Cyprus real estate sector in 2021 gained lost ground from the pandemic as building permits picked up the pace but are still well off the levels recorded in pre- coronavirus 2019. According to Cystat data, 8,164 building permits were issued last year compared to 7,023 in the same period of 2020, recording an increase of
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Cyprus reported three coronavirus deaths on Thursday, as new daily cases jumped to 3,473, possibly due to the ‘Green Monday’ holiday and public outings, with hospitalisations dropping to 113, of whom 22 are critical. Hospitals’ operator OKYPY spokesperson Charalambos Charilaou said earlier on Thursday that the spike in new cases, having dropped below 2,000 for
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday said Russian President Vladimir Putin had made “a terrible mistake” by invading Ukraine and would “lose” the war there. “We will always have slightly different perspectives from one democracy to the next. Vladimir Putin was counting on those slight differences between us to lead to ineffective sanctions,” Trudeau
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Almost a thousand patients in Cyprus have been administered Molnupiravir, the antiviral medication for COVID, said Deputy head of pharmaceutical services Elena Panagiotopoulou. Merck anti-Covid oral pill Molnupiravir /Lagevrio 200mg has been administered to 984 patients, and only 7% of them had to be admitted to the hospital. She told the Cyprus News Agency no
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Cyprus health experts are not convinced over the necessity of a second booster shot against COVID-19 while urging the authorities to keep a tight leash on restrictive measures. Dr George Panos, a government COVID team member, told the Cyprus News Agency there is no compelling evidence to support administrating a second booster shot to immunocompromised
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The parents of a two-and-a-half-month-old baby girl who died on Saturday at the Makarios hospital for children were remanded in police custody for eight days by a Limassol court, following evidence the baby’s death was suspicious. The parents, aged 37 and 22, were arrested following an autopsy on the baby by state pathologists Angeliki Papetta
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The future of European champions Chelsea has been plunged into doubt after Russian owner Roman Abramovich was hit with UK government sanctions in response to the invasion of Ukraine. Abramovich has bankrolled the most successful era in the Blues’ history since taking charge in 2003 — the club have won five Premier League titles and
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Standard and Poor’s rating agency downgraded RCB bank’s long-term issuer credit rating to B+ from BB- over the impact of its previous major shareholder, the Russian VTB, pulling out of the bank to shield its assets from Russia sanctions. The agency also placed Cyprus’ third-largest lender on CreditWatch with negative implications. “RCB Bank`s business prospects
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Ukrainians fleeing to Cyprus to escape the war have pushed up demand for real estate rentals in Limassol and Paphos, say industry stakeholders. The Interior Ministry said the Republic had welcomed 2,935 Ukrainians since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February, with the majority seeking to reunite with family already living on the island. In comments
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Commissioner for Children’s Rights, Despo Michaelidou, has lashed out at authorities over “appalling” conditions under which unaccompanied migrant minors are living at the Pournara reception centre. The Commissioner has launched a probe after being informed that 30 unaccompanied children left the centre to spend the night on the streets in protest of their living conditions.
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