Cyprus is expected to receive the first quantities of the COVID19 vaccine in the beginning of January, Minister of Health Constantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday.

In the EU in 2019, 70 % of the population lived in a household owning their home, while the remaining 30 % lived in rented housing. The highest shares of ownership were observed in Romania (96 % of the population owned their home), Hungary (92 %) and Slovakia (91 %).

The following measures will be in force from 6.00 am on December 11 to December 31, 2020, the health ministry announced on Wednesday after an extraordinary meeting by cabinet approved the new coronavirus regime.

COVID-19 pandemic to disrupt consumer holiday shopping plans, according to EY Future Consumer Index.

Aretaeio Hospital, a Nicosia-based private medical facility,  has adopted a blockchain-based laboratory testing service that permits total control of the medical data by the patient.

Total registrations of motor vehicles decreased by 17.1% to 36,079 in January-November 2020, from 43,530 in January-November 2019, according to Statistical Service’s report “Registration of Motor Vehicles” for the period January-November 2020.

The results of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 2019 for the educational system and Cyprus have been very good.

COVID-19 has seen travel between Cyprus and Greece fall by up to 80% with authorities unsure when the situation will return to normal, officials said Tuesday.

The delivery of the first batches of the COVID-19 vaccine is less than a month away, with the Republic of Cyprus prepping a mix-and-match strategy to begin vaccinations early next year.

Exploration teams from the Nicosia-based mining company Venus Minerals have found more gold, silver, copper and zinc deposits in the continued work on their Magellan Project in the Northern Troodos.