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11-03-2021 14:36

Statement to the Press by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, on the occasion of the visit to Cyprus by the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia, Mr Gordan Grlić Radman

I am delighted to welcome to Cyprus the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia, my good friend and colleague Gordan. This is a long anticipated visit, dear Gordan. I am very pleased that deliberations were productive and results oriented, and on these we will build, to give flesh and bones to our joint commitment to further strengthen ties between Cyprus and Croatia.With Gordan we had the opportunity to follow up on a number of issues that are part of the bilateral framework of...

11-03-2021 14:35

Photo Album - The Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia sign MoU

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, and the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia, Mr Gordan Grlić Radman, sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia on Political Consultations, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

11-03-2021 14:05

Presentation of CovTracer-EN contact tracing application by the Ministry of Health and the Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy

The Ministry of Health and the Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy held a press conference to present the national digital contact tracing application CovTracer – Exposure Notification (CovTracer-EN).Digital contact tracing apps can help break the chain of coronavirus infections and save lives by complementing and supporting the tracing process. CovTracer-EN, developed by the Centres of Excellence CYENS (formerly RISE) and KIOS, under the supervision of the Deputy Mini...

11-03-2021 14:00

Government Employment by Category: February 2021

Total Employment: 52.481 In February 2021 total government employment decreased by 52 persons (-0,1%) in comparison to the corresponding month of 2020 and reached 52.481 persons. Permanent staff decreased by 999 persons (-3,6%), from 27.774 to 26.775 persons. Casual staff increased by 1.125 persons (6,9%) and reached 17.403 persons compared to 16.278 persons in February 2020. Compared to February 2020 an increase is observed in Education staff (1,5%) and in Civil Service staff (0,2%) while...

11-03-2021 12:55

Updated list of countries for which the traditional postal services are offered

The Cyprus Post announces an updated list of countries for which the traditional postal services (regular mail, registered, insured mail, parcels, EPG parcels, EMS /Datapost if applicable, etc) are offered:1. AUSTRALIA2. AUSTRIA3. BAHRAIN4.BELGIUM 5.BRAZIL(only EMS/Datap.)6. BULGARIA7. CANADA8. CHINA9. CZECH REPUBLIC10. DENMARK11. EGYPT12. ESTONIA13. FINLAND14. FRAN...

11-03-2021 12:03

High percentage of the British strain of the virus exists in Cyprus – Reduction of serious cases only through compliance with the measures

The British strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is detected in a percentage of 25.7% in the community of Cyprus. According to specialized tests carried out on positive samples sent to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), it appears that the new more contagious virus mutation exists in the community, causing a large spread of the disease and an increase in cases and hospitalizations. In particular, the ECDC informed that the British strain was detected in 56 cases from an...

11-03-2021 09:02

COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca: PRAC preliminary view suggests no specific issue with batch used in Austria

The Austrian national competent Authority has suspended the use of a batch of COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca (batch number ABV5300) after a person was diagnosed with multiple thrombosis (formation of blood clots within blood vessels) and died 10 days after vaccination, and another was hospitalised with pulmonary embolism (blockage in arteries in the lungs) after being vaccinated. The latter is now recovering. As of 9 March 2021, two other reports of thromboembolic event cases had been received ...

11-03-2021 08:51

Concerning receiving parcels

Cyprus Post, in order to reduce waiting time for receiving parcels, urge the public to have purchase receipt ready for tax purposes, where it has been requested. EH/ECH

10-03-2021 16:53

Rapid antigen testing for employees and the general population – Testing units 11 March 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...

10-03-2021 16:00

Photo Album - The President of the Republic presides over a meeting on the restart of the economy.

The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, presides over a meeting on the restart of the economy, at the Presidential Palace.

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