Our View: Government needs to back Covid measures up with science
For an authoritarian regime accountability is an alien concept. This is why it feels no need to offer any rational justification for its decisions, political,...
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Coronavirus: 248 new cases takes total past 10,000 mark (updated)
The health ministry on Saturday announced 248 new coronavirus cases, including 69 cases confirmed through PCR tests after they tested positive with a rapid test...
Coronavirus: Rapid testing locations for Sunday announced
The health ministry announced the points where mobile units will provide free rapid tests to the general public on Sunday. The units can be found...
Coronavirus: Checks to ensure care homes implementing measures begin
The health ministry on Saturday started carrying out checks in care homes on a pilot basis, a member of the government’s epidemiological team told the...
Coronavirus: Expert warns of third wave
Cyprus will be faced with a third wave of the virus in 2021 unless people abide by the measures, a member of the government’s epidemiological...
Coronavirus: Woman circulating after testing positive charged
A woman from the Famagusta area has been charged after she was found in a public place after testing positive for coronavirus so should have...
Coronavirus: 310 new cases announced on Friday (Update)
The health ministry on Friday announced 310 new cases of coronavirus confirmed through PCR testing of which 94 were people who tested positive with rapid...
Coronavirus: 310 new cases announced on Friday
The health ministry on Friday announced 310 new cases of coronavirus confirmed through PCR testing of which 94 were people who tested positive with rapid...
WHO says it needs to evaluate vaccine candidates on more than just a press release
The World Health Organization needs to evaulate coronavirus vaccines and their immune responses based on more than just a press release, Kate O’Brien, WHO’s director...
Coronavirus: testing sites for Saturday announced
The health ministry announced the places where rapid tests will be given free of charge on Saturday, November 28. The programme is available to everyone,...
Coronavirus: tougher curfew yet another blow to venues, they say
The tougher curfew announced by the government amid ongoing efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak has come as another blow to a beleaguered hospitality sector...
Students at lyceum and technical schools can return to class
The education ministry on Friday announced that students at lyceums and technical schools in Limassol and Paphos district could return to class from Monday. As...
Coronavirus: nearly one third of total cases since March recorded from Nov 11-24
Nearly one in three of Cyprus’ total number of coronavirus cases since March were recorded in the two weeks from November 11 to 24, obliging...
Hungarian experts to visit Russia to speed vaccine approval
Russia will allow Hungarian doctors and medical experts to observe the manufacturing process and laboratory tests for its Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19, Hungarian Foreign...
Oelmek says no to extra teaching during holidays
Secondary state teachers’ union Oelmek on Friday said there was no need for additional teaching periods over the holidays and suggested the cancellation of quarterly...
Coronavirus: 59 patients at Famagusta general
There are currently 59 coronavirus patients at Famagusta general, the referral hospital for Covid-19, and most are elderly, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Friday....
Coronavirus: Police warn against public gatherings
Police on Friday reminded the public that a decree banning public gatherings remains in force and warned that those found breaking it will be reported...
Germany surpass one million infections, S. Korea battles surge in ‘silent’ cases
The number of COVID-19 infections in Germany surpassed the one million mark and the daily death toll hit a record of 426, data from the...
Focus on hospitals as cases remain high
Healthcare officials are mulling a revised contingency plan to ensure hospitals can cope with rising admissions of Covid-19 patients so to keep providing adequate care...
CEO says AstraZeneca likely to run new global trial of COVID-19 vaccine
AstraZeneca is likely to run an additional global trial to assess the efficacy of its COVID-19 vaccine using a lower dosage, its chief executive was...
