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Health minister Michalis Hadjipantelas has given the state health services organisation (Okypy) ten days to smooth out problems with emergency services on weekends following complaints from patients. On Sunday, the ...

The Council of Ministers decided on Tuesday that non-urgent operations and hospital admissions will resume from September 8 thanks to the improving epidemiological outlook, following a request from Health Minister Michalis ...

Limassol district court on Tuesday issued a four-day remand for a 42-year-old man suspected of setting fire to a 65-year-old man’s car, police said. The 65-year-old owner reported that ...

A total of 26 free rapid test sites mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups. Free rapid testing for the general population ...

The health ministry will look into ways to help sufferers of ‘long-Covid’ once studies on the syndrome are complete, health minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Friday. ‘Long-Covid’ is a term ...

A total of 44 free rapid test sites mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Saturday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups. Free rapid testing for the general population ...

The audit office on Thursday disputed claims by the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO), which runs national health scheme Gesy, that said it does not allow health professionals not registered to ...

A total of 39 free rapid test mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Friday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups. Free rapid testing for the general population has ...

Just under 10 per cent of young people in Cyprus who are in education were also employed according to Eurostat figures for 2020 published on Thursday. The study looked at the employment ...

Eleftheria Square will be symbolically lit in purple on Tuesday evening to honour International Overdose Awareness Day, to pay tribute to those who lost their lives to overdose and recognise ...

A total of 49 free rapid test mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Saturday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups. Free rapid testing for the general population has ...

There should be no concerns about the health of those who live close to the Yeri metal recycling factory that was engulfed in flames on Thursday afternoon, the labour inspection ...

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) on Thursday named Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation (CSEO) chair George Danos as one of 11 new honorary members selected for their contributions to astronomical research in ...

A total of 37 free rapid test sites mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Friday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups. Free rapid testing for the general population ...

The ambulance service responded to 39,000 calls for emergency pre-hospital treatment from the beginning of the year to the end of July, the state health services organisation (Okypy) said on Thursday. ...

The House education committee on Wednesday called for a show of “political will” and the president’s intervention in resolving recurring issues surrounding the appointments of assistants for special needs ...

A 43-year-old man was remanded by Nicosia district court for six days after being arrested for the possession and distribution of child pornography, police said on Wednesday. The man was ...

Attorney general George Savvides on Wednesday gave the green light for the prosecution of three of the four people involved in the case of a fake post on social media ...

Booster shots of the anti-Covid vaccine for the elderly and vulnerable groups are a one-way street, member of the advisory team on coronavirus Dr Petros Karayiannis said on Wednesday, suggesting ...

Police on Tuesday said they have so far handled 36 cases of sexual harassment, with 22 already filed in court. Police spokesperson Eleni Constantinou said the number of cases investigated, or currently ...

The labour ministry’s labour inspection department on Tuesday released guidelines and suggestions for avoiding heat exhaustion at workplaces in coastal and/or inland areas as high temperatures and humidity ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Tuesday that the Turkish Cypriot ‘officials’ who have had their passports rescinded can seek recourse in the courts of the Republic if they so ...

Over 4,000 counterfeit items have been seized from several shops in the Famagusta district, police said on Monday. A combined operation on Monday by the police and customs turned up over 4,000 ...

The health ministry announced one death and 333 cases of Covid-19 on Monday. A 71-year-old man passed away at Limassol general hospital, raising total deaths to 484, of which 311 were men and 173 ...