Vaccination appointments in Nicosia were quickly exhausted on Monday, within hours of becoming available, with slots in other districts expected to fill up fast, the health ministry announced on Monday morning.

Cyprus is the 12th best country in the world according to a 2020 index published this week.

As coronavirus inoculation in Cyprus is in progress, the EU-member island expects delivery of its first 1,200 Moderna vaccines by Tuesday evening, Philenews reports.

Car sales last year reached their lowest ebb since 2016 with registrations in 2020 down by 18.4% with the pandemic playing a major role.

We would like to happily announce that Eirini Mantzavela has completed her diploma in Human Resources Management at the Adonis Academy in Cyprus. Eirini is an asset to our organization and has grown to be a very important part of our team helping achieve our goals.

British car company bosses were handed a generous gift on Christmas Eve in the form of the announcement that Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union included a clause for tariff-free trade between Britain and the block. This is a huge deal for the British auto-industry.

The Central Bank of Cyprus has approved a new loan repayment moratorium until the end of June to mitigate the impact of a new three-week lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Cyprus’ vaccination strategy and the implementation of protective measures could lead to a gradual relaxation of measures against Covid-19 by early May, Minister of Health Constantinos Ioannou has said, as Cyprus announced on Friday new three-week lockdown measures in a bid to limit the increasing number of covid hospitalisations.

The SMS system that Cyprus was happy to be rid of in late spring last year will be returning on Sunday as the island grapples with the rampant spread of coronavirus that has left the healthcare system increasingly burdened.

The government on Saturday announced additional support schemes for businesses and the self-employed affected by the latest Covid measures, including grants, payroll subsidies, loan repayment suspension, rent holidays and tax breaks.