Cyprus has tightened the lid on the transmission of COVID-19 within the community as just 5 out of 31 cases reported in the fortnight between 3-16 June, involved locally acquired infections. Health service efforts seem to be paying off as the majority of recently confirmed coronavirus cases were connected to repatriation flights. Out of 840
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Cyprus said it will reduce the number of international students it accepts in a raft of sweeping changes to deter a spike in asylum seekers. Cypriot Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said that many third-country nationals who came to the island to study ended up seeking asylum while sham marriages were used as a vehicle to
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After reassessing coronavirus data to see from which countries tourists are allowed entry with or without a COVID-19 health certificate after June 19, Cyprus has added France and Lebanon to the list. With the new additions, Cyprus is set to allow entry to passengers from a total of 30 countries, up from the previous 21.
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By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM It has been one hundred days since the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. During this time, we experienced the worst sell-off and fastest recovery in stock market history. But the biggest lesson learnt over this period was that old rules no longer apply and many
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Cyprus road deaths increased 6.1% last year ranking it a lowly 18th in the EU, according to the annual Road Safety PIN Report by the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC). The number of road deaths increased in 12 countries, while progress stagnated in four. The largest increases were registered in Israel with 17%, Denmark 14%,
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Nicosia aims to shorten the time required to review asylum requests and deal with manifestly unfounded applications, said Interior Minister Nicos Nouris. Speaking during a session of the House Committee on Legal Affairs, Nouris told MPs “it is well known that there is a dramatic increase and surge in the number of asylum applicants, as
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Cyprus on Wednesday managed to report no new coronavirus cases for a second consecutive day, the first time it has managed to do so since the outbreak began on March 9. Health authorities said they detected zero COVID-19 cases after conducting 1,210 lab tests, repeating Tuesday’s results. It is the seventh time that Cyprus has
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Cyprus on Wednesday announced a raft of new measures in a €150 mln support package for the economy to deal with effects of the pandemic with total rescue funds touching €3 bln. Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides and Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou unveiled a series of targeted plans to support workers and businesses over the next
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Larnaca Airport saw a lowly 7,000 passengers flying in and out in the first week since it reopened on 9 June when the lockdown was lifted on commercial flights. A year ago, Larnaca Airport handled 942,297 passengers going through its doors in June as the summer picked up. It’s a very different story in a
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Cyprus Energy Minister George Lakkotrypis is expected to step down next week, after the president’s first post-lockdown overseas visit to Israel to discuss key regional cooperation. On the Cyprus-Israel agenda will be the EastMed natural gas pipeline, revenue sharing of joint natgas discoveries and the EuroAsia Interconnector electricity cable, as well as restarting the tourism
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