Day: January 9, 2022

A total of 465 children, aged 5-11 years, received on Saturday the jab against COVID-19, at the vaccination center in the “Spyros Kyprianou” sports center, in Limassol, according to information by the Health Ministry. The center operated between 08.00 and 14:00 accommodating only children.

Another vaccination center for children only will operate at the office of the Commissioner for the Development of Mountain Communities in Trimiklini village, on January 15.

Vaccinations for these ages continue daily between 8.00 and 14.00 by appointment at Nicosia mother and child welfare center and at the Health center in Latsia, at Mother and child welfare center in Limassol and Larnaka (at old hospitals) and at the Mother and Child centers in Famagusta and Paphos which operate at the General Hospitals.

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Source: Cyprus News Agency

Cyprus’ Department of Meteorology issued a “yellow warning” for rain and heavy thunderstorms, valid from Sunday, 2pm (local time), until 10am on Monday.

Prolonged rain and local heavy thunderstorms are expected to affect the area, according to the warning.

Precipitation is likely to exceed 55 millimetres per 24 hours.

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Police fined the owners and/or managers of 12 establishments and 15 citizens, after a total of 2,800 checks carried out in the last 24 hours for COVID violations.

In Nicosia, in a total of 583 checks, 2 establishments and 3 people were fined. In Limassol the police checks were 523 and fines were issued against 3 citizens and 4 establishments.The police carried out 772 checks in Larnaka and fined 3 citizens and 1 establishment while in Paphos, in a total of 152 checks 2 establishments and 3 people were fined.

In Famagusta 448 checks were conducted and 3 people and 2 establishments were fined and in Morphou in a total of 181 checks 1 establishment was fined. Traffic Department carried out 131checks and Marine and Port Police 100. No violations were detected.

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Minister of Health Michael Hadjipantela said on Saturday that Deltacron, a new variant of COVID-19 found in Cyprus, was not something to worry about.

The Minister, who was accompanied by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Christina Yiannaki, visited the vaccination center at “Spyros Kyprianou” sports center, in Limassol, where children were vaccinated against COVID-19.

In his statements, Hadjipandela thanked the Cyprus Pediatric Society for the voluntary participation of its members in the effort to vaccinate children aged 5 to 11 years, as well as nurses and health visitors.

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Foreign Ministers of Cyprus and Kuwait will review bilateral relations and are expected to discuss developments in region, the Cyprus problem, as well EU-Kuwait relations, during a meeting, on Monday, in Nicosia.

Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides will meet at the Foreign Ministry, first tete-a-tete and later on in extended format with official delegations, with his Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah, who will pay a working visit to Cyprus, a Foreign Ministry press release says.

In the course of their deliberations, the two Ministers are expected to review the full spectrum of bilateral relations between Cyprus and Kuwait and to examine ways to further strengthen cooperation in specific areas, it is added.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

Following the announcement of the resignation of Nikos Christodoulides as Foreign Minister of Cyprus, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias expressed Sunday his gratitude for their excellent bilateral cooperation and coordination.

“In a telephone conversation, I thanked the outgoing Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides for our excellent cooperation and coordination in defending the national interests of Greece and Cyprus in a particularly difficult situation,” Dendias said in a post on Twitter.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

Cyprus` Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Christodoulides resigned Sunday from his position, amid public discussions for the possibility of his candidacy for the presidential elections in 2023.

Christodoulides said that he had submitted his resignation to the President of the Republic, Nicos Anastasiades, who accepted it as from next Tuesday.

At the same time, in statements at the Foreign Ministry, in Nicosia, Christodoulides expressed his interest for the 2023 presidential elections, pointing out that the time for decisions has not come yet.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

Cyprus’ Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Christodoulides resigned Sunday from his position, amid discussions of a potential candidacy for the presidential elections in 2023.

Christodoulides said that he had submitted his resignation to the President of the Republic, Nicos Anastasiades, which was accepted.

At the same time, in statements at the Foreign Ministry, in Nicosia, Christodoulides expressed his interest for the 2023 presidential elections, pointing out that the time for decisions has not come yet.

Source: Cyprus News Agency