Cyprus reported three COVID-19 deaths this week and a further drop in new infections, but hospitalisations increased to 84 as health officials were on high alert over how to respond to China’s worsening Covid landscape after authorities there lifted restrictions amid a wave of infections. Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela has called an emergency meeting with
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Health Ministry officials have refuted reports that Cyprus is facing a shortage of essential medicines such as antibiotics. In comments to the Cyprus News Agency, Elena Panayiotopoulou, deputy director of the pharmaceutical services, said Cyprus is not in the same situation as other countries, with local producers issuing assurances that they can meet local demand.
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Cypriot health authorities are on high alert over how to respond to China’s worsening COVID19 landscape after Chinese authorities lifted restrictions amid a wave of infections. Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela has called an emergency meeting with government advisors on handling the coronavirus outbreak on January 2 to discuss the situation in China. “The Medical Services
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Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela is outraged at the news that two private hospitals turned away two emergency patients on Christmas Eve, claiming they had no doctors on duty due to the holidays. As it emerged on Thursday, two women who had sought medical help for serious medical conditions from different Nicosia private hospitals were told
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By Craig Erlam We continue to drift into year-end with investors having little to cling onto that’s going to drive markets one way or another. That is so often the case this time of year and while 2022 could have been different, given how chaotic the rest of the year has been, it has proven
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A 68-year-old man has reportedly been scammed out of half a million euros by online scammers who pretended to represent a Limassol-based property management company in a real estate deal. He reported to police that he was swindled out of €520,000 after he proceeded with a bogus offer to purchase several housing units in Limassol.
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The technology sector’s (ICT) contribution to the Cypriot economy is estimated to reach €3 bln this year, boosting its diversification and resilience. According to the latest data, more than 1,200 foreign companies, mainly in technology, began operations in Cyprus through the Ministry of Commerce’s Business Facilitation Unit. At the same time, 9,800 job permits have
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The Transport Ministry is launching the second phase of a €30 mln incentive scheme to encourage motorists to go electric in the coming months. Rollout of the 2022-2023 plan comes after phase one saw hundreds of motorists receive generous grants to replace their old bangers with cleaner, eco-friendly vehicles. The ministry has unveiled the second
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Outspoken Turkish Cypriot journalist Şener Levent hopes for a European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling in his case against Turkey that “will strengthen the principle of freedom of expression”. In statements to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), the well-known newspaper publisher explained the rationale behind his recent appeal to the ECHR. “We have appealed to the ECHR through
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Next year it would be possible to locate large burial sites of missing persons after receiving relatively good information on several cases, said Greek Cypriot member of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) Leonidas Pantelides. “We are constantly doing a little better, and I hope that in 2023 we will be more effective in identifying
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