Cyprus’ first ‘Christmas villages’ this yr could possibly be placed on ice attributable to pandemic

The deteriorating epidemiological state of play in Cyprus raises fears that plans for the Mediterranean island’s first ‘Christmas villages’ this yr shall be placed on ice.

Villages within the mountainous Troodos and Pitsilia area have already begun putting in Christmas market homes in order to be able to welcome the primary revelers early in December.

However the 5 villages’ hopes for rejuvenation could possibly be dashed quickly contemplating that one after the opposite scheduled Chrismas occasions are postponed as a result of latest spike in Covid-19 infections, Philenews studies.

And regardless that the Well being Minister on Wednesday submits earlier than Cupboard the ultimate textual content of proposed new measures to comprise the unfold, a few of them have already been locked.

Particularly, the Deputy Ministry of Tourism on Monday knowledgeable the mountainous communities all the program of inventive occasions of the Christmas villages is canceled.

And that after Wednesday’s Cupboard assembly they are going to know whether or not Christmas villages will truly get the inexperienced mild.