The vaccination portal will be opening on Thursday with 9,707 available slots only for people aged 61 to 63, the health ministry said.

The portal will be open between 7.30am and 8pm with 9,707 slots for Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines.

British airline easyJet said it expected to start to fly more from late May onwards and that by then most European countries should be open to British holidaymakers, painting an optimistic picture about the return of travel.

The situation in state hospitals is critical, state health services organisation Okypy said on Tuesday after record numbers in admissions of patients with Covid-19 were recorded in the last few days, saying more cooperation is needed from the private sector.

Following multiple requests from interested parties regarding the scheduling of wedding and christening ceremonies and for planning purposes, the Ministry of Health issued the following schedule, which is subject to developments of the epidemiological data.