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Two deaths and 390 new coronavirus cases were announced by the health ministry on Tuesday. The deaths concern two men aged 77 and 62. They bring to 339 the number of deaths from Covid-19 ...

With more people appearing certain they will vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections this month in relation to two months ago, Ruling party Disy remains the people’s first choice, ...

Air traffic showed a significant acceleration in the first few days of May, sending optimistic signals ahead of the summer season, according to Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos. The minister, in ...

The SafePass introduced two days ago and the subsequent mandatory rapid tests have emerged as a major point of contention, with the government defending the policy on Tuesday amid complaints ...

Another 6,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses were delivered on Monday to the Turkish Cypriot side through the technical committee on health amidst complaints that the north gets much fewer jabs than its ...

Thousands of Nicosia side Omonia fans defied health and safety protocols and the danger from the coronavirus, as they celebrated winning the championship on Monday, potentially jeopardising the improving epidemiological ...

FRESH concerns over the AstraZeneca jab have arisen as the vaccination programme reaches those in their 20s, but there is no plan to change allocation system. Currently, users pile onto ...

It was interesting to read a release issued by Diko about the “social mission of the state.” Written by Anastasia Papadopoulou, the coordinator of the Diko election programme for the ...

The health ministry on Monday announced one death from Covid-19 and 276 new infections after 83,418 tests, a positivity rate of 0.33 per cent. The ministry said 207 people were being treated for the ...

By Kate Holton and Guy Faulconbridge British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday gave the green light to cautious hugging and the serving of pints inside pubs after months of ...

Occupancy at the Famagusta referral hospital for Covid has dropped considerably, with 14 discharges taking place overall on Monday with just four new admissions, the facility’s scientific director has said. “...

A portion of Cyprus’ shopkeepers disagree with the implementation of the ‘SafePass’ calling the measure ‘excessive’. “We believe that the measure will deter people from visiting restaurants, cafes and other ...

The number of daily rapid test sites is expected to be increased in the coming days, the health ministry said on Monday, following images of overcrowding at testing sites nationwide. ...

The majority of Covid-19 vaccination appointments for people aged 29 and 30 were booked early on Monday with small interruptions of the online portal. Some 8,393 out of 12,598 appointments available for the age ...

Slovakia’s upgrade from the Red to the Orange category was the only change to the revised country assessment for travel issued by the health ministry on Monday. The ministry ...

Cyprus will take a big step today with optimism and some concern, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Monday as Cyprus bid farewell to the SMS system, implementing the SafePass ...

Lack of trust in big parties and the dominance in everyone’s lives of the pandemic have led to a previously unseen apathy in the lead-up to the parliamentary election ...

Two people died from coronavirus on Sunday and 269 new cases were found among a record 109,846 tests, the ministry of health announced. The two deaths bring to 336 the number of people ...

An underwater museum is set to boost the island’s profile when it opens in July, but exactly what it will look like is being kept under wraps An underwater ...

From tomorrow Cyprus will take a step towards the return to more normal rhythms of social and economic activity, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Sunday. “This step is the ...

Huge queues formed on Sunday at rapid testing sites in all areas. Due to increased demand the ministry of health said all sites will remain open until 7.30pm on Sunday ...

A total of 354,264 vaccines had been administered in Cyprus by Saturday, the ministry of health announced on Sunday, representing 40.3 injections per 100 residents. Of these 270,101 (36.5%) were the first dose and 84,163 (11.4%) the ...

The ‘safe pass’ -the colloquial term for documentation allowing people unfettered access to any venue – will be used “long term” and can be displayed in either electronic or print form, ...

After the fiasco of Geneva, which officially confirmed no common ground existed between the two sides, we have been witnessing obligatory exchange of accusations and insults aimed at the respective ...