A highly contagious variant of COVID-19 first identified in Britain is now predominant in Cyprus, the Health Ministry said on Friday, linking it to a recent surge in infections. The ministry said
Cyprus is negotiating with Russia’s Gamaleya National Centre of Epidemiology and Microbiology to buy an amount of their COVID-19 vaccine, dubbed Sputnik V, once it will be approved by the European Medicines
Cyprus is struggling to get the coronavirus under control, as the Health Ministry’s latest data show a clear upward trend in daily new cases, while the age of new cases and hospitalisations
Only people aged 59-60 were eligible to book a Covid-19 vaccination appointment on Friday as Cyprus’ rollout moved further down the age ladder, the Health Ministry said. The online vaccination portal opened
In the fourth quarter of 2020, house prices, as measured by the House Price Index, rose by 5.4% in the eurozone, 5.7% across the EU and 2.4% in Cyprus, compared with the
Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis has welcomed the endangered monk seal population reaching its highest number recorded in Cyprus, now boasting 19. The endangered monk seal population (Monachus Monachus) has reached 19, with
Cyprus reported 622 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, dangerously approaching last Friday’s 3-month high of 705, after daily infections remained stubbornly above 400 throughout the week. The health ministry said that two
Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis urged MPs to approve a series of justice reform bills submitted to parliament to avoid Cyprus being tarnished with an ultra-slow legal system. “The justice reform is an
Schools will be shut down much faster under stricter contact tracing protocols, with entire classrooms considered close contacts if a student tests positive for COVID-19 after clusters were detected. The Health Ministry
Scores of infrastructure projects in Paphos costing €123 mln have been completed in the last eight years during two terms of the Anastasiades administration, said Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis. During a visit
