CyBC television is also linked to Eurovision for the live transmission of major athletic and other events. Government General Hospitals Private Clinics General Hospitals and private clinics are mostly concentrated in urban areas, while health centres, subcentres, and dispensaries function in the rural areas, providing a network to meet the medical needs of the whole population. All General Hospitals as well as some private clinics have casualty departments for emergency cases. Holiday-makers can also make use of their social insurance which covers medical expenses, provided that this insurance covers the length of their stay on the island. Almost all brands of manufactured medicines are available in Cyprus.
Most hotels make arrangements for Medical services for their guests upon request.
The majority of doctors are English speaking. Weather temperature reports are now given in degrees Celsius, Petrol is sold by the litre, grocery items are in grams and kilograms, fabric lengths in metres, and road speeds posted in kilometres per hour. The rider and pillion rider of a motor cycle must always wear a crash helmet when travelling in non-built up areas. Otherwise, temporary Motor- Cycle Driving licence can be obtained from the District Police Stations at CY1,00 for a period of 6 months. Persons over 18 years old may drive motocycles of any category.