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A DECREASE OF OVER 50% IN THE EFFECTIVE REPRODUCTIVE NUMBER [Rt] FOR COVID-19

in-cyprus 11 September 2020 - by Maria Bitar The data recorded in the new epidemiological study published by the Ministry of Health are extremely positive. The number of active cases in the community fell to 7 per 100,000 residents compared to the previous report’s 18.4. Equally importan…

TURKEY SAYS EU MEDITERRANEAN STATEMENT BIASED, OPEN TO TALKS WITH GREECE

Reuters 11 September 2020 © Reuters/Handout .  FILE PHOTO: Turkish seismic research vessel Oruc Reis is escorted by Turkish Navy ships as it sets sail in the Mediterranean Sea ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey slammed a statement by European Union Mediterranean states on Friday, saying the comme…

NEW RESIDENCE PERMITS

Filenews 11 September 2020 UK Expats - please see notes at the bottom of the article The Department of Population and Migration Records announces that from 05.09.2020 the new version of a residence permit is being released in the new single form provided for in EU Regulation 2017/1954 of…

CORONAVIRUS 'INFECTS BRAIN BY HIJACKING CELLS TO MAKE COPIES OF ITSELF', US STUDY FINDS

The Evening Standard 11 September 2020 - by April Roach © Provided by Evening Standard Coronavirus  can poison the  brain  by hijacking cells to make copies of itself, a new US study has found. The  research , which has yet to be peer reviewed, found evidence of  Covid-19  taking up oxyg…

THOMAS COOK SET TO RELAUNCH AS AN ONLINE TRAVEL AGENT

The Independent - 11 September 2020 -by Joanna Whitehead © Provided by The Independent The  Thomas Cook  brand is set to be relaunched next week as an online travel agent (OTA), although sources close to the firm have said this is dependent on further changes to the government’s list of …

UK AND JAPAN STRIKE BRITAIN'S FIRST POST- BREXIT TRADE DEAL

Cyprus Mail 11 September 2020 - Reuters News Service Britain struck its first post-Brexit trade deal with Japan on Friday, hailing the agreement as a “historic moment”, just as it is struggling to clinch a deal with its closest trading partners in the European Union. Britain said the dea…

VACCINE CONFIDENCE VOLATILE, VULNERABLE TO MISINFORMATION - Study

in-cyprus 11 September 2020 - by Annie Charalambous Political polarisation and online misinformation are threatening vaccination programmes worldwide, with public trust volatile and varying widely between countries, according to a global vaccine confidence study. The study, which maps tr…

INDOOR CINEMAS TO REOPEN ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 17

in-cyprus 11 September 2020 - by Annie Charalambous Indoor cinemas will reopen on Thursday, September 17, under health and safety rules governing their operation in view of the covid-19 pandemic, the Health Ministry announced on Friday. It also said that only 50% of a theatre amphitheatr…

HOW A RUSH FOR MEDITERRANEAN GAS THREATENS TO PUSH GREECE AND TURKEY INTO WAR

The Guardian 11 September 2020 - by  Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor © Provided by The Guardian   Greek navy ships taking part in an exercise in the Mediterranean last month. Photograph: Greek Defence Ministry/AFP/Getty An increasingly fractious standoff over access to gas reserves has…

CORONAVIRUS - 40 PER CENT OF COVID CASES ASYMPTOMATIC WHEN DIAGNOSED

Cyprus Mail 11 September 2020 - by Staff  Reporter Just under 40 per cent of Cyprus coronavirus cases were asymptomatic at the time of diagnosis, a health ministry report on the coronavirus situation issued on Friday said. The latest National Surveillance Report by the ministry’s Epidemi…