Children between six months and 15 years should get vaccinated against the Type A flu, the Cyprus Paediatric Society said on Tuesday.

The Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEV) on Monday alerted its members that starting next month the tax department will start checking if businesses have made available to customers the option for card payments – made mandatory under a government decree.

The Commissioner for the development of mountain communities Costas Hambiaouris on Monday praised the Limassol municipality’s decision to move two events included in the 60th Wine Festival to mountainous communities.

An upward trend in tourist arrivals, especially from non-traditional markets, has left stakeholders confident that the Cyprus holiday industry will be back on track in the next couple of years, reaching the pre-coronavirus 2019 record breaking levels.

Over 6,600 people have received a Covid-19 booster jab in Cyprus, the health ministry announced on Sunday.

The 2022 state budget will record the island’s transition from Covid-19 support measures to economic recovery, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides has said.

International rating agency Fitch affirms Cyprus’ long-term credit rating at BBB- with a stable outlook.

Cyprus will be at the EXPO2020 world fair between October 1 2021 and March 31 2022 to share its history and cultural heritage with visitors, promote the island as a tourist destination, advance its case as a research and innovation centre, and also promote the country as an international investment and business centre.

Cyprus upgraded France, Spain and the Netherlands from its high-risk ‘red’ to the medium-risk ‘orange’ category, while keeping its safest ‘green’ category unchanged under the latest COVID travel risk assessment released on Monday.

Hellenic Bank announced a 19% increase in first half profits to €21 million, from €17.7 million in the same period last year, with the Group chief executive describing it as “solid performance”.