Новости за 23.05.2020

Links between obesity and the more serious cases of Covid-19 are being more thoroughly researched, Petros Karayiannis, virologist and member of the government’s scientific advisory team, has told the Sunday Mail. He was responding to recent studies suggesting that obesity might be a risk factor for patients with Covid-19 who need...

No new coronavirus cases were reported on Saturday for the first time since Cyprus reported its first case on March 9, the health minister said. “Since March 9, when the first two cases in Cyprus were identified, today is the first time there is no new case,” said Health Minister...

Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci focused on the ways the north had dealt with the coronavirus pandemic in his Eid al-Fitr message on Saturday saying the community needed to focus on solidarity. In the post-pandemic period, he said there will be two schools of thought, one that calls for more...

Where do you live? Here, there everywhere! What did you have for breakfast? Homemade vegan cake… made by me! I had some rotten bananas! I had to do something! Describe your perfect day I am with a good company somewhere in nature. The first rays of the sun strike the...

Mandatory quarantine in hotels for people arriving from abroad will end as of May 25, the transport ministry reaffirmed on Saturday. According to the ministry, people being repatriated to Cyprus from Tuesday and until June 8 will be allowed to go to their residences for self-isolation after a test for...

A 58-year-old suspect was remanded into custody for five days on Saturday on human trafficking charges, police said. According to police, the man was arrested on Friday night, following a raid on a farm in the Famagusta district, where two individuals were found, who appeared to have been abused. The...

Elements of the British media on Saturday said Britons have been ‘blacklisted’ from Cyprus because of the UK’s poor handling of coronavirus. The Sun newspaper said Britons were shut out of Cyprus in its relaxation of lockdown measures, which will see airports open on June 9, because the UK had...

The Department of Fisheries and Marine Research has warned the public after the appearance of jellyfish in the north and northwest coast of the island. According to the department’s announcement, the presence of jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca (mauve stinger) is a transient phenomenon that usually lasts from a few hours to...

Newspaper vendor Man, 60, was speechless when she saw the headline that Beijing plans to impose national security laws on Hong Kong, and worried what the future holds for youth in the Chinese-ruled city. Communist Party rulers in Beijing on Friday unveiled details of the legislation that critics see as...

Beaches reopened on Saturday though cooler weather and the strict health and safety regulations in place appeared to dampen the numbers of those eager to flock for sunbathing and a swim. Two seaside municipalities, Paphos and Limassol, reported the reopening went off without a hitch, but that there were decreased...

Beaches reopened on Saturday though the threat of thunderstorms and the strict health and safety regulations in place could dampen the numbers of those eager to flock for sunbathing and a swim. According to the meteorological service, temperatures on the coast are expected to be 27 degrees C in the...

By Gabrielle Fagan Yoga, counting her blessings and being holed up with her new boyfriend have all helped Aggie MacKenzie find positives in lockdown TV’s ‘Queen of Clean’ Aggie MacKenzie has reason to be grateful for lockdown – it’s had a positive effect on her love life. “My fairly new...

Major League Soccer says it is exploring ways it can return to action, with U.S. media reporting plans are taking shape to hold a tournament in Orlando, Florida, with all 26 teams, starting in June. “We are exploring scenarios and formats for a return to match play,” said Dan Courtemanche, a spokesman...

Today, when major investors evaluate into which companies they will choose to place funds, they evaluate much more than just the company’s financial profile. They look at factors like diversity on the board and in the workplace. Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, recently stated that it would not invest...

A 21-year-old man was found dead early Saturday morning, after going for a swim at the beach in Oroklini, police said. According to police, the man went for a swim at approximately 7:30am with his friends, after the four of them had camped out at the beach for the night....

Alternative investment funds (AIFs) are an important source of finance for companies in EU Member States: there were 30,357 AIFs in the EU as of 2018, and, as measured by Net Asset Value (NAV), amounted to €5.8 trillion or nearly 40 per cent of the total EU fund industry, according...

It is usually possible to plan ahead for a summer cultural agenda come May. Given the pandemic and the restrictions that have followed, the plans of some annual events are still up in the air while others have been cancelled and some pledged to go ahead. Even though the final...

Two coronavirus cases concerning restaurant workers were both from a restaurant in Protaras, the health ministry said on Saturday. The two cases, of the four new cases announced on Friday, were identified through the testing programme for restaurant workers at Zachariades Kalamies beach restaurant in Protaras. The ministry stressed, however,...

There’s something immensely tactile about eating chicken wings. The deep orange of Buffalo sauce streaking your forearms, nubbly, crispy bits of fried coating to nibble off, a stack of stripped wings piling ever higher in a basket in front of you. “People who love chicken wings are crazy for chicken...

Former Vice President Joe Biden apologized on Friday for telling a black radio host that he “ain’t black” if he was still weighing whether to support him or incumbent Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election. The likely Democratic nominee’s remarks to “The Breakfast Club” co-host Charlamagne tha God in...

Dozens of drivers were fined in Limassol on Friday night for violating traffic regulations, police said on Saturday. According to authorities, traffic officers ran a campaign from 6pm to 5am, where they fined 78 drivers for a number of violations, including failure to stop at traffic lights, illegal parking, illegally...

A 30-year-old man was remanded for five days on Saturday following a rape claim filed by a 47-year-old woman in Paphos last week. According to police, the man was arrested in Nicosia on Friday, following the woman’s description. The suspect was detained and transferred to the Paphos police station. The...

The United Kingdom has drawn up plans to require employers to cover 20 per cent to 30 per cent of furloughed employees’ wages from August to reduce the vast burden of the coronavirus crisis on government finances, The Times newspaper reported. The United Kingdom on May 12 extended its job...

The withdrawal of the bill earlier this week that would have provided support for Cyprus businesses which have suffered in the coronavirus crisis boded ill for the health of the economic community on the island. But the Cyprus Mail has learned that the government is in discussions with the European...

On the day when restrictions were finally lifted in Cyprus, after two months of strict lockdown, we asked a random selection of people on the streets of Nicosia about their lockdown experience.