The announcement by England’s education ministry on Wednesday that mock GCSE and A level exams can now be used to determine final exam grades will not help all students, private schools in Cyprus have said.

British tour and flight operator TUI announced on Wednesday that it was cancelling all holidays to Cyprus until August 23, citing the testing requirements imposed by the Cypriot authorities.

The present situation regarding the transmission of corona virus in the community is causing no particular concern, however, we will be in a position to draw safe conclusions once we see how the situation unfolds in the next couple of days, Assistant Professor of Paediatrics and Infectious Diseases at the University of Cyprus Medical School and Chairwoman of the Special Committee of the Pancyprian Medical Association dealing with coronavirus, Maria Koliou, told CNA.

As of Friday, August 14 Poland and Portugal will be placed in Cyprus’ category B list of countries, the health ministry announced.

Jet2 is set to resume flights to Cyprus from August 17 as there is “clear demand” from the British market, the airline said on Tuesday.

Building permits issued in the first five months of this year in Cyprus recorded a drop compared with the same period of last year, data released by the Cyprus Statistical Service, on Tuesday show.

Bounced cheques in Cyprus recorded a sharp drop of 69.2% last month compared to June this year, according to latest data released by the Central Bank of Cyprus.

Cyprus’ developing epidemiological situation was discussed on Tuesday in an emergency teleconference meeting between the Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou and the government’s coronavirus advisory team, with participants agreeing to relax certain restrictions in Limassol.

On 10 August 2020, following extensive negotiations, Cyprus and Russia reached an agreement for the amendment of the Agreement for the avoidance of Double Taxation.

Total imports of goods from EU Member States and third countries to Cyprus amounted to €466.2 million in May 2020 as compared to €726.8 million in May 2019, recording a decrease of 35.9%.