In today’s episode, we hear that an action plan envisages over 300 Covid-19 beds and 65 ICU beds, while a 51-year-old primary school teacher died yesterday after reportedly refusing hospital treatment.

There’s also over 100 students and teaches from a single Limassol school reportedly self-isolating. Elsewhere, Diko MP Zaharias Koulias has called for parliament to finally have a say on the pandemic restrictions.

Akel, meanwhile, has officially stated that it will reject the 2022 budget unless major amendments are introduced.

On a lighter note, there’s also the latest on the snow in Troodos and Christmas events in Paphos.

All these stories and more in your Daily News Briefing, brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.