#coronavirus

One in two people worldwide saw their earnings drop due to the coronavirus, with people in low-income countries particularly hard hit by job losses or cuts to their working hours, ...

For the second year running, President Nicos Anastasiades told locked-down Cypriots he hoped this would be the last Easter that was overshadowed by the pandemic. In his Easter televised address ...

The health ministry announced one death and 58 positives for Covid-19 from 6,158 PCR and rapid tests on Sunday with a positivity rate of 0.94 per cent. Mass testing was not carried out ...

Mandatory face masks could not conceal their delight as clubbers in the Spanish city of Girona moved to the thumping beats of house music put on by a live DJ. ...

The health ministry has released the testing locations for Monday as follows: Thus, employees may proceed to the testing units operating in all Districts, according to the plan designed by ...

One person has died and 44 new Covid positives were recorded in the last 24 hours in the north from 6,319 tests, according to a written statement from ‘health minister’ Unal Ustel. The ...

The prolonged duration of the health crisis is creating a difficult and stressful environment for workers and vulnerable groups while social problems are accumulating, according to the the general-secretary of ...

India’s new coronavirus cases dipped marginally on Sunday but deaths due to the infection jumped by a record 3,689, with one more state going into lockdown as the nation’s ...

The health ministry announced one death and 463 positives for Covid-19 from 31,677 PCR and rapid tests with a positivity rate of 1.46 per cent. The death concerned a man aged 80 who had ...

Cyprus’ epidemiological team in an open letter to the public on Saturday called on citizens to adhere to the measures. “We appeal to you, our fellow citizens in full honesty, ...

The vaccination portal for people aged 61-70 will open on Saturday at 3pm until Sunday 8pm, the health ministry announced. These appointments will be offered the AstraZeneca vaccine with the ...

There are no thoughts on scrapping the SMS requirements for leaving the house once lockdown measures are set to be lifted on May 10, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Saturday. ...

Australian residents and citizens who have been in India within 14 days of the date they plan to return home will be banned from entering Australia as of Monday and those ...

The health ministry announced four deaths and 676 new Covid-19 positives from 47,621 PCR and rapid tests. The positivity rate was 1.42 per cent. The deaths concerned three men aged 37, 63 and 68 and one ...

A single dose of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine may not generate a sufficient immune response to protect against dominant new variants, except in people who have already been infected with ...

The European Union aims to introduce a central system in June to record citizens’ COVID-19 vaccines, tests and recovery to help them travel across the 27-nation bloc and open up ...

The health ministry has issued the testing sites for Saturday as follows: District Location of testing units Operating hours Limassol (16 units) Agios Ioannis Eleimon Church, Limassol 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. ‘...

The vaccination portal for those aged 64-70 will open on Friday from 8pm and will be available for 24 hours. The ministry of health announced on Friday that it was decided ...

A very small number of mainly frail, elderly COVID-19 patients are being hospitalised and dying even after having a first dose of Pfizer’s or AstraZeneca’s vaccines, but this ...

Cyprus’ 14-day cumulative diagnosis rate for coronavirus hit a new record high with 1,145.6 per 100,000 residents but fewer elderly people appear to be infected and hospitalised, as a result of vaccinations, ...

India has recorded the world’s sharpest spike in coronavirus infections this month, with political and financial capitals New Delhi and Mumbai running out of hospital beds, oxygen and medicines. ...

The ministry of health on Friday published some reminders with regards to the coronavirus measures that will be in force during the Easter weekend. The country is in strict lockdown ...

Russia has produced the world’s first batch – 17,000 doses – of COVID-19 vaccines for animals, its agricultural regulator said on Friday. Russia registered Carnivac-Cov in March after tests showed it generated ...

All vaccination centres in India’s financial capital of Mumbai were shut for three days starting Friday due to a shortage of vaccines, said authorities, as the country posted another ...