Coronavirus: Online tracing form now mandatory for positive cases
Citing the increased number of cases, the health ministry on Monday said people who test positive to coronavirus are now obliged to fill an online...
Contact tracing
Coronavirus: Ministry clarifies contact-tracing procedures
Amid a record surge in the number of positive coronavirus cases, the health ministry on Friday reiterated that individuals who test positive must isolate for...
Coronavirus: contact tracing not a data privacy violation, commissioner says
Giving the names of contacts to the health ministry’s coronavirus track and trace team does not violate personal data protection laws, commissioner Irene Loizidou Nicolaidou...
Coronavirus: ministry reissues guidelines for contact tracing
The health ministry on Wednesday issued clarifications on contact tracing. In a statement, it said that in the context of the continuous monitoring of the...
Coronavirus: Fears that people are lying about positive case contacts
The epidemiological picture in Limassol remains alarming, the health ministry said on Monday following a meeting with the advisory committee on coronavirus and the contact...
Coronavirus: Text messages part of new directions for contact tracing
The health ministry on Friday modified the process of informing those who tested positive to coronavirus, and their contacts, due to the large amount of...
Coronavirus: contact tracing unit swamped, TC’s urged not to cross (Update 2)
Cyprus’ track and trace unit is swamped after a dramatic spike in the number of coronavirus cases and cannot therefore communicate with all the contacts...
Coronavirus: rise in cases putting pressure on contact tracers
An increasing number of coronavirus cases are expected in the coming days, according to the latest data, field epidemiologist, Valentinos Silvestros, said on Wednesday. Silvestros...
Coronavirus: ‘Contact tracing hard and painstaking work’
Contact tracing of positive coronavirus cases is hard and continuous work, epidemiologist and member of the health ministry monitoring unit Valentinos Silvestros said on Tuesday....
Coronavirus: More than 3,000 download tracer app
More than 3,000 people have so far downloaded mobile application CovTracer that helps people track their previous contacts and locations in case they test positive...
