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Two businesses and 18 individuals were booked for various violations of the coronavirus measures after 2,417 checks in the government-controlled areas, police said on Wednesday. About half of the checks, 1,205, were carried ...

Air travellers to the United States will face tougher Covid-19 testing rules, as several countries moved to seal-off their borders amid heightened uncertainty around the virulence of the Omicron variant ...

Airline bosses voiced concern on Tuesday that travel restrictions linked to the emergence of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus risked blowing an industry recovery off course. The strongest warning ...

Three Covid-19 deaths and 613 infections were announced by the health ministry on Tuesday evening. Two men – one aged 58 and the other 72 – both passed away at Nicosia general hospital, the 72-year-old ...

Children between six and 11 were the age group with most Covid cases recorded in the past four weeks, according to a by-age breakdown published on Tuesday by the health ministry. ...

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) voiced concern on Tuesday that some countries were introducing blanket measures against the Omicron coronavirus variant that may not be necessary and ...

British airline easyJet (EZJ.L) said it had seen a softening in demand as COVID-19 outbreaks and the discovery of the Omicron virus variant forced customers to cancel city breaks, ...

A total of 23 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 ...

Retailers in England said on Tuesday they were again asking shoppers to wear masks but said they could not be expected to enforce the new law, fearing abuse of their ...

The European Union’s health commissioner has urged governments to boost efforts to detect coronavirus mutations, as some lag behind even as the new Omicron variant is detected around the ...

Greece said on Tuesday it would make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for people aged 60 and over, a drastic step for the country grappling with a new surge in coronavirus cases. Authorities ...

The head of drugmaker Moderna said COVID-19 vaccines are unlikely to be as effective against the Omicron variant of the coronavirus as they have been previously, sparking fresh worry in ...

The health ministry should not have postponed non-urgent operations in state and private hospitals as this will endanger non-Covid patients, head of the patients’ association said on Monday. Marios Kouloumas’ ...

European Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides said on Monday that stopping flights to the EU from countries in the southern part of Africa was a necessary step in trying to deal ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday the Omicron coronavirus variant carried a very high risk of infection surges as more countries closed borders, casting a shadow over economic ...

Unemployment has dropped to the lowest level in the last 20 years, while during the coronavirus situation the state has spent around €920 million in supporting employees and businesses, Labour Minister Zeta ...

If the Omicron Covid-19 variant causes only mild symptoms it could bring herd immunity and the end of the pandemic, an expert said on Monday. According to epidemiologist Dr Michalis ...

Authorities will likely introduce stricter measures at airports and other points of entry into the Republic, including crossings, which will remain open, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said Monday. Speaking after ...

BioNTech, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson are working on vaccines that specifically target Omicron in case their existing shots are not effective against the new coronavirus variant, the companies said ...

Pfizer anti-coronavirus vaccines for the vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 are expected to arrive by December 20, the permanent secretary of the health ministry Christina Yiannaki said on Monday. The administration ...

The health ministry announced that 20 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus will operate on Tuesday for eligible groups. Free rapid testing for the general population has been scrapped, while unvaccinated ...

Indonesia is the only country to be moved up to the green category in the reviewed list of categories for travel, to be in effect from Thursday. Italy, Spain, Portugal, ...

Despite coronavirus restrictions, five mountain communities are still going ahead with hosting Christmas villages for the first time this winter, the deputy ministry of tourism announced on Monday. Between December 10 ...

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened 2.45 million airline passengers on Sunday, the highest number of daily passengers since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency said Monday. ...