Scientists advising the government on coronavirus are concerned over the 15 August national holiday, raising the alarm over possible clusters forming from large social gatherings. In comments to the Cyprus News Agency on Tuesday, government advisor and virologist Dr Peter Karayiannis urged the public to be careful during their holidays, abiding by personal protective measures
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President Nicos Anastasiades has refuted Al Jazeera’s claims that a minister of his government went out of his way to accommodate a shady Russian investor get a Cyprus passport who was on an international stop list. In a statement on Tuesday, the Presidency of the Republic “categorically denied” claims by broadcaster Al Jazeera that an
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The total registrations of motor vehicles increased by 1.5% to 22,074 from January to July, up from 21,752 in the same period last year, the Cyprus Statistical Service said. Passenger saloon car sales also increased 1.5% during the first seven months to 16,979 from 16,720. Of the total passenger saloon cars sold, 6,971 or 41.1%
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Cyprus is linked to a fictitious shady investor seeking to buy one of England’s oldest football clubs Derby County FC, to use as a vehicle for money laundering. Just when Cyprus started to distance itself from the golden passports scandal, Al Jazeera’s latest report on ‘The men who sell football’ has refreshed memories of how
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Cyprus is close to reaching its target of fully vaccinating 70% of the adult population in the race to build an immunity shield against more aggressive COVID-19 variants. The Health Ministry said Tuesday its vaccine rollout had achieved 68.5% of the population (18+) being fully vaccinated. And a higher 75.8% have received one shot of
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By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Asian shares kicked off Tuesday on a mixed note as persistent concerns over the spread of the coronavirus Delta variant hampered risk sentiment. Commodity markets stabilised after Monday’s brutal selloff, while the dollar held overnight gains, appreciating against most G10 currencies. European markets opened slightly lower with
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Brussels is organising Europe’s biggest firefighting effort by sending extra support to help Greece combat unprecedented forest fires and the rest of the Mediterranean wilting under extreme heat. Following requests from Greece, North Macedonia, Albania, Italy and Turkey, the European Union has helped mobilise 14 firefighting planes, 3 helicopters, 1,300 rescuers and 250 vehicles. In
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Cyprus safest green travel category is shrinking with just 17 countries from which tourists can enter the island without restrictions, following the Delta variant taking a grip. According to the island’s latest update of its safe travel list, just ten EU member states are left in the safest green category after Sweden and Croatia dropped
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Authorities will be looking to plug holes in legislation preventing the Cyprus Medical Association (CMA) from handing out stricter disciplinary measures to members who face criminal charges. Prompted by revelations that doctors have issued fake COVID-19 vaccination cards, Attorney general George Savvides presided over a meeting with CMA, the police, and Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas
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Three people died of Covid-19 on Monday, as Cyprus saw an increase in daily infections to 446 and a mild drop in hospitalisations to 278, with more a third of those remaining critical. The health ministry said in its Covid-bulletin that two men, aged 61 and 72, and 85 year old woman were the latest
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