Coronavirus: sports and social activities for under 18s suspended
Sports and social activities for children are suspended unless taught privately one-on-one, the health ministry said on Monday. As part of new coronavirus measures in...
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More than 200 abused women and children in shelters this year
The Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family (Spavo) hosted 263 abused women and children in their three shelters across Cyprus...
Corinavirus: owners and staff of private institute protest restrictions
Limassol owners and workers at private institutes offering afternoon lessons, gathered outside the town’s district administration on Thursday to protest Covid-19 restriction measures that ban...
Support services for children with migrant background in Nicosia
A specialised social services programme for children of migrant backgrounds is set to begin in the 2020-21 academic year, offering opportunities for both the children...
Coronavirus: Prodromou calls on parents and teachers to cooperate after mask backlash
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Saturday called on parents and teachers to cooperate with the back-to-school coronavirus measures after the mandatory mask rule sparked a...
Hundreds of children in need of fostering
Around 340 children are in need of fostering, a foster families association said on Wednesday. According to the president of Love Nest foster family association,...
Coronavirus: OEV calls on businesses to be flexible with working parents
The Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEV) urged members on Wednesday to be flexible with employees as many of them return to work on Thursday after...
Coronavirus: Children more exposed to online danger during coronavirus lockdown
The risk of children being sexually abused via the Internet during the coronavirus outbreak has increased, NGO Hope For Children said in a statement on...
Teddy bears donated for child patients
Teddy bears were distributed on Friday to the ambulance service and hospital A&Es by road-safety NGO Reaction and the Bank of Cyprus (BoC) as a...
Spike of RSV and influenza A at Makarios children’s hospital
The pediatric clinic at Makarios Hospital in Nicosia is currently at full capacity after a spike in RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) and influenza A cases....
