Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said that the epidemiological situation in Cyprus is manageable, noting, however, that we are at a critical juncture, while pointing to Tuesday’s announcements regarding Cyprus’ vaccination program.

An increase in the genetic material of the new coronavirus was recorded in the analysis of urban wastewater of the Sewerage Board of Limassol-Amathus (SBLA) which was done in collaboration with the International Water Research Center "NIREAS" of the University of Cyprus. The aim of the cooperation is to develop a reliable early warning system regarding the degree of the Covid-19 spread.

The deputy ministry of shipping on Friday announced the launch of a tender process to bring back a ferry link between Cyprus and Greece, which will be subsidised by the state.

Cyprus has signed the Berlin Declaration on Digital Society and Value-based Digital Government which sets out common guidelines governing digital transformation in Europe.

The Council of Ministers decided on Friday to approve a subsidy scheme for teachers who use their own computers during the education process.

Hopes of reviving pandemic-battered Cyprus tourism in 2021 have been rekindled as mass vaccinations against Covid-19 get underway in the UK, the island’s largest market.

European Commissioner for health and food safety, Stella Kyriakides, said that no compromises on the safety of vaccines will be made, stressing that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) will not be authorizing any coronavirus vaccine without a rigorous scientific evaluation.

The government this month will pay the first installment as part of a state-backed mortgage relief scheme designed to help stricken borrowers, officials said on Thursday.

The announcement of the creation of MountMed – Institute for Research Experimentation and Development for the Mountains of the Mediterranean – in Cyprus coincides with World Mountain Day on December 11.

The government’s special support schemes towards businesses following restrictive measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Cyprus will continue in December.