  The Republic of Cyprus is a small island in the southeast of Europe and
member of the European Union. The first wave of COVID-19 in Cyprus started in
early March, 2020 (imported cases) and peaked in late March-early April. The
health authorities responded rapidly and rigorously to the COVID-19 pandemic by
scaling-up testing, increasing efforts to trace and isolate contacts of cases,
and implementing measures such as closures of educational institutions, and
travel and movement restrictions. The pandemic was also a unique opportunity
that brought together experts from various disciplines including
epidemiologists, clinicians, mathematicians, and statisticians. The aim of this
paper is to present the efforts of this new, multidisciplinary research team in
modelling the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Cyprus.
