Pancyprian examinations started on Friday with special arrangements for Covid-19 cases, contacts and those who did not present a negative coronavirus test.

The vaccination program proceeds quickly since 476,020 vaccinations have so far taken place in Cyprus.

Cyprus is off the ‘dark red’ list of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) categorisation, as its Covid 14-day cumulative rate dropped below the safety limit of 500 per 100,000 residents for the first time.

Travelers who have been inoculated with Sinopharm can now visit freely the Republic of Cyprus, but it is up to other EU member states to accept the Chinese vaccine if the latest draft version for a Covid certificate is adopted in Strasburg next month.

On the occasion of World Bee Day on Thursday a group of bee keepers reminded that the first ever traceable honey in the world is here in Cyprus.

President Nicos Anastasiades and agriculture minister Costas Kadis visited recycling unit Cyprus Environmental Industries on Wednesday in light of the government’s recently announced recovery and resilience plan.

The details of the Cyprus plan for the European Recovery Fund have been revealed at a press conference by Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Wednesday.

Cyprus recorded 1.2% annual inflation in April on higher prices in clothing,  footwear and transport, while in the European Union, the rate was 2%.

In a move to accelerate the country’s Covid-19 mass vaccination rollout, health authorities have decided to add two more jab centres to the seven existing ones.

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou says chances remain that the Indian and South African mutations detected on the island last month may spread into the community, adding that vaccinations were the only way to stop the spread of the “aggressive variants.”