The Paphos branch of the association of hospitality venues (Sikap) on Wednesday announced that venue capacity in Polis Chrysochous reached 60% during April.

In March, thousands of British tourists returned to the island for a holiday break, helping arrivals recover to their best level in three COVID-affected years.

Life expectancy in Cyprus is 82.4 years, which is higher than the EU average of 80.4, having increased slightly compared with 2019 (82.3 years).

According to an announcement of the Health Ministry, all students and teachers as well as the rest of the school staff must bring a negative 48-hour rapid test upon their return to the units on Tuesday, May 3.

Health officials in the Republic of Cyprus reported that a young child was diagnosed back in February with acute hepatitis of unexplained origin, as cases emerge across the world and some experts fearing lockdowns could be the culprit.

Larnaca municipality, the Bank of Cyprus and the town’s shopkeepers’ association on Wednesday announced a support scheme for shops in the historic centre of Larnaca, in a bid to make the area more attractive to visitors.

More than 900 people aged 60 and over were vaccinated with the fourth dose against COVID-19 when the first day the rollout was launched, the Health Ministry said.

Cyprus acts as a bridge of communication between the Middle East and Europe in cybersecurity, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said on Wednesday.

The hotel occupancy rate in the Paphos district during the Catholic and Orthodox Easter period stood at 60%, according to the president of the Paphos hoteliers association (Pasyxe) Thanos Michaelides.

The number of commercial flights to and from Cyprus in March 2022 were 17% lower than pre-pandemic levels, according to data released by Eurostat.