Three people died and 635 new coronavirus cases were reported on Friday, 20 fewer than the previous day, despite July being the worst month on record accounting for just over 25% of all infections since the pandemic started. So far, 25,559 new Covid-19 cases were recorded this month, or 25.2% of all infections during the
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US Ambassador Judith G. Garber said Washington urges Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot leadership to reverse their decision to open Varosha. This was conveyed during a meeting on Friday Garber has with House Speaker Annita Demetriou. Demetriou expressed her sincere appreciation for the US position on the Cyprus problem and efforts to resolve it. Garber
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Unvaccinated tourists must get tested if staying over seven days, while children aged 12 to 15 can get a COVID-19 jab, the Cabinet decided Friday. Cyprus will tighten rules on unvaccinated arrivals from abroad, obliging them to take a PCR test for COVID-19 on the seventh day of their stay, regardless their country of origin.
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Despite signs the fourth wave of coronavirus cases, powered by the more contagious Delta variant, is stabilising, Cyprus reported its highest 14-day cumulative notification rate since the pandemic started. According to the Health Ministry’s latest epidemiological report, Cyprus’ 14-day notification rate has reached 1,403 per 100,000, shooting up from 824 two weeks ago. The data
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Cyprus is sweltering under a sustained heatwave, which could last more than ten days, with maximum temperatures expected to soar to 44 degrees Celsius next week, several notches above the norm. The island has wilted under an unusually hot and prolonged heatwave, with no sign of temperatures dropping before the end of next week. The
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The Foreign Ministry welcomed the unanimous renewal of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus mandate until 31 January 2022 by the Security Council. The Foreign Ministry said the Security Council reaffirmed the Presidential statement “condemning Turkish illegal actions in Varosha, announcements by the President of Turkey and the leader of the Turkish-Cypriot Community on 20
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The coronavirus pandemic was one of the biggest and most severe shocks of our daily lives in the past few decades. Whereas individuals often adapt their habits to different situations, the pandemic saw a large change in the habits of people which have stuck even now that lockdown restrictions are easing. Online gamblers were given
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The Cabinet convenes on Friday to discuss further measures to tackle the fourth wave of COVID-19 infections, powered by the more aggressive Delta variant, with expanding the Safe Pass under the spotlight. Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas will be proposing a series of measures before the Cabinet. Ministers are to discuss a proposal for the Safe
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Cyprus reported four coronavirus deaths on Thursday, a mild drop in hospitalisations and a drop in new daily infections, as the government said it plans to pick up the pace of vaccinations and get the first jab for 80% of the adult population by the end of August. Health ministry officials said that a handful
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By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM A sense of positivity was in the air on Thursday thanks to dovish comments by the Federal Reserve overnight, the US Senate voting to move ahead on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan and robust earnings in Europe. Stocks on the continent were painted green Thursday afternoon, having
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