On 9 March 2020, Cyprus confirmed its first two cases of coronavirus: a 25-year-old man from Limassol who had returned from Italy and a 64-year-old health professional from Nicosia who had returned from the United Kingdom.[1] On 11 March, Cyprus confirmed four more cases of COVID-19: two Greek Cypriots who returned from the UK the day before and one taxi driver from Paphos, whose grandson was also hospitalised.[2] All three men were taken to Famagusta General Hospital. The fourth case was in self-isolation at home. On 12 March, four new cases were confirmed: a person who had travelled to the United Kingdom and contacted the authorities after developing symptoms,[3] a person who had returned from Italy, a person with symptoms after returning from Greece and a one individual returning from Germany with no symptoms.