Новости за 17.05.2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has halted all field and lab work of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) for the past two months but members say this has given them the time to go back over old cases. The three members of the committee, Greek Cypriot Leonidas Pantelides, Turkish Cypriot Gülden...

Authorities are not seeing spikes in coronavirus cases in places that are reopening but are seeing increases in some areas that remain closed, US health secretary Alex Azar said on Sunday. “We are seeing that in places that are opening, we’re not seeing this spike in cases,” Azar said on...

But good planning and patience will be key ahead of opening of hairdressers and some bars By Gina Agapiou Minutes after President Nicos Anastasiades announced on April 29 that hairdressers and beauticians could reopen on May 21, Antonia Nikodimou’s phone was filling up with text messages for appointments. “I’m drowning...

Two new cases of coronavirus were announced on Sunday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 916. Two new cases of the coronavirus were reported by the health ministry on Sunday bringing the total to 916. Both cases were found after individuals got tested through private initiatives. The figures...

Authorities are all set to begin 10,000 sample tests in sectors including hairdressers, beauticians, tattoo shops and restaurants. The sampling will begin on Monday, May 18 and end on June 5. The move comes ahead of the island’s readiness to step into phase two of the measures related to the...

The shortest road to our security and prosperity is solving our problems with Turkey By Makarios Drousiotis THE AMBASSADOR of the Russian Federation Stanislav Osadchiy, in yet another interview with Phileleftheros recently, expressed his country’s concern over the escalating tension in the eastern Mediterranean and urged “restraint, rationality, political wisdom...

Senior British government minister Michael Gove said on Sunday there was a post-Brexit trade deal to be done with the European Union providing the bloc agreed to compromise, days after both sides said talks were making little progress.   The United Kingdom left the EU on Jan. 31 but the...

Another fire broke out late Sunday afternoon, bringing the total number of fires to six across the island, the latest of them in Ypsonas, Limassol. Temperatures topped 42C during the day, with an orange warning for temperatures and a red warning for forest fires. The first fire was reported in...

A fire raging just off the Nicosia-Limassol highway, close to Kakoratzia, was brought under full control early Sunday evening after almost six hours of battling the flames. The severity of the fire caused the sections of the highway to be closed for around four hours until the fire was brought...

The parents’ association of the Apostolos Varnava lyceum in Nicosia on Sunday slammed a lack of measures at the school, after a case of coronavirus was reported there on Saturday. In a statement, it outlined there was no mandatory check for the temperature of students and staff upon entering school...

By Jeffrey Heller Israel’s parliament approved on Sunday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new unity government, ending more than a year of political deadlock, but he still faces a trial starting next week for alleged corruption. His decision to share power with former rival, centrist Blue and White leader Benny Gantz,...

The main issues as we leave lockdown but continue to live with coronavirus By Alexia Saoulli Lockdown for most people came out of nowhere. For some, it has been a godsend. A time to slow down and breathe; to really connect with what is important. For others it has been...

The public must avoid crowding in churches which could result in spreading the coronavirus, Archbishop Chrysostomos said on Sunday. In his speech during the liturgy in Ayia Varvara church in Kaimakli, Nicosia, he outlined all clerics were given instructions so as to ensure churches could allow more faithful through their...

Though Cyprus has come a long way where LGBTQ rights are concerned, it should remain focused on ridding itself of deeply entrenched stereotypes, ombudswoman Maria Stylianou Lottides said on Sunday. Her statements were made against the backdrop of International day against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia, marked on May 17. “Despite...

A technological upgrade was on its way, but in the end it happened much faster than expected By Michael Hadjihannas Since the beginning of the lockdown in Cyprus in mid-March due to the Covid-19 pandemic, technology has played a crucial role not only in stopping the spread of coronavirus, but...

Mainland China reported five new confirmed Covid-19 cases for May 16, down from eight the previous day, the National Health Commission (NHC) said in a statement on Sunday. Two of the five confirmed cases were so-called imported infections, while three were locally transmitted in the northeastern Chinese city of Jilin....

Four people were remanded for eight days on Sunday at Limassol district court after police found almost one kilo of cocaine and around €10,000 in cash. The suspects are two women aged 68 and 40, as well as two men aged 56 and 20. Police said they were arrested a...

By Lefteris Papadimas Thousands of Greeks returned to church on Sunday after weeks of staying away as a ban on mass gatherings to curb the spread of the coronavirus was eased. It was a special moment for those who gathered from early Sunday morning in the courtyard of Ayios Spiridonas...

Spain’s daily death toll from the coronavirus fell below 100 for the first time in two months, the health ministry said on Sunday, as some parts of the country prepared for a further loosening of lockdown measures. Total deaths from the virus rose by 87 to 27,650, while the number...

Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides will attend a videoconference on Monday with EU counterparts to discuss the resumption of travel between member states. The videoconference is taking place on the initiative of German FM Heiko Maas and aims at ensuring coordination between member states when all travel bans are lifted. Accordig to...

By Alper Ali Riza I never thought I would ever seriously consider fleeing England, let alone because of a well-founded fear of persecution from an invisible virus imported from China. However, being 72 with an underlying health condition, staying on after a government warning that it is unable to protect...

The Aradippou lyceum was disinfected on Sunday morning after two students tested positive for coronavirus. Head of the Aradippou school district Pavlos Demetriades suggested the cases were from people that were already carriers rather than getting infected at school. “It seems the cases were pre-existing because since day one when...

Over 100 people were booked in a span of 12 hours for violating the movement ban, police said on Sunday, along with four premises. Between 6pm on Saturday and 6am on Sunday, 110 people including pedestrians and drivers were booked after 3,356 checks were carried out. Most bookings were in...

THE AMOUNT of moaning we have been subjected to from teachers and their teenage proteges in the last week because some of them had to return to school could be reported as a violation of the International Convention on Torture. How much collective moaning and whining is a society expected...

By Philip Blenkinso Temporary unemployment schemes operating across Europe could struggle to save the jobs of leisure and travel sector workers facing drawn-out or partial recoveries from the Covid-19 pandemic, even if they help industries that rebound quickly. Short-term unemployment or furlough schemes have taken in a quarter of Britain’s...