Fourteen New Cases of Covid-19 Detected Today
There have been 14 cases of Covid-19 detected out of 1,323 tests performed in the last 24 hours, Health Minister Dr Ali Pilli has said. The health minister said that 10 people were the contacts of the previously detected cases, who were in quarantine during this time, four were local cases, and their contacts were […]
Tougher Penalties to Fight Covid-19 in Force
Penalties for failing to wear a mask in public places and not observing social distancing and quarantine rules have come into force today. President Mustafa Akinci signed the “Infectious Diseases (Amendment) Law”, which was unanimously accepted in the ninth extraordinary meeting of the General Assembly on 17 September. The amendment was published in the Official […]
UNSG’s Remarks Irrelevant: PM Tatar
Prime Minister Ersin Tatar told reporters on Tuesday that the announcement made by the UN Secretary-General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres that he plans to hold an informal meeting with the two Cypriot community leaders and representatives of the three guarantor countries after the presidential elections in the TRNC, was unnecessary. “What is important is what the […]
Tatar Inspects Pandemic Hospital Construction Site
Prime Minister Ersin Tatar and Health Minister Ali Pilli on Tuesday inspected the ongoing construction of the pandemic hospital in Nicosia. Speaking to reporters on site, Tatar said that various problems had been faced during the project phase of the hospital but that construction had commenced and was progressing following instructions given by Turkish President […]
Seven Cases of Covid-19 Detected on Tuesday
Seven new cases of Covid-19 were detected out of 1, 447 PCR tests performed on Tuesday, Health Minister Dr Ali Pilli said. Pilli said that two airline passengers arrived with the infection, two were passenger contacts of passer contacts and were already in quarantine, three were local cases. The minister said that 18 people had […]