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.

The rapid spread of COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented global shock, both on a humanitarian and an economic level. In an effort to support the local business community to combat the effects of COVID-19, EY Cyprus has conducted a series of surveys that capture the initial impact in three of the main sectors of the Cyprus economy: Banking, Tourism and Real Estate. The first two reports have been published last week and they capture the realistic collective sense of the industry sentiment and expectations of this crisis. The Real Estate Industry Pulse report will be issued in the coming days.