More than 5,000 seafarers have been vaccinated so far as part of the government’s initiative to offer Covid-19 jabs to crews of ships flying the Cypriot flag or using the country’s ports, deputy shipping minister Vassilis Demetriades said on Tuesday.

UCLan Cyprus University has signed a memorandum of cooperation with Aradippou municipality to promote joint actions for education, culture and research.

Traffic at Larnaca airport in August will be similar to that recorded in July, Hermes Airports said on Tuesday.

The Cyprus Rector’s Conference has called for universities to operate with the physical presence of students during the new academic year 2021-2022 despite the Covid-19 pandemic.

Covid vaccinations for non-beneficiaries of the General Healthcare System (NHS) or non-residents will begin Friday at walk-in centres, the ministry of health announced.

Some 2,176 appointments for the vaccination of minors were scheduled for Monday and Tuesday until 13:30, of which 1,800 are about children aged 12-15.

European University Cyprus ranks among 72 top universities in the world that have been granted a 5-Star assessment by the international ranking organisation QS Top Universities.

Six countries, including France and the US, have been downgraded to the high-risk red category after Cyprus reviewed its Covid-19 safe travel list.

Online appointments for the vaccination of  12-15 year-olds against Covid-19 began on Monday, with over 60% of those booking a jab through the portal was for children.

Net new loans for house buying rose to €114 million in June, reaching a new all-time monthly record since December 2014, when the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) began recording data.