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The vaccination portal will be open to those aged 18-39 until 5:30pm on Thursday, the health ministry announced. The move comes just a day before the portal is set to ...

News that the UK government might open up summer holidays abroad for vaccinated Britons have been welcomed by tourism industry players in Cyprus, who hope that less red tape for ...

Irish airline Ryanair is launching a legal challenge against Britain over its “traffic light” system for international travel, hoping to force a relaxation of strict rules that threaten the summer ...

The health ministry announced 68 new cases of Covid-19 and no deaths on Wednesday. There are 38 coronavirus patients in hospitals, 12 of whom are in serious condition. Six of the 12 patients are ...

After the blow inflicted by the UK’s decision to delay the easing of coronavirus measures in England, Deputy Tourism Minister Savvas Perdios reiterated on Wednesday that Cyprus deserves to ...

City authorities in Moscow announced on Wednesday that all workers with public facing roles will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19, one of the most forceful steps taken anywhere ...

The health ministry announced a total of 65 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Thursday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

The cabinet on Wednesday approved a supplementary budget worth around €148.5m to cover additional expenditure in various sectors. The extra spending concerns €20m for support schemes for workers and businesses ...

When Portugal was recently removed from England’s green list for travel, the UK transport secretary, Grant Shapps, blamed it on a new coronavirus variant. “There’s a sort of ...

A further round of relaxations will see fans attending sports events, at 50 per cent of the facility’s capacity, and ten people per table at cafes, bars and restaurants. The ...

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc’s COVID-19 antibody cocktail reduces deaths in hospitalised patients who have not mounted their own antibody response, a large British study published on Wednesday found. The therapy, ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday that Johnson & Johnson would send 2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the country by the end of the month, making up for ...

No new deaths from coronavirus were announced on Tuesday while 64 new cases were recorded. The cases were found from 35,729 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.18 per cent. Meanwhile ...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday delayed by a month his plans to lift the last COVID-19 restrictions in England after modelling showed that thousands more people might die ...

Fresh concerns have arisen over the Delta variant and a possible fourth wave, as a former government adviser warned that variants risk being brought in from the UK. Professor Leontios ...

The health ministry announced a total of 69 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Wednesday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

Perceval Gete, a 12-year-old French boy, is one of the youngest people in Europe to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, and to accommodate his young age, the nurse administering the jab ...

Throwing their weight behind the government’s vaccination drive, Apollon and Ael football players visited the vaccination centre at the old Limassol hospital on Tuesday to receive their jabs against ...

Israel told its citizens they could stop wearing masks indoors on Tuesday, ending one of its last main restrictions as new COVID-19 infections continued to wane even as vaccinations tapered ...

One death from coronavirus and 57 new cases were announced on Monday. The cases were found from 39,852 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.14 per cent. The death was a ...

Moving to bolster defences against the Indian (Delta) variant, the health minister on Monday issued a decree prohibiting arrival to Cyprus of any person who has been in India in ...

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

Paphos hotels are operating at 15 per cent occupancy rates and would be closed were it not for state support, president of the Paphos branch of the Cyprus Hotel Association said ...

Reiterating that the coronavirus pandemic can only be effectively addressed through vaccinations, the health ministry on Monday announced the vaccination portal will be open for everyone over 18 from Friday onwards. ...