Cyprus reported two coronavirus deaths on Monday, 100 new daily infections and the number of hospitalisations dropping to 106, as the Covid ward at Paphos General hospital released its last patient. The two deaths, both males aged 60 and 82, raising the death toll for May to 44 and to 356 since the pandemic started.
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Cyprus will allocate over €1 bln for a speedy transition to a Green economy built on renewable energy over the next five years. Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides and Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos presented their vision for a greener future on Monday. The transition focuses on the environment, ending Cyprus’ energy isolation,
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Cyprus has not closed the gender gap in politics, ranking 112 globally for female participation in parliament, as less than one in five MPs are women. According to a Research, Studies and Publications Service of the House of Representatives, just 19.6% of elected MPs are women. The study finds that Rwanda leads the board with 61.3%
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The car ferry RO-RO ‘Vassilios’ is the latest addition to the Salamis fleet of ferries, a container vessel, and the popular Filoxenia cruise ship. The Group overcame challenges gripping world tourism and transport. Named after Salamis Group founder Vassos Hadjitheodosiou, the new acquisition is expected in its home port of Limassol in July, arriving from
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Following the death of a 39-year-old British woman after a blood clotting incident, Cyprus health authorities investigate another thrombotic episode of a 40-year-old woman after taking AstraZeneca. The 40-year-old woman was vaccinated with the first dose of the vaccine two weeks before the thrombotic episode, which was detected during a routine check-up before her surgery.
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Cyprus has added Malta as the first EU member state to its Green category after making four changes to its revised safe travel list. Malta turns green after putting a lid on infections, reporting close to zero new daily cases in the past week. The Mediterranean island nation has brought the virus under control through
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Cyprus joined Brussels, the US and UK in condemning the diversion of a Ryanair flight by Belarus on Sunday to arrest journalist Roman Protasevich. The Cyprus Foreign Ministry said it is in contact with the Cypriot passenger on Ryanair flight FR4978 from Athens to Vilnius in Lithuania, forced to land in Minsk for the arrest. Nicosia
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Almost half of Cyprus’ adult population has taken a COVID-19 jab, placing it third in the EU for its vaccination rollout. The latest figures (21 May) show 359,952 people (48.6%) have had one shot of a vaccine, and 155,192 people (21%) are fully vaccinated. Citing OurWorldInData figures, the Health Ministry said Cyprus is now third
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A 39-year-old British woman being treated in Nicosia General hospital’s ICU following a blood clotting incident, has died, news reports said Monday. The Cyprus health authorities were looking into whether it could be linked to AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine. The woman had received the first dose of the vaccine two weeks ago in Paphos, on May
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Cyprus reported one death on Sunday and new coronavirus infections remained in double digits for the second day, as the number of patient hospitalisations were unchanged at 115. The health ministry said that a 91 year old man died raising the death toll for May to 42 and to 354 since the pandemic started. May
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