Two more people have lost their lives due to COVID-19 in Cyprus, while the Ministry of Health announced 143 new cases on Wednesday.The positivity rate stands at 0.31%. The number of COVID-19 confirmed cases since the beginning of the pandemic is 122,85…
Day: October 20, 2021
Cyprus MPs travel to Strasbourg for the Conference on the Future of Europe
A Cyprus parliamentary delegation travels to Strasbourg to attend the Conference on the Future of Europe.The delegation comprises Head of the Foreign Affairs Committee Harris Georgiades and MPs Marina Nikolaou, Chrysis Pantelides and Alexandra Attalide…
Cyprus hosts European Union of Medical Specialists’ Council
Cyprus will host the autumn 2021 European Union of Medical Specialists` (UEMS) Council, following an initiative taken by CYMA, the Cyprus Medical Association.A press release by CYMA says that the meeting will take place on 22-23 October in Limassol. Th…
Police fine 19 individuals and 3 shop owners over Covid protective measures violation
Cyprus Police reported 19 individuals and 3 shop owners for violating measures aiming to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.A police spokesperson told CNA that in the last 24 hours ending on 06:00 local time carried out 2,833 checks throughout…
Case fatality rate due to COVID remains low in Cyprus, healthcare cost at 100 mln
Case fatality rate due to COVID in Cyprus is at 0,46% while the healthcare cost for the pandemic hit 100 million euro, according to Christis Loizides, Executive Head of State Health Services Organization (SHSO).Speaking during a press conference on Tue…
Annual inflation rate at 3.6% in Cyprus and at the EU level, at 3.4% in the eurozone
The euro area annual inflation rate was 3.4% in September 2021, up from 3.0% in August, while a year earlier, the rate was -0.3%, according to figures published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.The annual inflation rate in Cypr…
Tourist arrivals in Cyprus up by 153.7% annually in first nine months of 2021
Tourist arrivals in Cyprus were up by 153.7% on annual basis in the first nine months of this year, while still down by 60.1% compared to 2019, data released by the Cyprus Statistical Service (CyStat) on Wednesday show.According to a press release publ…
Consumer prices harmonised index up by 3.6% annually in September, down by 0.5% monthly
The harmonised index of consumer prices was up annually by 3.6% this September and down by 0.5% on a monthly basis, data released by the Cyprus Statistical Service (CyStat), on Wednesday, show.A press release CyStat says that in September 2021 the Harm…
Finance Minister says green and digital transition to revamp economy in Cyprus
Minister of Finance Constantinos Petrides spoke on revamping the economy via green and digital transition in his speech at Digital Agenda Summit held Wednesday in Nicosia.The Minister of Finance referred to the Cyprus Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP)…
Construction materials prices up by nearly 15% annually this September
The prices of construction materials were up on an annual base by nearly 15% this September, data released by the Cyprus Statistical Service (CyStat) on Wednesday, show.In particular, the price index of construction materials for September 2021 reached…