Cypriots can start packing for a summer vacation in the 27-member EU without having to worry about quarantine, as the bloc agreed to electronic COVID-19 certificates. Called “green certificates” by the European Commission, the pass is designed to allow restriction-free travel within the EU ahead of the busy summer holiday season. EU legislators came to a
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Cyprus is off the ‘dark red’ list of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) categorisation, as its COVID 14-day cumulative rate dropped below the safety limit of 500 per 100,000 residents for the first time. According to the Health Ministry latest weekly epidemiological report released on Friday, the island has succeeded in
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Two people died of COVID-19 on Thursday, making May the third deadliest month, while daily coronavirus infections dropped below 100 to 76, as health authorities push for a faster vaccination rollout. The two elderly people, a 97 year old man and an 89 year old woman, raised the death toll for May to 38 and
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Cyprus health authorities have opened an investigation after a 39-year-old British woman suffered a serious thrombotic episode days after taking an AstraZeneca jab. The woman is being treated at Nicosia General Hospital as officials try to discover whether her condition is linked to being vaccinated. In statements to CNA, Helena Panayiotopoulou, acting director of the
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The shipping sector showed “tremendous resilience” in supporting the Cypriot economy amid the coronavirus pandemic; President Nicos Anastasiades told the annual meeting of shipowners and shipmanagers on Thursday. He praised the maritime community in his address to the virtual annual general meeting of the Cyprus Shipping Chamber. “Our country’s maritime sector managed to maintain its
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Cyprus has not abandoned the idea of promoting a scrappage scheme to get older cars off the road for electric vehicles, despite having to withdraw a previous one due to the economic impact of coronavirus. In comments to the website Stockwatch, Ministry of Transport permanent secretary Stavros Michael said the scheme would find its way
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Turkey has confirmed establishing an armed drone base in the Turkish occupied north of Cyprus amid rising tension in the Middle East. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed on Wednesday Turkey has created a drone base in the north during a speech he gave in Ankara where he scolded Israel for its role in the
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After detecting four people infected with the Indian COVID-19 variant and two with the South African strain, health authorities seek to speed up vaccinations to create a wall of protection. Authorities are now throwing themselves into accelerating the country’s vaccination rollout by increasing capacity with the help of the private health sector. Both new variants
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The European Parliament has called for Turkey’s EU accession process to be suspended in a hard-hitting report that condemns aggression against Greece and Cyprus. Its report on Turkey recommends the “formal suspension of accession negotiations with Turkey.” “For both sides to review in a realistic manner and through a structured and comprehensive high-level dialogue, the
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Cyprus, Greece, and Egypt have pledged closer military cooperation as regional threats grow and invite more countries to participate in joint manoeuvres to build strong alliances. “The emergence of new security challenges and threats in our region requires joint threat assessment and closer cooperation among the three countries to protect their common interests and reinforce
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