The Cyprus Institute conducted an innovative drone campaign to measure the concentration of black carbon (BC) emitted in Nicosia to track air quality better. The campaign took place at Athalassa Park in
Health authorities have lifted the entry requirement for a negative 48-hour PCR test from all passengers arriving from China. The government imposed the measure on 15 January, as Nicosia adopted EU recommendations
Cyprus is losing more ground to major economies, dropping seven places to 40 among 64 countries on the 2022 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking index. The island dropped three spots on last year’s
Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas and Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou meet teacher unions in a bid to end a row over a ‘test to stay’ policy in schools for close contacts of classmates
School teachers threaten strike action after the government changed its compulsory quarantine rules for close contacts of covid cases at schools, favouring daily tests for five consecutive days. From Monday until February
From Tuesday, everyone arriving at Cyprus airports must possess a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken no more than 48 hours before their departure, regardless of vaccination status. Authorities have tightened measures on
The UN said that vaccinated and unvaccinated Cypriots must present a negative rapid or PCR test when crossings the island’s dividing line, from 22 November when the COVID risk level changes to
Vaccinated Cypriots will soon be allowed to cross from the Republic to the Turkish occupied north without having to take a coronavirus test beforehand, according to Turkish Cypriot officials. Turkish Cypriot health
From Sunday, only vaccinated Cypriots and permanent residents arriving from high-risk COVID-19 countries will be allowed to take a PCR test at Cyprus airports on arrival. In a statement, the Health Ministry
Authorities are concerned over a spike in the positivity rate of rapid antigen tests combined with low vaccination take-up among the young, said outgoing Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou. During a visit to
