A night-time curfew in place for eight months has been scrapped, while night clubs can reopen after 15 months as Cyprus returned to near normal on Thursday from lockdown restrictions. Cypriots have endured curfew restrictions that started with local lockdowns in October and extended islandwide last November. Sit-down social events such as weddings, graduation and
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Cypriots eyeing a summer getaway after a long year of COVID-19 restrictions have more options from July, with TUS Airways launching its flight schedule to the Greek islands. The Cypriot airline, which reclaimed its license after seven months and injected with Israeli money, will be flying to Preveza, Skiathos and Mykonos from 12 July. TUS
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Two people died on Wednesday, new coronavirus cases spiked to 77 and hospitalisations retreated further, as Cyprus prepared to lift all lockdown restrictions as of Thursday. The health ministry said in its daily Covid bulletin that a 69 year old woman and 78 year old man were added to the long list of victims from
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The elderly might need to get a third COVID-19 vaccine jab in the autumn as it remains unclear how long immunity lasts after vaccination, a government advisor said. Virologist Dr Petros Karayiannis, a government COVID committee member, told the Cyprus News Agency that nothing had been decided about the booster jab, but decisions will be
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Cyprus’ Cabinet on Wednesday increased state subsidies available to coronavirus-stricken airlines budgeting €8.8 mln for the next six months to boost the island’s poor connectivity until 2022. Airlines are paid a rate for each passenger if flights arrive in Cyprus less than two-thirds full. The scheme was introduced in June 2020, following the first wave
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President Nicos Anastasiades is preparing for a mini-reshuffle of his Cabinet to seek a government of wider appeal in the wake of public anger over corruption scandals and the need to execute reforms. Anastasiades said he would be summoning political party leaders next week to discuss the possibility of establishing a more representative government following
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Scientists argue that children should get vaccinated against COVID-19 if Cyprus wants to rid itself of coronavirus by reaching herd immunity. Talking to a Sigma TV assistant professor in Pharmacology at the University of Cyprus Medical School, Dr Nikolas Dietis argued that scientists across the globe accept that children need to get vaccinated. Inoculating children
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US President Joe Biden will raise Turkey’s tension-stoking activities in the eastern Mediterranean when he meets his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, next week. That is what US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about Biden holding his first meeting with Erdogan on the margins of the 14 June NATO
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Health authorities are currently giving another chance to teenagers to get vaccinated, as the online COVID-19 vaccination portal went live on Wednesday for ages 18-22; interest, however, is fading. It is the second time teenagers have the opportunity to book a vaccination. On Tuesday, the portal closed for people aged 23-27, with just 5,450 appointments
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Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis called on her EU counterparts to show more solidarity to expedite the accession evaluation process for Schengen Area candidates after Cyprus’ entry was put on ice. Yiolitis called for more active cooperation with countries at the forefront of irregular migration flows to Europe. She reminded EU ministers, “more solidarity should be
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