Parliament approved a government proposal to postpone local elections to facilitate the sweeping reform project, eventually reshaping local authority administration. Thursday’s postponement of the elections, initially scheduled for December this year, was
Cyprus will open its doors to vaccinated tourists, regardless of their country of origin, from 10 May, when the current lockdown is scheduled to be lifted, said Tourism Minister Savvas Perdios on
Cyprus will not see any further relaxation of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, as the country’s health system is buckling under pressure from the recent upsurge of new cases. In comments to state radio
Weddings and christening events have got the go-ahead from health authorities, as COVID-19 restrictions on mass gatherings will be gradually lifted from 17 May. On Tuesday, the Health Ministry unveiled a four-step
Despite delivery delays announced by AstraZeneca, Cyprus’ vaccination rollout will gather speed when another 270,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses are expected next month, enabling 30% population coverage, said the Health Ministry. According to
The government hopes to be able to lift all COVID-19 measures by early May, if people abide by the regulations and vaccinations pick up speed, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said Friday. Ioannou
The pandemic in Cyprus in 2020 can be generally divided into four stages. The first was its “import” to Cyprus in March, the second its spreading and the lockdown, the third the
After two decades of being cut off from the rest of Europe, travellers from Cyprus will be able to hop on a ferry next summer and disembark in Piraeus to continue their
Cyprus experienced the hottest May on record as an extreme week-long heatwave gripped the island pushing temperatures to peak at 44.4° Celsius, the meteorology office data shows. As Cyprus prepared to exit
