Sir Christopher Pissarides, a Cypriot Nobel Laureate on Economics, has said that the main purpose of a proper economic policy is to tackle poverty , stressing that this requires support for entrepreneurship, capital for investments, education, a good p…
Day: February 17, 2021
Risk for third wave still there, up to us to avoid it, Dr Karayiannis tells CNA
CNA – CYPRUS/Nicosia 17/02/2021 18:02Dr Petros Karayiannis, Professor of Microbiology/Molecular Virology at the University of Nicosia Medical School, told CNA that there is still a risk for a third wave of the coronavirus in Cyprus, but noted that it i…
Health Ministry announces the updated epidemiological risk assessment for Covid-19
Thailand moves from Category A to Category B, Rwanda from Category B moves to Category C and Algeria, Morocco, Montenegro, Serbia, Uruguay and Japan have been removed from Category C, according to the updated epidemiological risk assessment for Covid-1…
Cyprus reports the death of two COVID-19 patients and 121 new confirmed cases on Wednesday
Cyprus Health Ministry announced the death of two COVID-19 patients and 121 new confirmed covonavirus cases (positivity rate 0.48%) on Wednesday, after 25,414 tests were carried out using the PCR method and antigen rapid tests.The total number of COVID…
Turkey promotes divisive positions that cannot be accepted, Cyprus House President says
The Turkish side promotes divisive positions which are opposed to the UN resolutions and are not within the agreed framework for a Cyprus settlement and therefore cannot be accepted, Cyprus House of Representatives President, Adamos Adamou said on Wedn…
Cabinet decides reopening of airports with additional measures
The Council of Ministers decided on Wednesday the resumption of flights and the reopening of airports with additional security measures.A press release by the Ministry of Transport, says that the Cabinet has proceeded to changes as regards the Action P…