As of Monday, authorities will be introducing the “test to stay” policy in primary and secondary schools, in a bid not to shut classrooms where positive cases were found while keeping students safe, the Health Ministry said on Friday. It effectively ends compulsory quarantine for close contacts of Covid-19 cases at schools, favouring daily tests
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Cyprus reported a record 46,487 new COVID-19 cases in the past two weeks, pushing the island’s 14-day accumulated diagnosis rate to its highest level, with the Omicron variant driving the latest surge in the pandemic. Hospitalisations are also dangerously nearing their all-time high, according to health ministry data. The island’s two-week cumulative case rate increased
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Cyprus medieval castles and other ancient monuments could now set the stage for the dream wedding of young couples after the cabinet rubber-stamped a proposal tabled to allow ceremonies at historic sites and museums. The medieval castles, Paphos and Limassol, Larnaca Fort, the Cyprus Railway Museum in the village of Evrychou, the Museum of Traditional
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The central bank of Russia has proposed that cryptocurrency trading, mining and usage be made illegal, with a senior official saying cryptocurrencies are volatile and are commonly employed in criminal operations such as fraud and money laundering. The ban on cryptocurrencies comes from a paper published Thursday, January 20, presented on an online news conference with
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The government on Friday welcomed MPs approving the bill on protecting people who blow the whistle on corruption after a six-year delay. Implementation of the law is expected to enhance transparency and address possible corruption cases. According to a statement by the Presidency: “These are important reforms which will contribute decisively to the fight against
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Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides will pay a visit to Washington at the invitation of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken for talks on February 1 at the State Department. The Cyprus News Agency said Kasoulides would leave for the US on January 30 and hold meetings on February 1-2. The programme of his meetings
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Cyprus real estate and construction sectors are stressed from skyrocketing prices of building materials, making it harder to recover from the pandemic and scrapping of the ‘golden passports’ scheme. According to the Cyprus Statistical Services data, increases were recorded across the board in 2021, pushing up the overall construction cost by 10.98%, compared to 2020.
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Government lead scientist Constantinos Tsioutis warns against growing complacency the pandemic is over, following data suggesting Omicron has boosted immunity levels while causing less severe disease. Taking to Twitter, the head of the team of scientists advising the government on the coronavirus outbreak, Tsioutis warned against jumping to conclusions proclaiming the end of the pandemic.
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In the next few days, it is quite likely that we shall come to see the stepping down of the UK’s prime minister, Boris Johnson, for holding parties at Number 10 during the national lockdown. A vibrant, functional democracy operates on the basis that the votes that got you into office can at the same
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Cyprus saw coronavirus deaths soar to eleven on Thursday, pushing January closer to the August figure of the deadliest month on record, as hospitalisations dropped slightly to 244 and new cases rose to 2,282, close to the total for the day before. The health ministry said in its Covid bulletin that the latest victims were
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