#coronavirus

Two deaths from coronavirus and 360 new cases were announced on Monday. The deaths were two women, 75 and 85, both with underlying health conditions. Neither of them had been vaccinated. The health ...

Paphos cafes, restaurants and other recreational businesses said they would remain closed on Monday and Tuesday in protest over the recent police bookings of several hospitality businesses. The Paphos branch ...

A total of 58 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 ...

Lower secondary school (gymnasium) pupils are expected to return to class on Friday, it emerged on Monday. Citing the recommendations of the scientific advisers, the health and education ministers announced ...

Limassol bishop Athanasios was on Monday discharged from Nicosia general hospital, where he had been admitted last week after testing positive for the coronavirus. A statement by the Limassol Holy ...

There has been a reduction in the number of cases in Covid-19 state hospital wards all over Cyprus, state health services (Okypy) spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said on Monday. Speaking to ...

More than 30 per cent of the 19,246 Covid vaccination appointments for people with diabetes and severe obesity were booked early on Monday, according to the health ministry. The appointments became available ...

The health ministry on Monday upgraded Russia, the UK and Israel, the three biggest markets for Cyprus in terms of tourism, from grey to red category, meaning passengers arriving from ...

England’s stay-at-home lockdown order ended on Monday with people allowed to meet up outside in groups of six for the first time in nearly three months, though Prime Minister ...

A less intrusive method of coronavirus nasal rapid tests will be used to test pupils of upper secondary schools (lyceums), the health ministry announced on Monday, only to be met ...

In the 24 hours until 6am on Monday police booked eight business owners and 171 other individuals for breaching coronavirus protocols, police said. A total of 13,032 checks were carried out between 6am ...

Two deaths and 326 new coronavirus cases were announced on Sunday. The deaths were a 69-year-old woman and a man, 74, both with underlying conditions. The woman had received the first dose ...

The health ministry announced the rapid testing sides for Monday. In total 57 testing sites have been announced in all districts. People need to present proof of identity such as ID ...

The vaccinations portal will open on Monday morning for people with diabetes and severe obesity, regardless of age, the health ministry said on Sunday. In total 19,246 appointments are available. The ...

Police on Sunday said they booked restaurants in almost all districts during the past 48 hours for violations of the measures against the spread of coronavirus. In Nicosia, officers found people ...

Two deaths from coronavirus and 334 new cases were announced on Saturday. The deaths were two men, aged 71 and 79, both with underlying conditions. The 71-year-old had received a first dose of ...

Scores of people took part on Saturday afternoon in a protest organised by an umbrella group Os Damai (Enough!) calling for an end to the restrictive measures and greater support ...

The health minister announced the rapid testing sites for Sunday, 66 in total. The tests are offered free of charge. People need to present proof of identity such as ID card, ...

Britain is close to striking a vaccine deal with the European Union as soon as this weekend that will remove the threat of the bloc cutting off supplies, The Times ...

Authorities ordered a Paphos cafeteria to shut down for four days after it systematically violated the measures against the spread of coronavirus. During a check on Friday evening at the ...

The former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said he believes the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 likely escaped from a lab in Wuhan, China, embracing ...

The health ministry announced 361 new cases of Covid-19 and no deaths on Friday. As there were no deaths, the total death toll remains 248, of whom 165 were men and 83 women with ...

The vaccination portal will open on Monday for insulin-dependent diabetics, diabetics with other serious conditions and the obese, the health ministry announced on Friday as it prioritises vaccination coverage among ...

The Turkish Cypriot community in the north received 75,000 rapid tests on Friday, technical committee on health Greek Cypriot chairman Leonidas Phylactou said. These are the first rapid antigen tests the ...