Five months after the implementation of the ‘pay as you throw’ waste management system, Aglandjia municipality has reduced its rubbish by 1,396 tonnes, the municipality said on Saturday.

Within the framework of the policy of the Municipality of Paphos to turn the town into a “smart city” and in continuation of actions aiming at green transportation, Paphos will focus on electromobility.

The vaccination appointment gate will remain open for people of all ages until available doses of vaccines run out, said the health ministry.

The health ministry on Monday issued new country guidelines for travel, moving some countries from orange to green and others from red to orange. The changes come into effect from Thursday.

The Covid-19 situation in Cyprus is quite good in general in all epidemiological indicators with the positivity rate in the last week remaining stable at 0.1%, according to the National Surveillance Report as of 15 June, published on Friday.

Despite no British tourists arriving at their establishments, Cyprus hotels expect to see many more Cypriot guests during the three-day holiday weekend for the Kataklysmos (Flood) Festival.

Cyprus is progressing steadily towards the ECDC’s green categorisation as all districts reported reduced coronavirus caseloads, the health ministry’s National Report showed on Friday.

The vaccination portal will from Friday be open for all ages 18 and above until the last available appointment is booked, the health ministry press officer Margarita Kyriakou.

A total number of 23,251 residents of Cyprus returned from a trip abroad in May 2021, compared to 5,500 in the corresponding month last year, recording an increase of 323% year on year, data released by Cyprus Statistical Service show.

Nicosia should continue fiscal support measures to mitigate Covid-19 economic scarring and focus on digitisation and transition to a green economy as recovery takes hold, the International Monetary Fund said.