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24-08-2020 16:05
Epidemiological risk assessment of countries concerning COVID-19, dated 24/08/2020
The epidemiological picture of various countries with regard to the COVID-19 disease has been re-evaluated by the Epidemiological Monitoring and Control of Infectious Diseases Unit of the Medical Services and the Public Health Services. The evaluation was based on the epidemiological indicators of the countries, such as: the effective reproduction number R(t) for SARS-CoV-2, the number of new diagnoses, the number of laboratory tests, the mortality rate per 100,000 inhabitants, the estimated ...
24-08-2020 14:58
Poverty and social exclusion according to the results of the Survey on Income and Living Conditions 2019
According to the results of the Survey on Income and Living Conditions 2019, with income reference period the year 2018, 22,3% of the population or 194.400 persons were at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE indicator, one of the 9 headline indicators in the European Union’s strategy «Europe 2020»). Namely, 22,3% of the population was living in households whose disposable income was below the at-risk-of-poverty threshold or was living in severely materially deprived households or was l...
24-08-2020 13:45
Handing over of Cypriot antiquity at the High Commission of the Republic of Cyprus in the United Kingdom
The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, announces that on the 21st August 2020 a Cypriot antiquity was handed over to the High Commissioner of the Republic of Cyprus in London, Mr. Andreas Kakouris, by DC Ray Swan of the London Metropolitan Police. The antiquity, which was looted and illegally exported from Cyprus following the Turkish invasion of 1974, was handed over to the London Metropolitan Police by Mr. Costas Paraskevaides, the owner of ArtAncien...
24-08-2020 12:22
Meeting of the Minister of Education with the Private Schools Association
The Minister of Education, Culture, Sport and Youth, Mr Prodromos Prodromou, held a meeting today, Monday, 24 August 2020, with the Private Schools Association.
24-08-2020 12:14
Meeting of the Minister of Education with the Pancyprian Federation of Parents’ and Guardians’ Associations of Private Schools
The Minister of Education, Culture, Sport and Youth, Mr Prodromos Prodromou, held a meeting today, Monday, 24 August 2020, with the Pancyprian Federation of Parents’ and Guardians’ Associations of Private Schools.
23-08-2020 21:33
The Ministry of Interior regarding the Al Jazeera report on the Cyprus Investment Program
Regarding today's reports in international media which suggest that the Republic of Cyprus proceeded to the naturalization of persons who did not meet the criteria of the Cyprus Investment Program, we wish to clarify that all the individuals mentioned, especially in the Al Jazeera report, were evaluated according to the criteria that were in force at the given time and which they met.In addition, the consent of all relevant services both in Cyprus and internationally had been secured with re...
21-08-2020 14:21
International Lighthouse Heritage Weekend – 22-23 August 2020
This year’s International Lighthouse Day, which was established to raise awareness concerning the significance of the lighthouses, the lighthouse keepers and navigation, acquires a new meaning, as the Covid-19 pandemic imposed the cessation and limitation of connections among countries and people for the first time. This recent situation, however, at the same time demonstrated the importance of inter-cultural connections, established through the ages, predominantly via the sea. For this reaso...
21-08-2020 14:01
Decisions of the Council of Ministers for the management of the coronavirus pandemic
At its meeting today chaired by the President of the Republic, the Council of Ministers was briefed by the Minister of Health, Mr Constantinos Ioannou, on the teleconference with the members of the Advisory Scientific Committee held on 19 August 2020, in which the epidemiological data of the last days were examined along with measures for better controlling the coronavirus pandemic.The President of the Republic and the members of the Council of Ministers, having examined the suggestions by t...
21-08-2020 12:43
Intra & Extra EU Trade Statistics (by commodity and country), January - May 2020
The Statistical Service of Cyprus announces that it has published the monthly electronic publication “Intra & Extra EU Trade Statistics (by commodity and country)” for January - May 2020. It includes detailed quantity and value data on imports and exports of domestically produced goods and foreign goods, classified at the 6-digit commodity code level and by partner country.The main developments in the foreign trade of Cyprus were:(a) Total imports of goods (from EU Member States and fro...
20-08-2020 16:47
Places where the use of a mask is mandatory for the general population
In order to safeguard the protection of citizens and public health vis-à-vis COVID-19, a Decree of the Minister of Health has been issued today extending thereby the measure for mandatory use of a protective mask by the general population aged 6 years old and older.The use of a mask by the general population is mandatory in indoor crowded spaces, and more specifically, at the following establishments/venues:- Supermarkets / bakeries- Department stores / retail stores / shopping malls- Chu...
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