State hospitals are enjoying a breather, as increased COVID-19 vaccinations have led to fewer patients needing treatment, freeing up beds taken from other wards. In comments to the Cyprus News Agency, state health services (OKYPY) spokesperson Charalambos Charilaou said hospitals had seen a significant improvement in the past few days. On Wednesday, there were 150
More
Cyprus tourism’s hopes of a revival this summer were dashed after its largest market, the UK, told Britons not to travel to countries in the ‘amber’ category. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Britons on Tuesday to avoid travelling to ‘amber’ listed destinations, unless essential. He said it was “very important” people understood the government’s
More
Social distancing measures introduced as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic forced many people to work from home, but Cyprus is well below the EU average of homeworkers. In 2020, 12.3% of employed people aged 15-64 in the EU usually worked from home, although this share had remained constant at around 5% over the past
More
Cypriot residents aged 61-65 who did not previously book a COVID-19 vaccination appointment have the opportunity to do so again on Wednesday and Thursday. The vaccination portal went live at 7.30 am Wednesday and will remain accessible to the mid-60s age group until 5.30 pm Thursday. According to the vaccination rollout, the portal will reopen
More
The lockdowns of 2020 in many developed markets gave rise to couch commerce and an increase in engagement for food delivery services such as Uber Eats. As a result, the online food ordering and delivery division of the Uber ride hailing giant experienced a positive spike in many metrics including an estimated 152% YoY increase
More
By Katerina Michael The coronavirus pandemic highlighted the need to adopt new forms of employment with individuals in their personal space without a physical presence in a previously defined workplace. After all, many of the traditional professions, which until now were done in specific places, can now be done by teleworking with the advancement of
More
Cyprus reported one death attributed to COVID-19 on Tuesday, with the number of new infections at 167 unchanged from the day before and fewer patient hospitalisations, as the country steps up its vaccination programme. After offering the jab to 18 to 21 year olds on Monday, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said the vaccination portal will
More
Cyprus Commerce Minister Natasa Pilides presented a €30 mln New Business Activity Scheme, contributing to the €121 mln the ministry has put forward to support entrepreneurship. Pilides said schemes to support entrepreneurship in 2021 would reach €166 mln, while a total of €450 mln will be spent between 2021 and 2027. At a news conference
More
The air defence exercise TALOS 2021 involving the French Air Force was successfully completed on Tuesday with the participation of Cyprus’ National Guard. Joint manoeuvres took advantage of the nuclear-powered French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle operating in the wider region of the Eastern Mediterranean. The exercise’s scenario concerned the entry of two formations of
More
Nicosia heralded its economic performance as the best in the eurozone, with Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides welcoming data showing Cyprus had quarterly GDP growth of 2% in Q1. According to Eurostat, only Bulgaria (2.5%) and Romania (2.8%) outperformed Cyprus in the EU for quarter-on-quarter real GDP growth, despite the pandemic. Cyprus’ GDP in the first
More
