#coronavirus

The health ministry on Friday announced five deaths attributed to Covid-19 and 2,304 infections, while 170 people were hospitalised with the virus. The five deaths were: three women aged 51, 79 and 87 and two ...

Coronavirus infections in the community remain high, especially among younger people under 19, but there are signs the cumulative diagnosis rate appears to be edging down, the health ministry said on ...

The health ministry on Friday issued updated figures for the number of deaths since the start of the pandemic, as it announced an additional 12 deaths, all of which occurred last ...

A total of 66 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Saturday, the health ministry announced. In addition to any medical certificates exempting them from ...

British shoppers began to return to stores last month after many stayed away during a wave of COVID-19 cases that peaked at the turn of the year, although fast-rising inflation ...

The health ministry on Friday announced a new timetable for walk-in vaccination centres across the republic, which will apply from Monday, February 21. As of Monday, walk-in centres in all districts ...

A total of 36 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 vaccinated ...

Canadian police are poised to clear out on Friday hundreds of truck drivers from Ottawa who have staged a three-week-long protest against pandemic restrictions that has crippled the capital and ...

Three Nicosia businesses were booked for a total of €2,500 after employees were found working without a SafePass during 224 checks in the district, police said on Friday. Two of the businesses ...

Authorities on Thursday announced four more deaths attributed to Covid-19, while testing tracked 2,200 new positives. The latest fatalities are: a woman aged 67, who passed away on Wednesday; and three men – ...

Around two thirds of all coronavirus patients currently hospitalised have no history of vaccination against Covid-19, health ministry data showed on Thursday. The data on current hospitalisations was published as ...

Tests for all – regardless of vaccination status – at areas deemed at high risk of Covid-19 transmission may be in the pipeline as the health ministry seeks to overhaul the SafePass. ...

Two businesses were fined a total of €11,000 in Nicosia and Limassol while a third business owner in Paphos will appear in court over violations of coronavirus protocols, police said Thursday. ...

The coronavirus pandemic resulted in a nationwide decline in turnover, profits and liquidity of small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMEs), but without a commensurate reduction in employee numbers, according to a collaborative study ...

The health ministry announced seven deaths and 2,549 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday. The deaths were of three men aged 59, 63 and 87 and four women aged 50, 85, 92 and 99, bringing the total death ...

A total of 37 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Thursday, the health ministry announced. In addition to any medical certificates exempting them from ...

This week’s shift in the government’s stance towards the unvaccinated – lifting a total ban on their entry to many areas – has irked some, while others have criticised increased ...

Scotland will offer COVID-19 vaccines to all 5-11 year olds, first minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Wednesday, accepting advice received from British vaccine advisers. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and ...

The health ministry on Wednesday reminded citizens that they can obtain their free Covid-19 self-test kits. Beneficiaries are citizens who have completed their vaccination scheme with two doses for the ...

The Council of Ministers has decided that the new action plan for the smooth operation of flights and airports will enter into force from February 21, instead of March 1 as initially ...

In today’s episode, a search that lasted much of the day for a missing three-year-old girl after her twin was found alone in the buffer zone early on Tuesday ...

Appointments at the cardiology clinic of Paphos general hospital will need to be postponed, as only two cardiologists are working there since Monday. The understaffing of the clinic was announced ...

Cyprus Police fined 14 individuals and seven business owners for violating protective measures aiming to contain the spread of Covid-19. A police spokesperson told CNA that in the last 24 hours ending ...

The finance ministry on Tuesday said it was prepared to draw up plans to help nightclubs after the financial blow dealt by the pandemic. The comments were made during a ...