Covid-19 vaccinations reached 76.176 as of February 26, the health ministry announced on Saturday.

More students were going back to school on Monday as Cyprus entered the second phase of a gradual relaxation of pandemic measures, with officials closely monitoring the situation to avoid a major setback.

The new housing support scheme for rural areas presented by the Cyprus Land Development Corporation (Koag) in collaboration with the ministry of interior will generate entrepreneurship and strengthen the economy, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Thursday.

Total loans in January 2021 recorded a net increase of €2.8 million, compared with a net increase of €583.7 million in December 2020, according to data released Thursday by the Central Bank of Cyprus.

Commenting on reports that Israelis are expressing interest in passing Passover in Cyprus, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said that the agreement reached with Israel is valid as of April 1.

Things are looking up for embattled Cyprus tourism as British and Scandinavian tourists are keen on booking a TUI summer holiday on the sun-drenched Mediterranean island.

Cypriot start-up EMBIO Diagnostics is among five winners of the first online Start-up Innovation Challenge by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to encourage creative and innovative responses to Covid-19.

The Cabinet on Thursday agreed to move forward with a steady lifting of restrictions, as starting Monday each week will see additional relaxations culminating in the lifting of restrictions on food and drink businesses on March 16.

The health ministry’s vaccine strategy foresees the vaccination process to be completed by the end of September or early October, the acting director of the Cyprus nursing services administration Evagors Tampouris said Thursday.

In February, Cyprus’ economic sentiment marginally slipped with the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI-CypERC) decreasing by 0.1 point from the month before due to weaker business confidence in services.