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In the context of actions taken by the Government to curb the pandemic and to safeguard the health system from increased hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients, the Council of Ministers has approved today a proposal by the Minister for Transport, Communications and Works, Mr Yannis Karousos, on the mandatory PCR tests by all persons aged 12 years or over upon arrival in the Republic of Cyprus, by air or by sea, and regardless of the original country of departure.Presenting the proposal, the M...

The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, at a meeting with the Maronite Patriarch, Mar Bechara Boutros Rai, at the Presidential Palace.

1. The Minister of Defence of the Republic of Cyprus, Charalambos Petrides, the Minister of National Defence of the Hellenic Republic, Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, and Major General Yousef Al-Hnaity, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, met in Nicosia on the 1st of December 2021.  This was the first Trilateral Defence Ministers meeting between the three countries, initiating a defense cooperation.2. The Ministers highlighted that the trilateral defence coope...

Annual change+12,4% in value and +7,7% in volumeThe Turnover Value Index of Retail Trade for September 2021 increased by 12,4% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year (Table 1). For the same month, the Turnover Volume Index of Retail Trade increased by 7,7% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year (Table 2).For the period January-September 2021, the value index is estimated to have recorded an increase of 9,3% and the volume index an increase of 7,9% compare...

Based on the decisions of the Council of Ministers, and aiming at the suppression of the dispersion of the virus SARS-CoV-2, as of the 18th of October, in places where SafePass is required, individuals aged 12 and above must hold one of the following:1.   Certificate of full vaccination.2.   Proof that they have been infected with COVID-19 during the last six months.3.   Certificate of a PCR negative test or a negative rapid antigen test result, valid for 72 hours.According to the Ministe...