in-cyprus 31 March 2020 - Josephine Koumettou
Another person has died and another 16 people tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday in the Republic of Cyprus, bringing the total number of deaths to seven and the total number of confirmed cases to 230 (including five in the British Bases).
Five more have also tested positive in the Turkish-held north raising the total number of cases there to 69. The occupied areas also count one death.
New stricter lockdown measures were announced by the Minister of Health on Monday afternoon that include limiting daily movements to once a day and the doubling of the violation fine to 300 euros. Later in the evening the ministry announced exceptions to the once a day rule.
For people who have questions on the lockdown decree, there are now four contact numbers that can help.
For people struggling psychologically with the situation, there is now a telephone service operated by clinical psychologists that can offer support.
In decree violation news, police recorded 315 of them in the last 24 hours and provided a breakdown per city for the last 12 hours.
Meanwhile, the government is considering the early release of more prisoners and expanding electronic monitoring at home to decongest Nicosia Central Prison.
In other news:
Local musicians have launched an appeal for support as all venues in Cyprus are now closed for the foreseeable future.
Lockdown measures brought about a sharp drop in air pollution.
And then the case of mindless chap who tried to carry drugs into a quarantine facility in Limassol and got arrested.
