In today’s episode, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas has said the aim of the new Covid-19 measures to be announced on Wednesday is to save the Christmas holidays.

In other news, some six million kilos of Halloumi remain unsold mainly because of the pandemic and Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos accused his town’s police of turning a blind eye to the activities of a well-known drug dealer and a trafficker in migrants.

All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.