Details of Covid-19 Interim Report
The provisional report on Covid-19 submitted by the Ministry of Health to the Presidency contains data on the outbreak since March 10 in North Cyprus. The report, signed by Undersecretary of Health Ali Çaygür, does not contain any data and statistics for comparison with other countries where the pandemic was prevalent, but it does not […]
Akinci Dismisses Covid-19 Report as ‘Not Serious’
President Mustafa Akıncı has dismissed the temporary report on the statistics and progress on Covid-19 presented to him by the Ministry of Health, for lacking substance and seriousness. President Akıncı recalled that he made the maximum effort to stay away from political polemics by taking into consideration the difficult days endured everyone. “I am sadly […]
Visitors Trapped by Lockdown Have Visas Extended
The Council of Ministers held a four-hour meeting chaired by Prime Minister Ersin Tatar on Tuesday. After the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Government Spokesperson Kudret Özersay issued a statement regarding the decisions taken. Amongst other topics, he said that visas for foreigners unable to leave the TRNC during the lockdown, […]
Workers Cross the Border to Work in the South
A group of Turkish Cypriot crossed the border at the Metehan, Beyarmudu and Akyar checkpoints early this morning, to go to their workplaces in the south. A total of eight crossed the border, six to resume their work and two for health reasons. All members of the group expressed their sadness at having to leave […]
