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The cabinet will meet later today to draw up a plan of action for the coming months for the expected gradual lifting of coronavirus restrictions. One of the most contentious ...

The scientific advisory team was unanimous in its proposal for regulating the movement of citizens through the SMS authorisation system. According to press reports, the team advised the government on ...

Turkish Cypriot authorities have imposed a lockdown in Nicosia and Kyrenia for a week and 14 days respectively in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus in the breakaway ...

The health ministry said on Tuesday its rapid Covid testing will be interrupted from Thursday to Sunday due to the government’s decision to ease restrictions. Around 40 testing units, with ...

The health ministry announced two deaths from Covid-19 on Tuesday and 109 new infections from 10,992 tests, a positivity rate of just under one per cent. The number of deaths since the ...

Cyprus recorded 22 possible side-effects during the first month of Covid-19 vaccinations, the health ministry’s pharmaceutical services said on Tuesday. According to the health ministry, 22 people said they experienced certain ...

Colchicine will not help save us from the coronavirus, but it could be useful in addressing the inflammation it causes, University of Nicosia associate pharmacy professor Christos Petrou said on ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) issued fresh clinical advice on Tuesday for treating COVID-19 patients, including those displaying persistent symptoms after recovery, and also said it advised using low-dose anti-coagulants ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘health minister’ Ali Pilli announced on Tuesday a ban on internal travel in the north, which will prevent Kyrenia and Nicosia leaving their cities. According to Turkish Cypriot ...

The association of registered speech, language pathologists (SLP) on Tuesday said the way speech therapy was provided during lockdown violates their human rights and the rights of children. In a ...

People over the age of 88 will be able to arrange vaccinations via the vaccination portal from Wednesday morning, the government announced on Tuesday. The portal is available from 9am for ...

Police are identifying an increased number of drivers under the influence of drugs or alcohol, largely due to more checks being carried out during the day. During routine traffic stops, ...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he was looking at toughening border quarantine rules because of the risk of “vaccine-busting” new coronavirus variants. New variants of the virus ...

AstraZeneca is not doing enough to try to resolve a dispute over delayed Covid-19 vaccine deliveries to the European Union, the bloc’s top health official said on Monday, as ...

Two men have died, and another 126 people have tested positive for coronavirus, the health ministry said on Monday. Neither of the two deceased, aged 69 and 60, had pre-existing conditions. Their deaths, ...

Dozens of Turkish Cypriots who work in the south and live in the north staged a protest near the Ayios Dhometios checkpoint on Monday afternoon asking that they be allowed ...

The health ministry has announced the locations for rapid antigen tests for Tuesday. These will operate for the general population as well as for employees of private businesses who have ...

The health ministry is optimistic regarding the possibility of administering a gout drug called Colchicine as part of its protocol for treating Covid-19 patients, according to the head of the ...

The advisory committee on coronavirus on Monday briefed President Nicos Anastasiades about the epidemiological outlook and submitted their proposals for the gradual lifting of restrictions. Decisions, however, will be taken ...

A health ministry change to its vaccination procedures for the elderly appears to have been more effective than anticipated, with some 4,000 appointment slots for coronavirus vaccines still available for people ...

Moderna Inc said on Monday its COVID-19 vaccine produced virus-neutralizing antibodies against new variants of COVID-19 found in the UK and South Africa. A two-dose regimen of the Moderna COVID-19 ...

The second batch of 1,170 Pfizer vaccine doses was delivered to the Turkish Cypriot community on Monday, through the Ayios Dhometios crossing. The delivery was arranged through the bicommunal Technical Committee ...

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday condemned riots across the country this weekend in which demonstrators attacked police and set fires to protest against a night-time curfew to slow ...

The coronavirus restrictions could wipe out up to 50 per cent of the hospitality industry and the sector must be consulted in the lifting of measures, two associations have said. Up ...