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More than 80 per cent of people in Cyprus aged over 80 have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, of whom 70 per cent have received both jabs, the health ministry said on Monday ...

The government’s plans to hold a referendum on local government reform on the same day as the parliamentary elections appear doomed after the House interior committee decided by majority ...

A total of 56 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Tuesday, the health ministry announced. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

Former Kiti bishop Chrysostomos will stand trial for rape on April 26, state broadcaster CyBC reported on Monday. The clergyman appeared before Larnaca district court on Monday, which referred him direct ...

Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Monday delivered new computers to a Nicosia primary school with the pledge that all schools will be suitably equipped so as to facilitate the use ...

There are currently 225 coronavirus patients being treated at state hospitals, the highest number since the start of the pandemic more than a year ago, the spokesman of the state health ...

The European Commission on Monday officially registered halloumi as a protected designation of origin (PDO) so that only halloumi produced in Cyprus and according to the product specification can use ...

A total of 20,000 vaccination slots will be available for people aged 55 and 56 on Tuesday and Wednesday, the health ministry said on Monday as it announced its vaccination programme for April 13 ...

The vaccination portal will open for people aged 55 and 56 on Tuesday and Wednesday, as Cyprus presses ahead with offering the AstraZeneca vaccine to all age groups in line with EMA ...

Disy leader Averof Neophytou was given the coronavirus vaccine on Monday, making sure to clarify that he had received the AstraZeneca vaccine amid a concerted push by authorities to ease ...

A Covid-19 positive woman gave birth at Makarios Hospital on Sunday, the first natural birth in a specially designed room for coronavirus cases, State Health Services Organisation (Gesy) spokesman Charalambos ...

The government is purposefully ignoring the real picture of how the island is faring in the coronavirus pandemic, opposition party Diko said on Sunday. Accusing the “DISY government” of concealing ...

The health ministry announced four deaths and 446 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday from 49,314 PCR and rapid tests with a a positivity rate of 0.9 per cent. The deaths concerned three ...

Education authorities and health officials decided Friday to discuss potential readjustments to Covid protocols at schools after the one proposed the previous day was deemed unenforceable. During a teleconference on ...

The health ministry announced two deaths and 622 new cases of Covid–19 on Thursday after performing 47,547 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 1.31 per cent. The deaths concerned a woman ...

The economic slowdown as a result of the pandemic is smaller than initially anticipated raising hopes of brighter days ahead, Sek trade union confederation general secretary said on Thursday. Addressing ...

A new digital library covering all things Cyprus negotiations-related is now available to the public in three languages, Greek, Turkish and English. The comprehensive political guide has been developed and ...

A total of 57 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Thursday, the health ministry announced. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

Inconsistent information and practices concerning the AstraZeneca vaccine confuse and upset the public, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said following a teleconference on Wednesday evening with his EU counterparts. They met ...

There are no plans to either significantly tighten or relax the current Covid measures, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday. To mark World Health Day, the president first met patients ...

A €1.374m contract for improvement work at Ormidia fishing shelter was signed on Tuesday aiming to bolster competitiveness and sustainability of fishing in the area. The project is 75 per cent ...

Head of the president’s press office Victoras Papadopoulos is in hospital after undergoing a cardiac catheterisation procedure. Papadopoulos, according to an official statement, was feeling unwell and went to ...

Measures to protect and encourage the spread of Astragalus macrocarpus subsp. lefkarensis, a shrub native to Cyprus, were announced by the forestry department on Monday. The plant is endemic to ...

Police have filed charges against a 23-year-old man believed to be responsible for more than 40 thefts and attempted thefts from cars in Nicosia. In an announcement on Tuesday, police said ...