President Nicos Anastasiades received the Cyprus Securities & Exchange Commission (Cysec) annual report praising its outgoing chair Demetra Kalogirou for her contribution to expanding the capital market. Kalogirou presented Anastasiades the last annual report under her leadership after completing two terms in office. Kalogirou said 2020 was a good year as Cysec issued licences to
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Limassol recorded the highest number of deaths from COVID-19 in August, with a third of the 82 reported involving its residents, according to the Health Ministry. Overall, August went down as the deadliest month on record, with 82 deaths attributed directly to COVID, crashing the previous record of 76 deaths reported both in December last
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Cyprus has started rolling its COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to residents of care homes as the first inoculations were carried out on Friday. The launch of Cyprus’ third round of COVID-19 shots came after Thursday’s Cabinet decision to enhance the waning immunity levels of the elderly and vulnerable groups. Friday’s rollout was announced by the
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Cyprus Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides believes a wind of change is sweeping across the Eastern Mediterranean and wider Middle East, as like-minded countries come together to promote cooperation and stability. He said it was of utmost importance for the EU to support these efforts, be more actively engaged in the region, and not merely follow
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Cyprus police are investigating six doctors who have allegedly provided their patients with fake COVID-19 vaccination cards. Police spokesman Christos Andreou told the Financial Mirror that the force is currently looking into six doctors, three from Limassol, two from Paphos, and the Larnaca-based doctor arrested last month. Andreou confirmed progress had been made in the
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One person died of the coronavirus on Thursday, with the number of new cases and hospitalisations inching lower in Cyprus to 235 and 134, respectively. An 83 year old woman was the latest victim of the pandemic raising the death toll during the past 18 months to 508, of whom 327 were men (64%) and
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Air passenger traffic shows signs of recovery after 18 months of COVID-19 travel restrictions, said Cyprus airports operator Hermes. Despite the reluctance of many to travel abroad and the complicated control procedures at airports, this year, 50 airlines flew from Cyprus, compared to 70 in 2019, most of them will continue to fly during the winter.
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August inflation in Cyprus spiked by an annual 5%, pushed upwards mainly by rising energy prices. The Consumer Price Index increased by 1.59 units and reached 104.09 units compared to 102.50 units in July 2021. It helped Cyprus inflation increase for the fifth consecutive month, the Statistical Service said. For the eight months January-August, the
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The Cabinet on Thursday approved the rollout of COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to the elderly, vulnerable groups and health professionals who completed their vaccination at least six months ago. The decision was among measures approved by the Cabinet on Thursday to put a lid on COVID-19 infections. Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said a third dose
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The European Centre of Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) advises EU states to refrain from administrating booster shots to the general population and focus on younger unvaccinated age groups. In a statement Thursday, the ECDC said: “There is no urgent need for the administration of booster doses of vaccines to fully vaccinated individuals in the
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