coronavirus
France has extended mandatory COVID tests for travellers from China until Feb. 15, a government decree published on Saturday showed. While Chinese officials have said infections...
Seven deaths put down to Covid in last week
Seven people died from Covid and 1,934 cases were detected in the last week, the ministry of health said on Friday. The new infections were...
Digitisation key to increasing productivity in Cyprus
The Covid-19 pandemic exposed the weaknesses of more analogue businesses Digitisation is crucial in increasing productivity across all sectors of the Cypriot economy, according...
China emerges stronger from Covid with people-centered and science-based approach
By Liu Yantao Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China In the Republic of Cyprus The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, Liu Yantao...
WHO recommends that China monitor excess Covid-19 mortality
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday it recommended that China monitor excess mortality from COVID-19 to gain a fuller picture of the impact...
Chinese city-dwellers head to hometowns as holidays raise Covid stakes
Passengers laden with luggage flocked to rail stations and airports in China’s megacities on Monday, heading to their hometowns for Lunar New Year holidays that...
China reports 59,938 Covid-related hospital deaths since Dec. 8
China said nearly 60,000 people with COVID-19 had died in hospital since it abruptly dismantled its zero-COVID policy in early December, a big increase from...
China Covid peak to last two-three months, hit rural areas next
The peak of China’s COVID-19 wave is expected to last two to three months, and will soon swell over the vast countryside where medical resources...
Cabinet approves Covid test for arrivals from China, suggests all passengers wear mask
All passengers arriving from China will be required to present a negative PCR test as of Sunday, the council of ministers decided on Wednesday. The...
48 hour negative PCR test for travellers coming from China (updated)
Passengers arriving in Cyprus from China will be required to present a 48-hour negative PCR test for coronavirus before departure as part of the measures...