#coronavirus

The children’s rights commissioner has responded to parents’ complaints over the education ministry’s rollout of a book criticised for causing “terror”, minimising the mental health impact of lockdowns ...

Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou has tested positive for Covid-19 and is self-isolating in line with the protocols, the party said on Friday afternoon. The announcement was made public by the ...

Pandemic assistance to people working in the arts and culture is grossly inadequate and the state must step in with additional grants, the Cultural Movement said on Friday. In an ...

The European Medicines Agency’s safety committee said on Friday it was reviewing reports of heavy menstrual bleeding and absence of menstruation after COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna . ...

A total of 776 people died from coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, the health ministry said on Friday in a new update of data submitted to the epidemiological monitoring ...

Germany’s top court said on Friday it had rejected emergency petitions filed against a targeted vaccine mandate obliging healthcare staff to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Compulsory vaccination for staff ...

Seven businesses and 16 individuals were booked for violating coronavirus protocols after 1,711 checks in the government-controlled areas, police said on Friday. Five businesses and four people were fined in Nicosia after 468 ...

A total of 35 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Friday, the health ministry announced. In addition to documents exempting people from vaccination, like ...

Health authorities on Thursday announced one more death from Covid-19, while nationwide testing detected 2,815 new positives. The latest fatality was a woman aged 78 who passed away on Wednesday. That brings ...

Twenty-three per cent of hospitalised coronavirus patients have received a booster shot, the health ministry said on Thursday. The data covers hospitalisations recorded in the past two weeks up to ...

Any relaxations of the Covid-19 restrictions will depend on the suggestions of the advisory team, the health minister said on Thursday morning as he struck a positive tone. “The possible ...

In today’s episode, shocking scenes were captured at the Pournara migrant reception centre as dozens were injured during a mass fight. And in the health care sector, a Gesy ...

Vaccination rates are rising sharply among the elderly in Hong Kong, lifting from a relatively low base as an omicron-fuelled spike in new Covid-19 cases and looming vaccine passes pierce ...

Police on Thursday said they issued 21 fines related to violations in coronavirus measures, after 1,804 checks in the government-controlled areas. The checks were carried out between 6am on Wednesday and 6am ...

The US Department of Homeland Security has warned law enforcement agencies that a convoy of truckers protesting against Covid-19 vaccine mandates could affect this weekend’s Super Bowl in Los ...

Five deaths attributed to Covid-19 and 2,779 new infections were announced on Wednesday out of 95,572 PCR and rapid tests. The deaths were four men, aged 65, 85, 88 and 90. A woman, aged 94, also died – ...

Sweden scrapped almost all of its few pandemic restrictions on Wednesday and stopped most testing for COVID-19, even as the pressure on the healthcare systems remained high and some scientists ...

Canadian authorities are scrambling to find ways to end the 12-day-long occupation of the national capital’s downtown over COVID-19 measures, hoping a combination of criminal charges, traffic tickets and ...

Demand for flights in Britain is edging back towards pre-pandemic levels for the key summer holiday period, according to market data that suggests consumers are keen to get away despite ...

People in England with COVID-19 will from late February no longer be legally required to self-isolate to stem the spread of COVID-19, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday, proposing ...

A total of 37 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Thursday, the health ministry announced. Aside from any documents exempting them from vaccination (i....

The cabinet on Wednesday decided to extend ‘test to stay’ to the National Guard. The measure is already in place in schools with the aim to keep them open in ...

Three businesses were booked for a total of €2,500 after workers were found without a SafePass during 503 checks in Nicosia. A kiosk and an office manager who were working without a ...

The busiest land crossing from the United States to Canada remained shut on Tuesday after Canadian truckers blocked lanes on Monday to protest their government’s pandemic control measures. While ...