Month: April 2022

?he right of victims to truth, justice and reparation in the context of enforced disappearances, the efforts towards the preservation of memory and measures aimed at preventing enforced disappearances will be examined by the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances during its visit to Cyprus from 5 to 12 April , at the invitation of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus.

As stated in the Group`s announcement, its experts will meet government authorities, the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus, relatives of missing and disappeared persons, representatives of civil society organizations, UN entities, and other relevant stakeholders throughout the country.

The delegation, comprising of Luciano Hazan, Aua Balde and Henrikas Mickevicius, will also visit Nicosia and other parts of the island, while at the of the visit the delegation will

Source: Cyprus News Agency

Deputy Minister of Shipping Vassilis Demetriades said that Cyprus` supply chain will not be significantly affected by the war in Ukraine and that for the time being the situation is manageable.

In statements in Paphos Friday, Demetriades said that the problems in the supply chain, which existed since the time of the pandemic, have worsened cumulatively due to the war, prices have risen due to the increase in tanker freight rates, “so inevitably some prices and some costs will be passed on to consumers”.

Asked about the increases in various products and whether they are proportional to the increase in freight rates, the Deputy Minister of Shipping replied in the affirmative, noting that there is a big increase in tanker fares.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

The House Plenary voted Thursday for the foundation of a Deputy Ministry of Culture.

A total of 34 MPs supported the bill and 13 MPs of AKEL abstained. Regarding the Department of Antiquities, the Plenary decided that it will be transferred to the Deputy Ministry of Culture , a year after its full operation.

The transfer of the Department of Antiquities, which is now under the Ministry of Transport, to the Deputy Ministry of Culture, as well as its association with issues related to the Cyprus problem, did spark a controversy between the MPs, as some of them debated that the Department should remain under a Ministry that is under the umberall of the Central Government.

The Deputy Ministry is set to start operating July 2022.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

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Cyprus Health Ministry on Friday announced 2 deaths from COVID and 2.491 new cases. Hospitalizations rose to 191 and positivity rate stands now at 6,03%.

The deceased are two females 84 and 96 years old who passed away today. The total deaths since the pandemic broke out are 937 and of cases rose to 433.055.

Ministry said that 23 patients are in serious condition and figures show that 51,84% of the patients are uncaccinated.

Moreover, 13 patients who are no longer infectious, are intuated in an ICU.

Today a total of 41.302 tests were carried out. PCR tests were 1.837 and 145 positive cases were reported (positivity rate PR 7,89%) . The rapid tests were 39.465 and 2.346 cases were diagnosed (PR 5,94%).

In the framework of contact tracing a total of 919 rapid tests were conducted and 94 cases were detected (PR 10,23%).

Source: Cyprus News Agency

COVID-19 infections remain high, according to the National Surveillance Report released on Friday, with hospitalisations however showing a downward trend.

According to the report, as of March 28th, 416,352 COVID-19 cases have been diagnosed, of which 933 died due to COVID-19.

In the last 14 days (since March 15th, 2021), 59,800 cases were diagnosed. The median age was 35 years, 53.7% were females and 46.3% males.

By place of exposure, information was available for 59,582 (99.6%) cases, of which 1.9% (1,132) were imported and 98.1% (58,450) were locally-acquired.

As of March 30th, 2022, 178 people with COVID-19 (who have not tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 after their diagnosis or who are still considered infectious) were hospitalized. The median age of hospitalized pat

Source: Cyprus News Agency

The Police handed out fines of €9,500 in total and reported 11 shop owners and individuals for violations of the measures against further spread of COVID-19, a police spokesperson told CNA Friday.

During the last 24 hours the Police carried out 1, 931 checks island-wide and booked four shop owners and seven individuals.

In Nicosia, the Police carried out 603 checks and booked one shop (bar) owner and three individuals.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

The anniversary of April 1st, the beginning of the EOKA liberation struggle for the island to gain independence against the British Colony, is celebrated Friday, with parades and wreath-laying ceremonies all over Cyprus.

In Nicosia the President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades, Archbishop Chrysostomos II, the Speaker of the Parliament Anita Demetriou, the Ambassador of Greece Ioannis Papameletiou and other officials will attend the doxology at the Apostle Varnavas Cathedral. Commissioner Costas Chambiaouris will deliver a speech.

Source: Cyprus News Agency