The subsided holidays scheme for the vaccinated and those who have recovered from Covid will be reintroduced in December until March, the deputy ministry of tourism announced on Thursday.

Paphos regional board of tourism (ETAP) and local hoteliers were in London this week to establish contacts at the World Tourism Market (WTM), which opened on Monday.

The checks for SafePass in Cyprus will be conducted only via CovScan Cyprus application from Monday, November 8, the Cabinet decided.

The defence ministries of Cyprus and Israel signed on Thursday a bilateral agreement to install a €27.5 million surveillance system monitoring activity across the island’s 180-km dividing line, officials said.

Cabinet Ministers announced the reduction of VAT charged to electricity bills of vulnerable households.

The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a law extending the duration of maternity leave for mothers with two children or more.

The government paid more than €21 million in the past 10 months for the services of private mobile units offering rapid tests free of charge to members of the public on behalf of the health ministry, according to data submitted to the House watchdog committee on Thursday.

In an update on Cyprus’ vaccination rate, the Health Ministry said that 80% of the island’s adult population are now fully vaccinated, while 82.3% have received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Cabinet Ministers met today and decided to extend the existing measures preventing the spread of COVID-19, following a proposal from Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas. The current measures will now be extended until the 2nd of December and will be evaluated accordingly.

The Cabinet approved on Thursday the establishment of a Cyprus Studies chair at the University of Thessaloniki, a move expected to promote knowledge of the island’s history and civilisation.