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Seemingly lost for an explanation of why vaccine uptake is so low in Russia when coronavirus infections are soaring and vaccines are readily available, the Kremlin resorted on Friday to ...

Britain recorded 9,284 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday and six new deaths within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test. Although lower than recent days, the number of new cases reflects ...

The health ministry said there had been no new deaths from Covid on Sunday and announced that 61 people had tested positive from 30,610 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.2 ...

Screenings will be carried out at 53 sites islandwide on Monday at the following locations: Province Sampling points Hours Limassol (14 points) “Grigori Afxentiou” Square, Limassol 9 a.m.-7.30 p.m. TEPAK ...

The health ministry’s advertising campaign has become more optimistic in recent weeks The health ministry’s recent ad campaign encouraging people to get vaccinated has been hailed as a ...

The Philippine government has signed a supply agreement for 40 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE , the head of the government’s COVID-19 vaccine ...

The health ministry said there had been no new deaths from Covid on Saturday and announced that 62 people had tested positive from 41,226 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.15 ...

Health officials on Saturday urged young people yet again to get vaccinated to keep the Delta variant at bay and avoid a new outbreak similar to the one caused by ...

The health ministry announced that a total of 58 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Sunday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the ...

No deaths from Covid were announced on Friday, as 76 new infections were recorded following 41,891 tests, a positivity rate of 0.18 per cent. According to the health ministry, 45 people were being treated ...

The health ministry announced that a total of 76 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Saturday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the ...

AstraZeneca said on Friday the European Union had lost a legal case against the pharmaceutical firm over the supply of COVID-19 vaccines, with a court in Brussels rejecting an EU ...

Russian flights to Cyprus will resume on June 28, confirming the island’s improved epidemiological condition, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said Friday. The minister announced that Russia would be resuming scheduled ...

Fifty thousand futher doses of the Sinovac coronavirus vaccine have been sent to the north from Turkey, it was announced on Friday. The special flight from Turkey contained 26,000 first doses ...

Spain will lift a blanket obligation to wear masks outdoors from June 26, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Friday. Spain’s announcement follows a decision in neighbouring France to end ...

Though Cyprus is edging towards its target of administering a first jab of the coronavirus vaccine to 65 per cent of the eligible population by the end of June, it is ...

Hermes Airports, which operates the Larnaca and Paphos facilities, has joined other tourist sector stakeholders to push for the safe reopening of European borders and the easing of travel restrictions ...

Britain has reported another steep rise in the weekly reported cases of the Delta coronavirus variant, Public Health England data showed on Friday, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson decided to ...

The vaccination portal will from Friday be open for all ages 18 and above until the last available appointment is booked, the health ministry announced. The health ministry will place appointments ...

Despite a busier three-day weekend ahead, hoteliers say they are struggling to stay afloat as the pandemic continues to keep a lid on foreign bookings. The hard-pressed tourism sector was ...

Cyprus is progressing steadily towards the ECDC’s green categorisation as all districts reported reduced coronavirus caseloads, the health ministry’s National Report showed on Friday. The island’s case ...

Health authorities on Thursday announced 65 new positives from island-wide testing for the coronavirus, representing a 0.19 per cent positivity rate from the samples processed. That brings the total diagnosed to date ...

The health ministry announced a total of 64 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Friday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

Denmark will offer COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 12-15 after the adult population has been inoculated to boost its overall immunity against the virus ahead of the winter, health authorities ...