Unemployment in Cyprus in 2020 rose to 7.6% of the labour force compared with 7.1% the year before, pushed upwards by the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic on the labour market.

A plan to manage a possible 3rd pandemic wave in Cyprus includes, among other things, the use of 300 additional hospital beds in wards, as well as more training for nurses and doctors.

Gymnasium and lyceum students must carry to school a negative Covid-19 rapid test if they are to be allowed back in the classroom, a health ministry decree said Tuesday.

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Tuesday unveiled a €4 million, 17-point plan of action aiming to encourage cycling as an alternative form of transport.

Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, Kyriakos Kokkinos stressed the need to coordinate actions and investments at national and European level to achieve the EU's goals "for a sustainable, digital and green transition, empowering businesses with an emphasis on the SME and start-up ecosystem, and ensuring EU technological dominance", during his intervention at the informal teleconference of the Competitiveness Council for Research, under the Portuguese Presidency.

The State Health Services Organization (Okypy) stated ready to face a possible third wave of Covid-19.

Cyprus continues to top the list of EU countries with the most tests per 100,000 population, and is third as regards vaccinations, the health ministry said on Monday.

Revenue from Cyprus’ key tourism sector plunged more than 85% last year as the travel industry was decimated by the pandemic and lockdowns to contain it.

Cyprus Deputy Ministry for Tourism welcomed world-renowned cruise ships company, Royal Caribbean’s decision to incorporate Cyprus among its destinations during June – August 2021, utilising a brand-new ship, to be delivered shortly.

During a news conference today, the Education Minister announced that the British University of Bolton will give 250 scholarships to Cypriot students within the framework of a Program called Pathway Scholarship.