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If coronavirus cases continue to rise in the government-controlled areas, there could be interruption of crossings between the two sides, Turkish Cypriot authorities said on Thursday. According to media reports ...

The health ministry announced a total of 62 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Friday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

Bank of Cyprus (BoC) staff who have not received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine will have to test twice a week from Monday, as the lender seeks ...

A 10-week decline in new coronavirus infections across Europe has come to an end and a new wave of infections is inevitable if citizens and lawmakers do not remain disciplined, ...

Paphos continues to rank first among all districts as regards vaccination coverage the health ministry said on Thursday. The target for 65 per cent of the population to have received a ...

Health clinics in Moscow will begin offering booster vaccine shots against COVID-19 today Thursday, the city’s mayor said, as Russian officials scramble to contain a surge in cases blamed ...

Cypriot citizens and permanent residents abroad have contacted the Cyprus Mail asking how they can obtain the EU’s Digital Covid Certificate, which officially launched on July 1. The answer is: ...

The island is at a “critical juncture” regarding the pandemic, state health services organisation (Okypy) said on Thursday, while anticipating that hospitalisations will increase further following a surge in cases ...

The health ministry announced 429 new positive cases of coronavirus on Wednesday out of 36,239 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 1.18 per cent. No deaths were announced. There are 54 people ...

Giving conscripts who get vaccinated extra leave is among the proposed incentives to boost the vaccination coverage of the population, sources said on Wednesday. The ministerial committee on Covid-19 that ...

Coronavirus cases in Portugal jumped by 2,362 in the past 24 hours, the biggest increase since mid-February, official data showed on Wednesday, as authorities continued to scramble to stop the spread of ...

The health ministry announced a total of 63 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Thursday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

Doctors at Makarios children’s hospital have warned against complacency saying Covid admissions among younger age groups have risen with the potential of causing life-threatening complications. The head of the ...

European Union governments agreed on Wednesday to add Canada and 10 other countries to their list of states from which they will allow non-essential travel, EU diplomats said. Ambassadors from the ...

Senior officials presented the EU Digital Covid Certificate at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday, ahead of its launch on July 1. The certificate can be obtained in four steps and the ...

Cyprus has achieved the goal of vaccinating 65 per cent of the population by the end of June, while a total of 1,070 teenagers aged 16 to 17 have booked Pfizer appointments, the health ...

Australian officials extended lockdown and social distancing measures to more of the country on Wednesday, with four major cities already under a hard lockdown in a race to contain an ...

The outgoing health minister said at the weekend the government had reached a crossroads on vaccination although it has more or less met the target of 65 per cent having had ...

In her capacity as an academic, a member of the government’s coronavirus advisory team has received a grant from the EU on Covid vaccine research for her university department. ...

The lawyers representing more than 100 plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against the state and members of the Covid advisory team have asked the auditor-general to look into whether the state’...

The health ministry announced 332 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday after 49,741 tests, a positivity rate of 0.67 per cent. At the same time, 59 people were being treated in hospital, 20 in serious or ...

The youngest patient in the Famagusta Covid ward is currently aged 20, its scientific director Amalia Hadjiyianni said on Tuesday. “The average patient age has fallen to 49 with the youngest being ...

The best marketing for tourism would be the vaccination of all people working in the industry, showing that Cyprus is a safe country to visit, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said ...

Cabinet will convene on Friday evening to discuss proposals on expediting the vaccination programme and other suggestions on tackling the pandemic, government spokesman Kyriacos Koushos said on Tuesday. Both President ...