By mid January Cyprus will receive 32 more ventilators which will additionally shield the medical equipment in hospitals, Spokesperson of the State Health Services Organization Charalampos Charilaou told the Cyprus News Agency, reassuring that the Organization is ready for the worst case scenario.

A total of 4,613 people have applied for cash incentives to buy electric vehicles, the transport ministry announced on Monday, upon the completion of the first phase of the scheme.

Health authorities have decided to immediately deploy six more ICU beds at Larnaca general hospital and an additional six if needed later, as the Covid pandemic increases the pressure on the entire system, the minister said on Monday.

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela says the government is ready to deal with various contingencies, adding the situation in Cyprus is manageable and not different from other countries that are also seeing a huge rise in cases.

The Health Ministry has announced new regulations for passengers arriving in Cyprus, effective the 4th of January.  According to the announcement, all passengers regardless of their vaccination course, are asked to present a negative PCR 48 hrs prior to their departure.

Property sales in Paphos district exceeded €2.5 billion in value over the past five years, a report from independent real estate asset management and advisory firm WiRE has revealed.

The current account balance of Cyprus and its international investment position improved in the third quarter of 2021, according to provisional data released by the Statistics Department of the Central Bank of Cyprus on Thursday.

From January 1, motorists caught violating the highway code by the newly introduced traffic camera system will have fines sent to their homes.

Cyprus’ real estate market continued its recovery this year, with some indicators exceeding pre-pandemic levels, according to a survey carried out by property analysts Delfi Analytics.

Greece’s Eurobank Ergasias announced it had completed the acquisition of 12.6% of Hellenic Bank, Cyprus’ second-largest lender.