#coronavirus

The decision to close primary schools in Covid hotspot Limassol is apparently yielding results as fewer pupils have been infected, according to data published by the contact tracing team on ...

The five pensioners who died from coronavirus over the last four days had not been vaccinated, the health ministry said on Tuesday. Following the death of five people over 80 due ...

Presidential aide Victoras Papadopoulos has tested positive for coronavirus, forcing three other senior presidential staffers to quarantine, it emerged on Tuesday. Reports said Papadopoulos had symptoms, but a rapid test ...

Three frontline health professionals who opted not to receive a vaccine have tested positive for coronavirus, as around 50 per cent of state hospital staff were unvaccinated, officials said on Tuesday. ...

Rapid tests and their use have come in for a fresh round of criticism, with complaints that some are of poor quality, which raises concerns of profiteering. “The way in ...

The new Covid ward at Paphos general hospital was treating five patients on Tuesday, while it has the capacity for 48 people, including high-dependency patients, according to the state health services (...

AstraZeneca may have used “outdated information” in the results of a large-scale COVID-19 vaccine trial, a U.S. health agency said on Tuesday, casting fresh doubt on the shot, its ...

Israel and New Zealand have given interim approval for the sale of biotech firm SaNOtize Research and Development’s Nitric Oxide Nasal Spray (NONS) which could help prevent transmission of ...

The health ministry said Monday two people died from Covid over the past 24 hours and 410 new infections were detected from 43,173 tests, a positivity rate of 0.95 per cent. The ministry said 217 ...

Coronavirus rapid antigen testing sites for Tuesday District Location Operating hours Limassol (14 sites) Ayios Ioannis Eleimon Church 8.30 a.m. – 5.30 p.m. ‘Andreas Themistocleous’ TEPAK building, Ayia Zoni (old land registry, ...

By Josephine Mason, Ben Blanchard and Ludwig Burger AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine performed better than expected in a major late-stage trial, paving the way for its potential emergency authorization in ...

Vulnerable groups and everyone aged 45 and over should receive their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine by the first week of May, the health ministry announced on Monday. A total ...

Britain on Monday demanded the European Union allow the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines it has ordered as tensions over a possible export ban on EU-manufactured shots mounted and Brussels pointed ...

The parents of gymnasium pupils protested outside the presidential palace on Monday over the government decision to keep schools closed because of the Covid pandemic. The gymnasiums, which include the ...

Cyprus has topped the charts in Europe as regards testing for the coronavirus and is fifth in terms of administering vaccinations against the virus, the health ministry said on Monday. ...

Larnaca restaurant owners are lobbying for more state assistance to help them through the pandemic, particularly to cover rents. District secretary for Larnaca of Pasika, the pancyprian association of owners ...

Britons were warned not to book summer holidays abroad by government ministers as COVID-19 cases in parts of Europe soar, sending travel and airline stocks down by as much as 8% ...

A new Covid-19 ward at Paphos general hospital opened its doors on Monday morning, ready to accommodate the first patients, according to the state health services (Okypy) spokesman Charalambos Charilaou. ...

Greece has ordered private sector doctors in the broader Athens region to assist its public health system to fight a rise in new COVID-19 infections, Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias said ...

Police booked 220 individuals and two businesses for flouting coronavirus protocols in a day, from 6am on Sunday until 6am on Monday. During this time, 11,816 checks were carried out, 2,879 in Nicosia, 2,265 ...

Two police officers were seriously injured and at least two police vehicles were set on fire in the city of Bristol in southwest England during violent scenes after a peaceful ...

One person died from coronavirus on Sunday as the ministry of health announced 336 new cases. The new cases were among 47,306, meaning a positivity rate of 0.71 per cent was recorded. The ...

Police launched an investigation on Sunday after a video posted on social media showed people inside a Limassol taverna dancing. The video posted on Instagram shows several people dancing, in ...

Britain administered 873,784 COVID-19 vaccines on Saturday, a second daily record in as many days, the government said. More than 26.8 million people in Britain, or over half the adult population, have ...