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HEALTH OFFICIALS CAUTIOUS OVER EASING RESTRICTIONS ON MASS-GATHERINGS

in-cyprus 19 July 2020 - by Annie Charalambous



Cyprus may record a positive epidemiological course but the Ministry of Health is still cautious over the easing of coronavirus restriction measures on social and other mass-gathering events.

Insiders told Phileleftheros that the Ministry will not take a giant leap towards normality because of fear of a new outbreak.

At the same time, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou has asked officers to be in constant communication with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, one also said.

The mission of this independent agency of the European Union is to strengthen Europe’s defences against infectious diseases, and the Minister wants Nicosia to be updated on the post-lockdown situation in other European countries.

A week ago, the Ministry raised the number of people allowed to gather in homes, public spaces, food and drink spots, and mass gatherings.

The total number of people allowed to gather in homes and in public spaces was raised from 150 to 250 outdoors and from 75 to 100 indoors.

At food and drink spots, the total number of people allowed to gather in outdoor spaces was raised to 250, while the indoor maximum was kept at 100 people.

The Ministry also announced that between August 22 and September 15, a maximum of 350 people will be allowed to attend a dinner reception as part of a wedding or baptism.

Guidelines issued by the World Health Organisation stress that events such as concerts and festivals pose increased risks for the spread of coronavirus.

The Marriage of Princess Beatrice of York & Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi: A Welcome Royal Wedding in 2020





Yesterday, 17 July 2020, Princess Beatrice of York married Edoardo "Edo" Mapelli Mozzi at a private ceremony in Windsor. The wedding took place Friday morning at The Royal Chapel of All Saints at Royal Lodge. Princess Beatrice wore a vintage dress by Norman Hartnell that had previously been worn by the Queen as well as the Queen Mary diamond fringe tiara, both belonging to Her Majesty The Queen. The tiara was worn by the Queen on her wedding day in 1947.


The new date of the royal wedding was not announced in advance, and Buckingham Palace said the ceremony was "small." Fewer than twenty people attended the wedding, surely making this one of the most intimate British royal weddings ever. According to reports, the marriage was attended by the following: the Queen; the Duke of Edinburgh; the Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York (parents of the bride; Princess Eugenie (who served as her sister's maid of honour) and her husband Jack Brooksbank; Count Alex Mapelli Mozzi (the groom's father, who flew in from France for the event); Nicola Williams-Ellis and her husband David (the groom's mother and stepfather); Natalia Yeomans and her husband Tod (the groom's sister and brother-in-law) with their children Coco and Freddie; as well as four year-old Wolfie Mapelli Mozzi, Edo's son and Beatrice's stepson, who served as his father's best man. Canon Martin Poll, the Queen's domestic chaplain, officiated at the wedding.



The church was decorated with pink and white delphiniums, roses, waxflower and hydrangeas from Windsor Great Park. Beatrice carried a bouquet of trailing jasmine, pale pink and cream sweet peas, royal porcelain ivory spray roses, pink O'Hara garden roses, pink waxflower, baby pink astilbe and sprigs of myrtle. During the thirty-minute service, Sarah, Duchess of York, and Nicola Williams-Ellis read the bride and groom's favourite poems: I Carry You In My Heart by e.e. cummings and Shakespeare's Sonnet 116.

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The Queen, aged 94, and the Duke of Edinburgh, aged 99, have been isolating at Windsor since March; the wedding is believed to be the first time that the couple have attended a family gathering since the UK lockdown began. Later on Friday, the Queen knighted Captain Sir Tom Moore, the 100-year-old who raised millions of pounds for NHS charities After the investiture, the Queen told the Sir Tom Moore: "My granddaughter got married this morning. Both Philip and I managed to get there - very nice."

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Edo Mapelli Mozzi and Princess Beatrice began dating in Fall 2018. They became engaged during a weekend trip to Italy in September 2019. Their families have known one another for quite awhile. Beatrice and Edo are believed to have started a relationship after meeting again at Princess Eugenie's wedding to Jack Brooksbank in 2018. On the occasion of Edo and Bea's engagement, the following statement was released by Buckingham Palace on 26 September 2019:
The Duke and Duchess of York are delighted to announce the engagement of Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice of York to Mr. Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. 
Her Royal Highness and Mr. Mapelli Mozzi became engaged while away for the weekend in Italy earlier this month. 
The wedding will take place in 2020. Further details will be announced in due course. 
Princess Beatrice and Mr. Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi said, “We are extremely happy to be able to share the news of our recent engagement. We are both so excited to be embarking on this life adventure together and can’t wait to be married. We share so many similar interests and values and we know this will stand us in great stead for the years ahead, full of love and happiness.” 
The Duke and Duchess of York said, “We are thrilled that Beatrice and Edoardo have got engaged, having watched their relationship develop with pride. We are the lucky parents of a wonderful daughter who has found her love and companion in a completely devoted friend and loyal young man. We send them every good wish for a wonderful family future.” 
Mrs. Nikki Williams-Ellis and Mr. Alessandro Mapelli Mozzi said, “We are truly delighted about Edoardo and Beatrice’s engagement. Our family has known Beatrice for most of her life. Edo and Beatrice are made for each other, and their happiness and love for each other is there for all to see. They share an incredibly strong and united bond, their marriage will only strengthen what is already a wonderful relationship.”

