'Picture remains positive' in Cyprus as just two new coronavirus cases emerge

Just two new coronavirus cases were announced during the Health Ministry's briefing on Tuesday, with total confirmed cases in the Republic reaching 903.

A 72-year-old woman who carried the virus died on Tuesday, but experts said her death was not attributed to coronavirus but to underlying health conditions.

Coronavirus-related deaths in the country therefore remained stable at 16, with fatalities aged on average 71 years old.

Meanwhile, the north appears to be fully recovering from its coronavirus outbreak, as total cases have remained at 108 since April 17, while the last patient being treated for coronavirus in a hospital in the north was discharged on Tuesday.

While Cyprus is also inching toward zero cases, there still appear to be sources of infection at large.

Tuesday's new cases involve two people who took the initiative to get tested for...