A total of 43,448 patients have received inpatient care services in the first six months of the inclusion of the inpatient care to the General Healthcare System, according to the Health Insurance Organization (HIO).

Cyprus will resume its inoculations using the AstraZeneca vaccine, having suspended the programme on Monday following a European investigation into about 40 cases of blood clots in people who had received the jab.

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou expressed concern over the spread of the British coronavirus variant in Cyprus, issuing a fresh call to the public to comply with measures in place to contain the pandemic so that "the worst scenario can be averted."

The Electricity Authority (EAC) is ready to move into a new energy era with the use of natural gas and renewable energy sources (RES), chairman of the board Michalis Komodromos told the Cyprus News Agency on Thursday.

As part of the academic cooperation between the two countries, the Embassy of Israel in Cyprus is offering scholarships to Cypriot citizens to study in Israel for the academic year 2021-2022, as follows:

The Cyprus capital market continues to grow despite tougher conditions, and with it, the regulator is expanding to cope with the additional burden.

A survey on the likelihood of young people getting addicted to social media and the internet has shown that 8.3% of Cypriot youth is faced with symptoms of addiction to social media, while the replies of 24% of participants suggested an overall problematic use of the internet.

The government in the Republic of Cyprus has approved access to home test kits for Covid-19, but the use of an antigen non-invasive test using saliva is not on the approved list per health ministry policy.

The Interim Solution providing for the establishment of an ultimate beneficial ownership (UBO) Register for Cypriot entities has launched on 16 March 2021 and is in operation. The obligation to identify and record all relevant information of the beneficial owner(s) who own or control entities burdens all Cypriot entities, including companies incorporated or registered under the Companies Act (Cap.113) and European public limited liability companies. Moreover, the Registrar of Companies has also announced that the final solution will be established following the conclusion of this Interim Solution and the collection of all UBO information.

EY Cyprus is proud to announce the launch of a new Web-Based Learning (WBL) initiative, an expansion of the offerings of the EY Academy of Learning and Development.