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The health ministry decided to move the location of a rapid test site in Paphos from a multipurpose room at the Ayios Theodoros gymnasium to the parking lot near the ...

Cyprus upgraded Iceland to the Green category and moved Slovakia down to Red in its new categorisations for arrivals based on countries’ epidemiological situation, effective from May 20. The green category ...

President Joe Biden will send at least 20 million more Covid-19 vaccine doses abroad by the end of June, marking the first time the United States is sharing vaccines authorized for ...

The health ministry announced one death and 167 new cases of Covid-19 on Monday. A 56-year-old man passed away at Limassol hospital, bringing the total death toll to 347, of whom 230 were ...

A total of 77 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Tuesday, the health ministry announced. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

Cyprus is among the most searched destinations as Britons consider their holiday options, but UK tour operators will not send customers until the Foreign Office lifts its travel guidance to ...

The decision on a joint lawsuit, brought by dozens of parents against the state, which challenges the requirement on school children to undergo mandatory tests and face masks is expected ...

Cyprus can anticipate the number of coronavirus cases dropping to double digits over the summer, one of the government’s advisors on the pandemic said on Monday, qualifying his more ...

Cyprus Casinos (C2) announced the reopening of locations on Monday after having been shuttered for over half a year due to the coronavirus restrictions. The casinos sought to reassure customers ...

Saudi Arabia plans to soon reopen to foreign tourists, a senior tourism official said on Monday after the kingdom announced the lifting of quarantine restrictions for certain foreign arrivals. The ...

Students at the Ayios Theodoros gymnasium in Paphos did not go to class for two hours on Monday morning, with the backing of the parents’ association, in protest over the ...

People aged 18 to 21 booked 8,855 vaccination appointments in the first two hours of the portal opening for their age group on Monday, the health ministry said. A total of 15,920 slots were ...

A SafePass is no longer necessary for outdoor areas of restaurants, coffee shops, theatres, cinemas etc as of Monday while the start of the evening curfew was pushed back to ...

Cyprus police handed out fines to 44 citizens and four establishment owners during the last 24 hours for violating measures aiming to contain the spread of Covid-19. A police spokesperson told the ...

Friends will hug, pints will be pulled and swathes of the British economy will reopen on Monday giving 65 million people a measure of freedom after the gloom of a four-month ...

The health ministry on Sunday announced 165 new coronavirus cases, with a positivity rate of 0.26 per cent. No deaths were announced for the second day in the row. In total 157 patients ...

The health ministry announced the rapid testing sites for Monday, 69 in total. People need to present an ID or other form of identification. District Testing Sites Operating Hours Limassol (20 sites) ...

The more people getting vaccinated the lower the number of cases and hospitalisations, the health ministry said on Sunday citing the latest epidemiological data. Analysing data between April 26 and May 14, ...

Five businesses and 38 people were booked during the past 24 hours for violations of the measures against the spread of coronavirus. In Nicosia, a bar was fined for serving more people ...

The health ministry announced 157 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday. No deaths were reported. The new cases were among 83,338 tests, PCR and rapid tests, with a positivity rate of 0.19 per ...

The health ministry announced the testing sites for Sunday, 79 in total. People need to present an ID or other form of identification. District Testing sites Operating Hours Limassol (24 sites) Agios ...

The vaccination portal opened on Saturday for people between 50 and 54 who missed the opportunity to get an appointment earlier on. The portal will remain open until 5.30pm on Saturday for ...

Clinical waste in hospitals has risen by about 35 per cent since the start of the pandemic it emerged on Saturday. This waste includes masks, gloves and rapid test kits according ...

A few days after the ‘safe pass’ was launched, we asked a selection of people in Nicosia for their views.