Five new coronavirus cases and one more death were announced on Monday.

The board of Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) has not yet decided whether to postpone the introduction of the second phase of Gesy by three months due to the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, director Andreas Papaconstantinou said on Monday.

The 2020 Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings ranked the University of Nicosia (UNic) as the 42nd university in the world in the core area of quality education, and among the top 301-400 universities globally in terms of its overall social and economic impact.

Cyprus had the third lowest incidence rate of fatal accidents at work in the EU 27, according to 2017 figures published by Eurostat on Tuesday.

Cypriot and Greek travel agents will submit a joint proposal to the governments of the two countries to ‘exchange’ tourists as soon as conditions allow.

Oslo-based company Hoegh LNG confirmed Friday it has submitted a proposal for the installation of a Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FRSU) in Cyprus and has sent letters to top government officials outlining its benefits.

The economic sentiment in Cyprus deteriorated further in April amid the fallout of the coronavirus crisis, suggesting a grim outlook for the economy, the University of Cyprus Economics Research Centre said on Monday.

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce (Keve) on Sunday proposed a series of recommendations on supporting the economy to kickstart it back to life after the lockdown is gradually eased.

The Research and Innovation Foundation (Idek) in collaboration with the deputy ministry of research, innovation and digital policy on Friday issued a call for expressions of interest aimed at creating an open channel of communication and cooperation to tackle the Covid-19 outbreak.

Seven new Covid-19 cases were detected on Sunday, paving the way for the gradual relaxation of the lockdown measures in the next few days, the health ministry announced on Sunday.