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Brief news overview of the day: July 3

Brief news overview of the day: July 3

Interruptions with water supply in the north of Limassol. Sirens in honor of "black anniversary" on Cyprus: time and reason. The Paphos Express Madpoint served more than 400 patients in a month. The port to Vasiliko is modernized using funds from EU funds. The digital assistant answered 115,000 questions in six months.

- εοα Limassol reports on a planned disconnection of water in the municipality of the polemica municipality on Monday, July 7, from 7:30 to 15:00. The reason is the repair work on the central water supply network. It is recommended to ensure a supply of water in advance and take into account temporary inconvenience.

- In Cyprus, sirens are heard annually in memory of the key tragic dates of 1974 - a coup and an invasion. July 15 at 8:20 in the morning there are sirens in memory of a military coup organized by junta in Nicosia. And on July 20, at 5:30 in the morning, the sirens recall the beginning of the Turkish military operation "Attila". It is important to remember: we are talking about symbolic anxieties - they do not signal the emergency, but pay tribute to the tragic events of the past.

- More than 400 patients adopted the express -honeycomb under the pathos hospital for the first month of work - without delay and queues, which reduced the load on the emergency department. A similar model has been successfully working since March in Nicosia (1850 people are served, an average of 20 per day). In July, it is planned to introduce such points in Limassol, Larnaca and Ayia -Nap to accelerate minor cases and unloading the healthcare system.

- The expansion of the port of Vasiliko in Marie will receive co -financing in the amount of 18781957 euros from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) program. This is part of the European Fund aimed at strengthening the transport infrastructure and the transition to net energy in the sea sphere.

- The digital assistant on the GOV.cy portal, working 24/7, answered more than 115,000 requests from citizens in the first six months of work (from January to June 2025). The system based on artificial intelligence is constantly expanding the range of topics: now it answers questions about public procurement, the activities of the Commission on Education and Social Integration of Persons with Disability. It is available both on the GOV.cy portal and in the Digital Citizen mobile application.

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