The Cyprus vaccination rollout moves further down the age ladder on Saturday with the health ministry calling for 57 and 58 year old to sign up for the COVID-19 inoculations, over what seems to be a surplus of AstraZeneca jabs. The online vaccination portal opens at 8 am and closes at 8 pm for 15,000
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By Esme Palas As the impact of Brexit is now becoming apparent, many UK-based businesses are considering relocation of their headquarters or business activities to other European countries. Cyprus offers competitive advantages in attracting UK-based companies that seek to maintain close business ties within the European Union. The new framework for facilitating foreign companies’ establishment
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Cyprus reported a small drop in new coronavirus cases on Friday, down to 601 from 622 the day before, and distancing itself from the 3-month high of 705 seen a week ago. The health ministry said that there were no deaths attributed to COVID-19 with the April toll remaining at 12 and the 13-month total
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Celestyal Cruises is launching a seven-night Greek island cruise in July and August, departing from Limassol on board the Olympia. It is the third cruise company to include Cyprus in its itineraries this year. Carnival Group’s Seabourn Ovation launch 7-day roundtrip sailings in July that includes Limassol port and a stopover in Paphos, while Royal
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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 all 111 positive samples taken in March and sent to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control were found to be the
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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 Agency, health ministry sources said on Friday. News outlet Philenews quoted ministry sources as saying that Cyprus is to buy some 50,000 doses
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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 is dropping. The island’s increased infection rate is mainly attributable to the UK variant B.1.1.7 of the virus which is said to be
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By Han Tan, Market Analyst at FXTM US equity futures are pushing up to new highs amidst the risk-on party in equities. The MSCI ACWI index, which measures stock markets in both the emerging and developed world, also posted a new record on Thursday having climbed 7.2% so far this year. However, Asian stocks have
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All shops in Cyprus will remain closed on the 1 May bank holiday, which this year falls on the same day as Greek Orthodox Easter Saturday, annoying the retail sector. Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou appears adamant about keeping 1 May a holiday for all shops despite supermarkets and butchers demanding they open for the rush
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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 at 8 am until 8 pm, with 15,020 appointments available. People aged 61 and over, who had not booked an appointment when the
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