COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the novel corona
virus "SARS-CoV-2" was first identified in China in
December of 2019. Since then COVID-19 has spread widely across the
globe, forcing the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare it as
pandemic on the 11th of March 2020.
The first confirmed case of COVID-19 was officially identified
in Cyprus on the 9th of March 2020, causing grave concern and
wreaking havoc on every-day life on the island, as the country came
face to face with an unprecedented life threatening and changing
reality. Since then, the Cyprus government has taken a series of
drastic measures in an effort to prevent the spread of the disease,
which includes compulsory quarantine for people who travelled to
high risk countries, closing down schools and certain businesses,
as well as banning all flights from abroad.
