Additional measures to contain the coronavirus spread imposed a week ago on Limassol and Nicosia districts only are now extended to the whole of Cyprus for the next two weeks.

Cypriot industry is a stable pillar of the economy, said the  energy and commerce minister Natasa Pilides on Friday after a meeting with prominent industrialists in Limassol.

Cyprus has the EU’s lowest annual inflation rate at -1.9% behind Greece with -2.3% with energy, housing and transport costs falling.

The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) in September dropped by an annual 1.9% compared with the respective period of 2019, according to data released by the Statistical Services of Cyprus.

The Open University of Cyprus ranked third with substantial improvement of its credibility index amongst eight public and private Universities of Cyprus. 

Summer time officially ends in the early hours of the morning on Sunday 25 October when clocks should be turned back an hour, a press release by the Cyprus Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry says.

The Republic’s contact tracing team is racing against time as the number of contacts of confirmed cases have been flying off the charts over the past few days, placing health authorities on alert.

Surprisingly, lots of Europeans are still intent on travel this year, and not surprisingly, Cyprus remains among the top choices for destinations according to a study released this week by the European Travel Commission (ETC).

The use of masks for the general public, aged 12 and above, is now mandatory in all enclosed indoor spaces where there are more than one person, aiming to protect all citizens and Public Health  from COVID-19.