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Police on Friday said they booked three businesses and 14 individuals during the past 24 hours after 1,597 checks in all districts concerning measures against the further spread of Covid-19. A police spokesperson ...

A total of 36 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus will operate on Friday for eligible groups, according to the health ministry. Eligible for a free rapid test are people fully ...

Health authorities on Thursday announced one more death attributed to Covid-19, while testing detected 1,935 new positives to the coronavirus. The latest fatality was an 86-year-old man, who passed away on ...

The health ministry announced three deaths attributed to Covid-19 and a further 2,167 infections on Wednesday night, while 161 patients are hospitalised with the virus. The deaths were of three men aged 74, 77 ...

A study carried by the European Federation of Journalists, called “Mapping Media Freedom” revealed that 26.5 per cent of threats and insults directed at journalists in 2021 were linked to the Covid-19 ...

Thirty-nine rapid testing sites on Thursday District Location of testing units Operating hours Telephone Lefkosia (21 units) Mall of Cyprus (underground parking area) 9 am – 6 pm 96625766 Nicosia Mall 9 am – 6 pm 96812424 Agios Dometios ...

The health ministry on Wednesday announced the “protocols on dancing” which set the specifications for nightclubs, entertainment centres and other related venues. In effect from 10am on Thursday, the start ...

The second pack of free self-tests kits for vaccinated members of the public are available until February 24, with a third pack due to be made available on the following day, ...

South Korea‘s prime minister on Wednesday called on people not to panic about a major increase in coronavirus infections as new daily cases surged past 170,000 for the first time. ...

A large study into rare blood clots linked with AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine found between just one and three cases per million, and only after the first dose, shedding fresh ...

The health ministry on Tuesday announced five deaths and 2,322 new coronavirus infections. The new cases were from 104,793 tests, giving a positivity rate of 2.22 per cent. The five deaths concern one ...

A number of teachers absent from state schools last Friday could have been in class had they used the test-to-stay programme, the education ministry reiterated on Tuesday in an ongoing ...

The further easing of Covid-19 restrictions should take place over the course of weeks, not months, one of the government’s advisors said on Tuesday emphasising the need to learn ...

A total of 80 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus will operate on Wednesday for eligible groups, according to the health ministry. Eligible for a free rapid test are people fully ...

By Christian Yates, There cannot be many people who wouldn’t want to return to the carefree ways of 2019. To be free from the concern that you might unknowingly spread ...

In today’s episode, a memorandum of understanding which attempts to alleviate Cyprus’ migration pressures was signed with the EU yesterday. There’s also the latest Covid-19 measures which will ...

Six out of ten businesses have experienced a decline in turnover over the past year, with 68 per cent stating in a survey their dissatisfaction with the extent of government assistance ...

The European Commission and the German government said on Monday they expect deliveries of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine Nuvaxovid to begin over the course of this week. Novavax’s recombinant ...

Two deaths from coronavirus and 2,698 new infections were announced on Monday out of 132,177 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 2.04 per cent. The deaths were a woman, aged 90, who ...

Dancing will be allowed in night clubs for vaccinated and unvaccinated alike upon presentation of a 24-hour negative rapid test for coronavirus, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Monday, as ...

The coronavirus pandemic is an opportunity to rethink the way society and the state treat children and reflect on more child-centred policies, as it exposed long-standing issues surrounding children’s ...

36 ministry of health testing sites for Tuesday District Location of testing units Operating hours Telephone Lefkosia (16 units) Mall of Cyprus (underground parking area) 9 am – 6 pm 99969931 Nicosia Mall 9 am – 6 pm 94041843 Agios ...

The Test to Stay programme in schools has been a great success, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Monday speaking to the House education committee. “Thanks to Test to Stay, ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Monday thanked the European Commission for approving a €6.13 million Cypriot incentive scheme geared to support airlines affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The scheme was approved ...