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Most primary school children follow the mask and testing mandates imposed last week, the education minister said on Tuesday as those opposing the move continued to destroy property, this time ...

Adults aged 18 and older will be able to receive a coronavirus booster jab as of Wednesday at walk-in centres or after booking an appointment through the vaccination portal, the health ...

A total of 25 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

The United Kingdom saw a record rise in the number of deaths caused by alcohol misuse last year, which public health officials said was linked to the wider social impact ...

Mandatory vaccinations against the coronavirus are an “absolute last resort”, the World Health Organisation’s top Europe official said on Tuesday. More and more countries in Europe, including Germany, are ...

The European Union’s health bodies on Tuesday recommended that mixing and matching of approved COVID-19 vaccines can be done for both the initial courses and booster doses, as the ...

Around 5,000 inbound passengers undergo Covid PCR testing every day at the Republic’s two airports, operator Hermes said on Tuesday. Larnaca airport has seven testing points while Paphos three. At ...

Tottenham’s plans for a busy period of games have been hurt by a coronavirus outbreak at the club. A number of first-team players and two members of the coaching ...

There has been a constant flow of admissions of Covid patients with severe symptoms at the reference hospital in Famagusta in recent days, the majority unvaccinated, a senior official said ...

The education ministry and federation of parents’ associations on Tuesday condemned the vandalism at another primary school where culprits wrote slogans against the new face mask mandate and coronavirus testing ...

British drugmaker GSK said on Tuesday its antibody-based Covid-19 therapy with U.S. partner Vir Biotechnology is effective against all mutations of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, citing new data ...

A Nicosia-based supermarket was booked €8,000 after employees were found working without a SafePass, police said on Tuesday. The fine came after 1,100 checks in the capital during which six people were ...

New York City expanded its array of COVID-19 mandates on Monday, setting vaccine requirements for children as young as 5 years old and for workers at all private-sector companies as the ...

As details of a new COVID-19 variant emerge, investors are bracing for a potential hit to US corporate earnings, particularly among retailers, restaurants and travel companies. News of the Omicron ...

The health ministry on Monday announced one Covid-19 death and 706 new infections, following 100,991 tests – a positivity rate of 0.7 per cent. The death was that of an 88-year-old man who passed ...

A report released on Monday by the health ministry showed that Covid-19 infections on a weekly basis doubled from early November to early December, with six to 11-year-olds accounting for ...

Malta is back in the red category as per the latest review of the epidemiological assessment of countries for travel. This was the only change to the list which is ...

A total of 20 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Tuesday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

The incoming German government wants to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory from March 16 for people working in hospitals, nursing homes and other medical practices, according to a copy of draft legislation ...

Italy tightened curbs on Monday on people still not vaccinated against COVID-19, limiting their access to an array of places and services. The measures were announced last month, even before ...

Primary schools across the island staged initiatives condemning violence on Monday, in the aftermath of last week’s attacks on schools which included arson and a bombing. Encouraged by primary ...

No deaths were recorded from coronavirus on Sunday as the ministry of health announced the detection of 307 new cases. The total number of deaths remains at 601, of which 386 were men ...

The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has been found in about 15 U.S. states so far, but the Delta variant remains the majority of COVID-19 cases nationwide, the head of ...

Covid-19 obviously explains some, but by no means all More people have died in the Republic of Cyprus in 2021 than in previous years, and no-one is entirely sure why. The ...