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Princess Beatrice "Bea" Elizabeth Mary of York (b.8 August 1988) is the eldest daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York (b.19 February 1960), and his former wife Sarah, Duchess of York (b.15 October 1959; née Ferguson). Princess Beatrice is ninth in theline of succession to the British throne. The princess works for Afiniti, an artificial intelligence software firm, where she is the vice president of partnerships and strategy. Edoardo "Edo" Alessandro Mapelli-Mozzi (b.19 November 1983) is the son of Count Alessandro "Alex" Mapelli-Mozzi (b.7 May 1951) and his former wife Nicola "Nikki" Diana Burrows (b.February 1956). Edo is a property developer. From a previous relationship with Dara Huang, Edo has a son, Christopher Woolf "Wolfie" Mapelli Mozzi (b.28 March 2016).



All of our best wishes to Princess Beatrice and Edoardo on the occasion of their marriage!

FOUR NEW COVID-19 CASES, TOTAL IN CYPRUS RISES TO 1,037

in-cyprus 18 July 2020 - by Annie Charalambous


Four people have tested positive for coronavirus out of a total of 1,831, the Health Ministry announced on Saturday.

The four cases were detected as follows:

  • One from 978 tests of passengers and repatriates. The person was the only one tested positive from all passengers on that flight.
  • Three from 268 tests through private initiative. One of the three has travelled recently.

The Health Ministry said the four new cases brings the total of Covid-19 cases in Cyprus to 1,037.

EU's MICHEL REJIGS RECOVERY FUND PLAN TO BREAK SUMMIT DEADLOCK

in-cyprus 18 July 2020 - by Annie Charalambous



European Council President Charles Michel offered a revised plan for the EU’s proposed economic recovery fund on Saturday to break a deadlock between the bloc’s 27 leaders on the second day of a summit in Brussels, according to a document, diplomats and officials.

To assuage concerns by the northern camp of thrifty EU countries led by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the share of free grants in the proposed 750 billion euro recovery fund would be reduced to 450 billion euros from 500 billion.

This, along with plans for an ’emergency brake’ on disbursement of funds, would appease wealthy northern states who want conditions attached to grants and would prefer to see those countries worst affected by the coronavirus crisis take loans.

The proposal would also increase rebates on the core EU budget for Austria, Denmark and Sweden.

A new proposal on the EU’s coronavirus economic recovery fund is “a serious step in the right direction”, a Dutch diplomat said after demands from The Netherlands left the EU struggling to narrow differences over the proposed mass stimulus.

“In the end this is a package and there are many more issues to solve. But the proposals on governance as put forward by (European Council President Charles) Michel is a serious step in the right direction. Many issues remain and whether we get there will depend on the next 24 hours,” the diplomat said.

(Reuters)

SHORT LOOKS AT LIFE UNDER CORONA

Cyprus Mail 18 July 2020 - by Alix Norman

Suspended

The arts. Along with our local tourist industry, it’s a sector which took – and continues to take – a huge economic hit from Covid-19. Over the last few months, we’ve seen the closing of theatres and cinemas, and the indefinite postponement of exhibitions, concerts, and festivals and films.

The Cyprus government reacted with a slew of promises. In April, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou met with the nation’s Theatre Organisation to look into ways to help actors; companies operating in the sector are set to have their loan instalments suspended; and a petition to authorities resulted in the pledge of a one-off payment of €900 to those in the sector.

While it’s taking longer than expected to see concrete results, one governmental funding project has been completed: a particularly topical undertaking by the Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education.

The Shape of Things to Come

“Following the initiatives announced by the minister of education for supporting culture in the wake of the crisis caused by the Pandemic,” ran the initial statement, “and with a view to supporting the creativity of artists, the Cultural Services announce that they will accept short films with a running time of 1 to 3 minutes’ length on the theme: ‘Life under conditions of lockdown and a global crisis’.”

