Since 1 April, there has been an increase in COVID-19 patients admitted to state hospitals in Cyprus, putting a strain on the country’s health system, but the situation is still manageable, say officials. In comments to the Cyprus News Agency, spokesperson of the state health services organisation (OKYPY) Charalambos Charilaou said the number of COVID-19
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Turkey’s end game for two separate states in Cyprus will not come to fruition because it is an unacceptable solution, said Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades. In an interview with Greek TV station ERT, Anastasiades underlined his determination to participate in the informal conference on Cyprus at the end of April in Geneva for a constructive
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Turkish Cypriots are feeling the brunt of the second wave of coronavirus as new cases shot up to a staggering 70 on Monday, the highest for two months. The spike is in line with an increase in recent weeks after Turkish Cypriot health authorities reported a record 1009 COVID-19 cases in March, but no deaths
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To strengthen Cyprus’ science and business community, the Research & Innovation Foundation (RIF) has launched a new €15 mln funding programme to improve poor performance in this sector. Four new programmes, each with a specific objective, aim to enhance the local ecosystem’s research capacity and create appropriate conditions to translate knowledge into value-added products and
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NIPD Genetics, a leading Cypriot biotechnology company, is expanding into clinical laboratory testing with its new, state-of-the-art central labs and nine modern sample collection centres located throughout Cyprus. NIPD Genetics aims to provide high quality, patient-centric healthcare services. The highly advanced, central clinical labs and the nine sample collection centres offer over 1,100 different clinical
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Cyprus reported 565 new coronavirus cases on Monday, significantly more than Sunday’s 431, but fewer than last Friday’s three-month high of 705. One person died, a 74 year old man with underlying health issues, who had received his first of two Covid vaccinations. This raised the death toll since the pandemic started to 262, the
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The Cyprus House of Representatives official website came under attack by a Turkish hacker, following similar attacks on the Defence Ministry, the legislative body said in a statement on Monday. “The Parliament’s website has been under attack by a Turkish hacker in the past hours, following similar attacks against the Defence Ministry’s website and the
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Boosted by 60,000 COVID vaccine doses arriving this week, Cyprus’ vaccination rollout could reach people aged 57 by the end of the week, said Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou. Cyprus is enhancing its COVID-19 vaccination program, as authorities plan to open the online vaccination platform for people aged 61 and over on Wednesday as it climbs
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The Cyprus ministry for shipping, upgraded from a government department with a Cabinet presence since March 2018, is preparing a strategy that will determine the future of the maritime sector for decades to come. Deputy Minister Vassilios Demetriades, who has been involved in maritime, transport and EU affairs since 1998, is reaching out to all
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Cyprus’ third largest tourist market, Israel, has been upgraded to ‘orange’ from ‘red’ after authorities reviewed its colour-coded COVID-19 safe travel risk assessment scheme. Denmark was also upgraded to orange after spending a week in the red, while Thailand and South Korea moved into the green category joining just another four countries. The new country
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