The number of job vacancies in the 3rd quarter of 2020 reached 6,554, down by 576 or 8.1%, compared to the same quarter of the previous year when the number was 7,130. Compared to the 2nd quarter of 2020 the number of job vacancies increased by 2,382 (57.1%), according to the Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus.

One in three enterprises with 10 or more employees paid for Cloud Computing services in 2020, according to a Statistical Service ICT survey.

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.