The Republic of Cyprus reported 1081 new cases on Tuesday, as government officials confirmed that the Delta variant was the dominant bug ravaging the community and experts called on the public to be vigilant.

Officials from the health ministry have partnered up with health experts and a patients advocate group in order to reach out to Facebook users who may be unsure about the pandemic or have concerns about getting vaccinated.

Work will get underway next year to improve the Nicosia-Palaichori road. This project will boost development in the nearby communities of the Pitsillia region, according to Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos.

Over 200 hotels in Cyprus are taking part in the government scheme valid from July 16 to August 31 which subsidises tourist accommodation costs for those who have been vaccinated or recently recovered from coronavirus.

A total of 13% of people aged 16 and 17 had received their first coronavirus jab by July 8, health ministry spokesperson Margarita Kyriakou said on Monday.

Walk in Covid-19 vaccination clinics will be in operation all across Cyprus as of Thursday, the health ministry has announced.

Rules on crossings between the government controlled areas and the Turkish occupied areas in Cyprus changed on Monday due to the deterioration of the epidemiological situation in Cyprus, the bicommunal Technical Committee on Health has announced, noting that it is justified to invoke the emergency mechanism and move to level 3 (dark red).

Worsening Covid-19 cases across Europe has led Cyprus to downgrade Greece and another three EU member states to higher-risk categories on its safe travel list.

The Cyprus government is already at work to find a solution for the country on the OECD minimum corporate tax proposal that has been agreed to by the G7 and G20 political forums.

Despite the challenges of the pandemic, domestic exports managed to hold their own last year while leading products such as pharmaceuticals and halloumi even registered an increase over 2019, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday.