Vaccinated Cypriots can enjoy a state-sponsored holiday, with a quarter of the island’s hotels and tourist enterprises participating in the government discount scheme for jabbed vacationers. On Tuesday, the Deputy Ministry of
The Health Ministry will be operating walk-in vaccination centres across the island from Thursday in another bid to boost its decelerating COVID-19 vaccination rollout. People will now be able to walk into
Turkish Cypriot authorities warn their health system is under immense pressure from a new outbreak of coronavirus cases driven by the Delta variant. As in the Republic, Turkish Cypriots have also reported
Attorney-General George Savvides and House President Annita Demetriou agree on replacing antiquated laws on contagious diseases and preventing wildfires with more effective rules and stricter fines. They had a meeting to examine
Work will get underway next year to improve the Nicosia-Palaichori road. This project will boost development in the nearby communities of the Pitsillia region, according to Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos. Speaking at
Coronavirus hospitalisations in Cyprus continued to rise to 153 on Monday, despite a mild drop in new infections to 832 and efforts by state officials to encourage younger people to vaccinate. The
The government has engaged in a dialogue with stakeholders to introduce an incentive package for younger people to get a COVID-19 vaccine, including gift vouchers for holidays and tech gadgets. On Monday,
More than one in ten teenagers aged 16 and 17 have got their first of two COVID-19 jabs vindicating the government’s decision to widen vaccine coverage. Health Ministry spokesperson Margarita Kyriakou said
Cyprus will continue to perspire under unusually hot weather this week, as maximum temperatures soar to 41 degrees Celsius, several notches above the norm. The Met Office issued another yellow alert on
Scientists argue that the best measure in combating Cyprus’ fourth wave of coronavirus is encouraging more vaccinations sooner rather than later. Maria Koliou, assistant professor of infectious diseases at the University of
