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Authorities are awaiting guidance from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) regarding a possible link between AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine and very rare cases of blood clots but do not anticipate ...

A total of 56 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Wednesday, the health ministry announced. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

A senior official at Europe’s medicines regulator has said there is a clear “association” between AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine and very rare blood clots in the brain, though the ...

The vaccination portal for those aged 61 and over will open on Wednesday with 19,378 appointment slots, the health ministry announced. The portal will be open from 8am Wednesday April 7 to 7pm ...

Coronavirus-related deaths worldwide crossed 3 million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the latest global resurgence of COVID-19 infections is challenging vaccination efforts across the globe. Worldwide COVID-19 deaths ...

Businesses in Limassol that have had to temporarily suspend operation in November and December due to coronavirus restrictions are entitled to fee reductions, Limassol Municipality announced on Tuesday. The first ...

Cyprus’ tourism industry remains in the dark after Britain – its biggest tourist market – announced on Monday that it has postponed a decision as to whether international travel can resume after ...

One death from Covid-19 and 565 new cases with an overall positivity rate of 1.03 per cent were announced on Monday. The health ministry said there were 196 people in hospital, of whom 47 ...

By Kate Holton, Alistair Smout and Elizabeth Piper British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday it was too soon to say whether international summer holidays can go ahead this ...

A total of 54 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 will soon receive 60,000 vaccine doses which should enable those aged 57 and 58 to book vaccine appointments from Friday or Saturday, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Monday. Ioannou added that ...

The government on Monday presented its supplementary budget of €250 million to be spent on dealing with the coronavirus situation, including support to businesses and the healthcare sector. The extra spending ...

Israel was on Monday moved out of the red list of countries to the orange, which will be in effect as of Thursday. Other changed to country categorisations were the ...

Greece will provide more financial aid to businesses hit by coronavirus restrictions in April, the finance minister said on Monday, as shops reopened despite surging case numbers that have put ...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday everyone in England will be able to take a COVID-19 test twice a week in a new drive to track the pandemic ...

Paphos police have charged four bar owners for not following latest coronavirus measures, and reoperating their establishments. The police said in three of the bars customers were being served indoors ...

The health ministry on Friday announced 431 cases of Covid-19 from 54,842 PCR and rapid tests with a positivity rate of 0.79 per cent. There were no new deaths. The death toll remains ...

Sampling units will be located at the following locations on Monday: District Sampling points Hours Limassol (16 points) Church of Agios Ioannis Eleimonos, Limassol 8.30 a.m.-5.30 p.m. TEPAK Building “...

Heads of state, top politicians and the media have been quite right to liken the health crisis caused by Covid-19 to “a war against an invisible enemy”. Military and war ...

The health ministry on Sunday said it was opening a vaccination portal on Monday for people who take biological agents and immunosuppressive drugs. Close to 6,000 slots will be available. Individuals ...

Police booked 183 individuals and six business owners in the last 24 hours for breaking Covid diktats. Two establishments in Nicosia and three in the Famagusta area were booked for indoor dining, ...

The United States has put Johnson and Johnson in charge of a plant that ruined 15 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine and has stopped British drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc from using ...

Almost every time the council of ministers takes decisions on Covid measures it also sanctions more state spending on support measures, perhaps as a way of sugaring the pill of ...

The ministry of health on Saturday announced the locations of 66 rapid test sites around the island for Sunday. People are reminded that the tests are free but some form of ...