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13-05-2021 13:20
Road Freight Transport: 4th Quarter 2020
Freight transport in Cyprus -10,0% and from and to Cyprus -1,8%The Statistical Service announces the release of the latest figures for road freight transport for the fourth quarter of 2020.During the period October-December 2020, the total weight of goods transported by road in Cyprus showed a decrease of 10,0% compared to the corresponding period of 2019, while the weight of freight transported from and to Cyprus recorded a decrease of 1,8%.During the period January-December 2020, the tot...
13-05-2021 12:24
Clarifications on the SafePass recovery SMS for individuals who have been positive COVID-19 cases
1. Who receives a Recovery SMS (COVID-19 Declaration Form of Positive Case and Release) which is used as SafePass? A recovery message (SMS) for SafePass is received by all individuals who have been confirmed as positive COVID-19 cases in the last six months, have been reported to the Epidemiological Monitoring Unit and Control Unit for Infectious Diseases, and have been discharged by their Personal Doctor, or by the Release Team of the Ministry of Health.The individual who has been diagn...
13-05-2021 10:34
The vaccination plan now focuses on young people – Answers to basic questions
Cyprus ranks 4th among the European Union countries in terms of COVID-19 vaccinations, with the total number of vaccinations exceeding 400,000. A percentage of 41.3% has already received the 1st dose of the vaccine (305,274 individuals) until May 12, while 12.8% completed their vaccination (94,730 individuals).During this period, the vaccination plan is focused on young individuals aged 20-29, who have expressed a keen interest in being vaccinated and this demonstrates that they understand t...
12-05-2021 16:53
Cyprus ranks 4th among EU member states in terms of administration of doses per 100 inhabitants
Schedule of appointments for 14-16 May 39.6% have already been vaccinated with the first dose of the vaccine by May 11 (293,180 people), while 12.4% have completed their vaccination regimen (91.459 people). With these data, and with the total number of vaccinations administered in Cyprus reaching 384,639, our country, according to the website OurWorldInData, ranks 4th among the EU member states, in terms of the administration of doses per 100 inhabitants.The effort to achieve the goal set ...
12-05-2021 15:15
Rapid antigen testing for employees and the general population – Testing units 13 May 2021
Aiming at the continuous surveillance of the community and the workplaces, the free programmes of rapid antigen testing of the general population and employees are in progress.For the smooth and safe operation of businesses that have been activated according to the Decrees, employers in businesses, as well as the Heads of Departments/Services in the public and wider public sector, are obliged to coordinate the rapid testing of the employees, so that the mandatory weekly testing of the person...
12-05-2021 13:28
Building permits: February 2021
Decrease both in Area (-5,1%) and in Value (-4,6%)The Statistical Service announces that the number of building permits authorized by the Municipal Authorities and the District Administration Offices during February 2021 stood at 656. The total value of these permits reached €170,1 million and the total area 155,9 thousand square meters. These building permits provide for the construction of 663 dwelling units.During the period January – February 2021, 1.150 building permits were issued com...
11-05-2021 16:50
Rapid antigen testing for employees and the general population – Testing units 12 May 2021
Aiming at the continuous surveillance of the community and the workplaces, the free programmes of rapid antigen testing of the general population and employees are in progress.For the smooth and safe operation of businesses that have been activated according to the Decrees, employers in businesses, as well as the Heads of Departments/Services in the public and wider public sector, are obliged to coordinate the rapid testing of the employees, so that the mandatory weekly testing of the person...
11-05-2021 13:43
Additional measures to allow experts to focus on COVID-19 activities
EMA is implementing additional temporary measures to further streamline activities in the European medicines regulatory network to enable experts to deal with an increasing volume of COVID-19-related assessment procedures.Due to the very active pipeline of upcoming COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, a number of ongoing procedures, and the roll-out of authorised vaccines to millions of people across the EU, the resources of EMA and the European medicines regulatory network are highly focused o...
11-05-2021 13:34
Registration of Motor Vehicles: January – April 2021
Total Registrations +14,9%The Statistical Service announces the publication of the report entitled “Registration of Motor Vehicles” for the period January-April 2021.In April 2021, the total registrations of motor vehicles numbered 2.725, recording an increase of 229,5% compared to April 2020, the month during which COVID-19 strict containment measures were in force in Cyprus for the first time. Passenger saloon cars registered a rise of 240,7% to 2.095.The main developments during the per...
11-05-2021 13:24
Government Employment by category: April 2021 (Total Employment: 53.337)
In April 2021 total government employment increased by 687 persons (1,3%) in comparison to the corresponding month of 2020 and reached 53.337 persons. Permanent staff decreased by 1.026 persons (-3,7%), from 27.715 to 26.689 persons. Casual staff increased by 1.773 persons (10,8%) and reached 18.247 persons compared to 16.474 persons in April 2020. Compared to April 2020 an increase is observed in Education staff (5,3%) and in Security Forces staff (0,2%) while a decrease is observed in Civ...
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