Designed to fund 50 short films – each focusing specifically on an aspect of corona seen through the eyes of local film-makers – the project was announced in late April. A total of €50,000 was set aside for the project (a one-off subsidy of €1,000 for each of the 50 successful submissions), and applications were limited to Cypriot film directors and visual artists (either inside or outside Cyprus) and permanent citizens of Cyprus. The films could be produced in any medium and technique, regardless of style, genre or category, and the judging committee – a group of educational officers, curators, producers, directors and art historians – set about judging the submissions; criteria included originality of concept, addressing the human dimension under specific conditions through art, and the ability to produce a finished work under the special lockdown conditions.

“For us,” says Diomides Nikita, the Ministry’s Cinema Officer, “this undertaking was a direct means to help in a very fast way. When we launched the submission process, there were very few films. But then, as the end date approached, we saw application numbers explode, and we’re very happy to have been able to help.”

The result? 83 films were submitted; 50 were chosen. And this week, each of the successful submissions launched on a dedicated YouTube channel, available for public viewing. No more than three minutes in length, each is a poignant jewel. And many will resonate personally with the viewer…

Written, directed and produced by Emilios Avraam, The Shape of Things To Come features a mother, alone in a small flat with her toddler anxiously awaiting the return of her spouse. ‘Any news about the flights?’ she asks her husband on the phone. ‘What are we going to do if you don’t make it?’ Meanwhile, the daughter builds a blanket fort: ‘I’m hiding,’ she says. ‘Hiding from the virus.’

Love and Quarantine

In Pause, we get staggeringly beautiful animation from Christos Avraam and Ioannis Kyriakides, which highlights the haunting loneliness of corona. A child walks silently through a hail of rainbow confetti; an olive tree hides a woman waiting patiently for change; a solitary rower sits passively in a slowly sinking boat.

With Elena Alonefti’s Suspended (a must-see!), a poem by Andre Fitikidou is brought to life with thought-provoking images of one woman’s past: ‘Many of my loved ones are gone,’ says the narrator. ‘My parents too. I hear their words in my dreams…’

And in Angela Mavropoulou’s Love and Quarantine we get a heart-breakingly hopeful tale of a young man and woman who decide – despite the measures – to take their text-based relationship to the next level, and arrange to ‘meet’ face-to-face for the very first time.

If you’ve just three minutes – or more – to spare this week, any of the shorts are well worth a look. You’ll see yourself, and your corona experience, in at least one of the films. And that’s the singular attraction of the arts. Although often relegated to the bottom of the funding list, there’s no other sector which – in times of crisis – can engender such beauty and hope.

 

To watch the film selection commissioned by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth, visit the dedicated YouTube channel ‘50 Shorts VS Covid-19’


CYPRUS OLYMPIC MEDALLIST PAVLOS KONTIDES WINS OPEN CROATIA CHAMPIONSHIP

in-cyprus 18 July 2020 - by Annie Charalambous



The Mediterranean island’s ace sailor Pavlos Kontides has won Open Croatia Championship laser category.

This was the Olympic medallist’s first race following the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Athletes from Croatia, Hungary, Switzerland, Slovakia, Serbia and Austria participated in the Championship.

A total of six races were held in the Laser class, with Kontides winning the three and the Reggata, followed by Filip Jurisic and Jonatan Vadnai.

The Cyprus sailor and also world champion in the Laser class, will train in Croatia the rest of the summer ahead of sailing games in Germany in September and the European Championship in Athens in October.

CYPRUS POLICE CARRY OUT 342 CORONAVIRUS CHECKS ON PREMISES

in-cyprus 18 July 2020 - by Annie Charalambous



Police in Cyprus have carried out a total of 342 checks on premises across Cyprus in the last 24 hours.

The result was six reports for violations of measures to be taken so as to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

Police said in Nicosia 22 checks were carried out with 2 reports, in Limassol 51 checks and 1 report, in Larnaka 108 checks and no report, in Paphos 10 checks and 3 reports, in Famagusta 93 checks with no report and in Morphou 58 checks without any report having being made.

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UK PAUSES DAILY CORONAVIRUS DEATH TOLL UPDATE OVER DATA CONCERNS

in-cyprus 18 July 2020 -by Annie Charalambous


Britain said on Saturday it was pausing its daily update of the death toll from the coronavirus after the government ordered a review into the calculation of the data over concerns the toll might have been exaggerated.

Academics have said the way that Public Health England (PHE), the government agency responsible for managing infectious disease outbreaks, calculates the figures in England means they may be distorted compared to other parts of the United Kingdom.

“Currently the daily deaths measure counts all people who have tested positive for coronavirus and since died, with no cut-off between time of testing and date of death,” a message on the government’s website said.

