suspicious cases ward after presenting respiratory infection and other ailments while waiting to be tested for the coronavirus. If her coronvirus test proves...

By Nick Kounoupias On the surface the future might appear bleak for the Cyprus economy. Take three of our most important sectors for example – tourism, oil and gas and shipping. Recent articles in the Cyprus Mail have warned that our perennial money earner, tourism, may not recover until at...

Two mink farms in the Netherlands have been put into quarantine after animals were found to be infected with the new coronavirus, the agriculture ministry said on Sunday, urging people to report any other likely cases in the animals. The mink, which were tested after showing signs of having trouble...

A 39-year-old man was arrested and detained early on Sunday morning in Aglandja, Nicosia after he was caught in his car with several tools for break-ins. Officers spotted a car parked in Aglandjia with the engine running at 4:40am and when questioned the man could not give satisfactory explanations for...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce (Keve) on Sunday proposed a series of recommendations on supporting the economy to kickstart it back to life after the lockdown is gradually eased. While praising the government’s actions in tackling the coronavirus crisis, Keve stressed that the focus should be on supporting business, securing...

On foot, on skateboards and on scooters, Spanish children emerged from their homes on Sunday for the first time after six long weeks of living under one of Europe’s strictest coronavirus lockdowns. The relaxation came as Spain, one of the worst hit by the global Covid-19 epidemic, registered its lowest...

Positive tests for the coronavirus have been confirmed at an Alphamega supermarket in Nicosia, SPAR warehouse in Larnaca and a department in Nicosia’s polyclinic, it was announced on Sunday. According to the health ministry, the three cases are included in the six which were announced on Saturday. The Alphamega branch...

With restricted freedom of movement, almost everything about how our lives currently operate depends on the internet. Grocery shopping, coffee dates, fitness classes and the biggest of them all; entertainment. Of course, an aspect of the culture, music and art scene always existed online yet it’s never been more vital...

Four entrepreneurs are determined to help local businesses survive the challenge of the coronavirus crisis. The GenuiIN online platform, which was two years in the making, aims to bring together different local producers and craftspeople and offer them access to a greater network of clients. “People did not experience such...

By Gregoris Philippou The healthcare concerns surrounding Covid-19 are gradually being replaced by economic concerns, as it seems likely we will be facing an unprecedented economic downturn. At the core are the issues of global supply and demand and mass layoffs. In Cyprus, the economic effects of Covid-19 have yet...

By Christos P. Panayiotides LIQUIDITY is a difficult-to-understand but widely used economic term.  The term is often used by people who wish to transmit an aura of culture and sophistication.  The real meaning of the word denotes the ability of a person or an entity to convert into cash (fairly...

The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the global coronavirus pandemic began, now has no remaining cases in its hospitals, a health official told reporters on Sunday. The novel coronavirus is believed to have originated in a wet market in Wuhan and first emerged in December before spreading quickly worldwide. Some...

By Bejay Browne Yiota Ioannidou, a well-known artist with a number of popular sculptures already on display around Paphos, has created a series of birds – mostly pigeons and doves, symbolising hope, peace and freedom in difficult times – and placed them in her garden. Like many creative artists, Ioannidou...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will come under immediate pressure to set out a plan to ease the coronavirus lockdown when he returns to work on Monday after a three-week interruption due to a bad case of Covid-19. Johnson, who spent a week in hospital in early April including three...

But the most effective may also be politically unpalatable By Nick Theodoulou With frustration growing over the protracted lockdown and no silver bullet yet available in the form of a vaccine, governments are urgently searching for ways to ease mounting social and economic pressures. Most are looking at various tracking...

A total of 18 patients are currently at the Famagusta reference hospital for Covid-19, it was announced on Sunday. Three of those are in the increased care unit but all patients at the reference hospital are in generally good condition, the Cyprus News Agency reported. Since it began operations as...

Two repatriation flights are expected to arrive at Larnaca airport from the UK on Sunday, bringing students and others stranded abroad back to Cyprus. One flight is slated to arrive from London at 6:10pm while another from Manchester should arrive at 8:50pm. Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said there are daily...

A total of 87 people were booked by 6am on Sunday morning for violating the curfew in place due to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to police, in a 12-hour span between 6pm on Saturday and 6am on Sunday, 4,733 checks on cars and pedestrians were carried out, the Cyprus News...