The team of Greek experts sent to survey areas affected by huge fires in early July have finalised an action plan for what needs to be done to avoid flooding and soil erosion during winter and have submitted their suggestions to the agriculture ministry.

A new meeting has been scheduled on September 7 during which social partners will begin discussion of all labor issues starting with the issue of the minimum wage.

The percentage of undeclared work in Cyprus is expected to fall significantly now that ERGANI Information System will be implemented – specifically, as from September 13.

The Health Ministry plans to invite ICU specialists from other countries to Cyprus to assist doctors at the Nicosia General Hospital, the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary Christina Yiannaki said on Friday. Yiannaki said also that the ministry was ready to roll out third doses as soon as the European Medicine Agency gave a green light.

Tourist arrivals for August and September are expected to be similar to those of July’s, but officials are not ruling out a slight rise in the near future, deputy tourism minister Savvas Perdios said on Thursday as hoteliers presented hopeful figures for the season.

Tourist arrivals in August and September are expected to be at the same level as in July and maybe slightly higher, Deputy Minister for Tourism Savvas Perdios has told the Cyprus News Agency. Perdios said that new tourism markets will come to the front in the coming months and in 2022.

More vaccinations are necessary to avoid a worsening Covid landscape in September as schools reopen, said government coronavirus advisor Virologist Petros Karayiannis.

A total of 620 requests for appointments with 700 doctors were arranged online by the end of July, according to the State Health Services Organisation (Okypy).

Cyprus’ €1.2 billion Resilience and Recovery Plan (RRP) was approved by the EU on July 8, and there are already today a number of projects close to completion, and others in full phase of implementation.

The Cyprus economy is on a path of recovery and growth, with private initiative, employees and local companies as its pillars, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said after Q2, GDP spiked 12.8%.