“There have been claims that the lack of cut-off may distort the current daily deaths number. We are therefore pausing the publication of the daily figure while this is resolved.”

Britain has been the European country worst hit by the virus, with an official death toll of more 45,000. But the government has said international comparisons are misleading because countries record coronavirus deaths differently.

Health Minister Matt Hancock on Friday ordered a review into the PHE’s reporting after the academics said patients who tested positive for coronavirus, but were successfully treated, would still be counted as dying from the virus “even if they had a heart attack or were run over by a bus three months later”.

(Reuters)

MET OPERA ONLINE - W/c 20 July



During this extraordinary and difficult time, the Met hopes to brighten the lives of our audience members even while our stage is dark. Each day, a different encore presentation from the company’s Live in HD series is being made available for free streaming on the Met website, with each performance available for a period of 23 hours, from 7:30 p.m. EDT until 6:30 p.m. the following day. The schedule will include outstanding complete performances from the past 14 years of cinema transmissions, starring all of opera’s greatest singers.

The streams are also available through the Met Opera on Demand apps for Apple, Amazon, and Roku devices and Samsung Smart TV. To access them without logging in, click “Browse and Preview” in the apps for connected TV, and “Explore the App” on tablets and mobile devices.

Please click on the title of the opera.

Monday, July 20
Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Starring Isabel Leonard, Lawrence Brownlee, Christopher Maltman, and Maurizio Muraro, conducted by Michele Mariotti. From November 22, 2014.

Tuesday, July 21
Wagner’s Tannhäuser
Starring Éva Marton, Tatiana Troyanos, Richard Cassilly, Bernd Weikl, and John Macurdy, conducted by James Levine. From December 20, 1982.

Wednesday, July 22
Verdi’s Macbeth
Starring Maria Guleghina, Dimitri Pittas, Željko Lučić, and John Relyea, conducted by James Levine. From January 12, 2008.

Thursday, July 23
Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette
Starring Anna Netrebko, Roberto Alagna, Nathan Gunn, and Robert Lloyd, conducted by Plácido Domingo. From December 15, 2007.

Friday, July 24
Verdi’s Falstaff
Starring Mirella Freni, Barbara Bonney, Marilyn Horne, Bruno Pola, and Paul Plishka, conducted by James Levine. From October 10, 1992.

Saturday, July 25
Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier
Starring Renée Fleming, Christine Schäfer, Susan Graham, and Kristinn Sigmundsson, conducted by Edo de Waart. From January 9, 2010.

Sunday, July 26
Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West
Starring Eva-Maria Westbroek, Jonas Kaufmann, and Željko Lučić, conducted by Marco Armiliato. From October 27, 2018.

NETHERLAND'S RUTTE HOLDS OUT AS DEADLOCKED EU TALKS GO INTO SECOND DAY

Cyprus Mail 18 July 2020 -Reuters News Service

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte held out against his European Union counterparts on Saturday as negotiations on a massive stimulus fund ran into a second day and officials predicted a rough road ahead.

With the coronavirus pandemic dealing many European economies their worst economic shock since World War Two, leaders say they must agree on a 750 billion euro ($856 billion) recovery fund and a new 1 trillion euro EU budget.

Conceding that the atmosphere at the summit in Brussels had soured on Friday over a late evening dinner after 13 hours of talks reached a deadlock, Rutte told reporters on Saturday: “This will probably take a while.”

But Rutte said he would not agree at any cost, even as the Netherlands looked more isolated.

“It is getting a bit lonelier, I’m afraid,” he said of Dutch insistence that any money paid out from the recovery fund first be vetted by The Hague.

“I’m doing this for the whole of Europe, because it is also in the interest of Spain and Italy that they emerge from this crisis with strength,” Rutte said, referring to the two EU countries most affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Many of the 27 leaders – wearing masks in their first face-to-face meeting since February – had their own demands in a complex negotiation crisscrossing different regional and economic priorities.

But the Dutch position highlighted the deep splits in the bloc, as the executive European Commission seeks a mandate to borrow billions of euros on capital markets for the first time. Fiscally conservative countries led by the Netherlands are adamant that any new debt should be strictly policed.

The exact size of the 2021-27, 1 trillion euro budget and how far to use payouts as leverage for reforms, or whether to withhold money over rule of law issues in eastern Europe, were still to be resolved.

Hungarian Prime Minister Orban, who critics accuse of stifling the media, academics and NGOs, threatened to veto the entire plan over a mechanism that would freeze out countries that fail to live up to democratic standards.

The second day was due to start at 0900 GMT, but officials said summit chair European Council President Charles Michel was circulating new proposals with leaders, possibly delaying the first plenary session.