21 Cases of Covid-19 Detected Today
Health Minister Dr Ali Pilli said today that 21 people tested positive for Covid-19 out of 2,088 tests performed in the last 24 hours. Minister Pilli said that one of the positive cases arrived by air, 17 people were the contacts of the cases detected previously, they were kept in quarantine during this period, three […]
EL-SEN Union Cuts Power Supply to Debtors
The head of the Cyprus Turkish Electricity Authority Employees Union (EL-SEN) Kubilay Özkıraç, announced that the electricity supply to institutions and organisations who have hundreds of thousands of lira in unpaid debt to Kib-Tek are having their power cut off by union employees. Özkıraç said that large companies have had power supply cut to water […]
Turkish Red Crescent Sends Tent For Polyclinic
The Turkish Red Crescent sent an inflatable air tent to Cengiz Topel Hospital in Guzelyurt on Thursday. Extra accommodation was urgently needed because of Covid-19 infections, so the tent was set up in cooperation with the Turkish Red Crescent and the Turkish Red Crescent of Northern Cyprus. The 56-square metre (602.7sq.ft.) tent, will enable locals […]
Inflation Doubling Price of Some Medicines
Following the unprecedented depreciation of the Turkish lira against foreign currency, the prices of European pharmaceuticals have doubled. Consumers have complained about the price rises, however, President of the Pharmacists’ Association Umut Öksüz, pointed out that the main reason for this is the exchange rate. Öksüz added that problems obtaining supplies of pharmaceuticals during the […]
Twelve Cases of Covid-19 Detected Yesterday
Twelve people tested positive for Covid-19 out of 2,291 tests performed in the last 24 hours, Health Minister Dr Ali Pilli said yesterday. Two cases were airline passengers, five had been contacts of people already diagnosed and were in quarantine, five were local cases, their contacts were being followed up. Seven people were discharged, the […]