Cyprus hastens lifting of most remaining virus restrictions

The government of Cyprus accelerated the lifting of most of the country's remaining coronavirus restrictions by three weeks, citing on Wednesday the country's consistently low infection rate since the lifting of a stay-at-home order a month ago.

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said the third phase of the country's gradual rollback of restrictions will be completed by June 24 instead of July 14.

Starting June 9, shopping malls, airports, the interior seating of hotels, bars and restaurants, and open-air theaters and cinemas will be back in business. Sports events, minus spectators, kindergartens, playgrounds, summer schools and school canteens also are set to reopen on that date.

The country's casinos, dance schools, gyms, theme and water parks open their doors four days later, according to the government's schedule.

A 10-person limit on public...