In today’s episode, as of Monday a raft of relaxations from Covid-19 restrictions come into force following a Cabinet decision last Thursday.

Elsewhere, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Sunday estimated that Cyprus will see 50 percent more passenger traffic this year compared to 2021.

In other news, Nicosia’s longest-running Mayor, Lellos Demetriades, passed away at the weekend at Nicosia General Hospital. He was appointed Mayor of the capital in 1971, a position he held until December 2001.

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