Should you travel to an island nation to stay safe from Covid-19?


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A lone swimmer wading through the clear waters of Konnos beach in Ayia Napa, a seaside resort that is usually popular with tourists. — Photos: AP

Enjoying the loosening of a six-week coronavirus lockdown in Cyprus, Michalis Eveledis charged across pristine white sand and plunged headlong into the cool Mediterranean under a glaring sun.

“I am very glad to visit my beach and swim for the first time this year, ” the 39-year-old resident of Ayia Napa – usually a magnet for foreign tourists but now deserted – said with a big grin.

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