A two-week-long heatwave gripping Cyprus will soar to a scorching 43 degrees Celsius on Tuesday in one of the hottest days of the summer so far. The sizzling temperatures and stifling night-time temperatures are expected to continue through the week until Friday, when a slight drop is forecast. The Cyprus Met Office has issued an
More
Six countries, including France and the US, have been downgraded to the high-risk red category after Cyprus reviewed its COVID-19 safe travel list. The other four countries demoted to red with France and the US are Switzerland, Iceland, Japan and Azerbaijan. Cyprus’ safest green category for travel is also shrinking after Italy and Lithuania were
More
Cyprus reported four coronavirus deaths on Monday, a doubling of new daily infections to 493 and a mild drop in hospitalisations, as health authorities warned that the Covid clinic in Famagusta was reaching capacity. The coronavirus reference hospital Famagusta General has reached full capacity of 75 COVID-19 patients receiving treatment, said its scientific director Amalia
More
Tourist arrivals in August are expected to be slightly better than June as more Russian and UK tourists begin to arrive in numbers, said Deputy Tourism Minister Savvas Perdios. He said Cyprus’ two biggest markets — Russia and Britain — are beginning to show signs of movement with more flights arriving. Perdios said June was
More
Net new loans for house buying rose to €114 mln in June, reaching a new all-time monthly record since December 2014, when the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) began recording data. The rise was driven by the government’s interest rate subsidy scheme to support those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. According to data released Monday
More
Online appointments for the vaccination of 12-15 year-olds against COVID-19 began on Monday, with over 60% of those booking a jab through the portal was for children. According to the Health Ministry, 1,385 vaccination appointments were made online Monday, with 830 taken for children aged 12-15. The vaccination of children is voluntary and must be
More
Most of the banks in an EU-wide stress test seem to have ample capital or exceed the yardstick 10% of funds, according to a ‘worst case scenario’ exercise conducted on 89 systemic banks that represent about 70% of the European banking system. Two of the three Cypriot banks considered for the stress test, Bank of
More
Coronavirus reference hospital Famagusta General has reached full capacity of 75 COVID-19 patients receiving treatment, said its scientific director Amalia Hadjiyianni on Monday. She told CNA that the youngest patient is 23 years old and the oldest is 90, and the median age of COVID patients is 59. “Only eight of the patients treated at
More
Although Olympic sailor Pavlos Kontides failed to win a medal for Cyprus in Tokyo after coming so close, he was heralded by President Nicos Anastasiades as a role model for others to follow. Kontides finishing fourth is still Cyprus’ second-best performance at any Olympics after the silver medal he won at the 2012 London Games.
More
By Charalambos Pitros The construction cost in Cyprus has increased abnormally. Moreover, the recent hike in diesel prices has worsened the situation, as the price has a domino effect on every material used in the construction sector. Crucial inputs such as steel, cement, sand, stone aggregates and wood-oriented materials have seen a price increase in
More
