#coronavirus

Two businesses and 18 individuals were booked in the last 24 hours for violating coronavirus measures, police said on Wednesday. The fines came after 3,371 nationwide checks carried out between 6am on Tuesday ...

One death and 146 new Covid-19 cases were announced on Tuesday by the health ministry out of 53,610 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.27 per cent. The death concerns a 75...

The health ministry said on Tuesday people aged 75 and above will be eligible for Covid booster shots starting Wednesday. Booster shots are being administered at vaccination centres across the Republic, ...

AstraZeneca (AZN.L) has requested emergency use authorisation from US regulators for its new treatment to prevent COVID-19 for people who respond poorly to vaccines because of a weakened immune ...

A total of 24 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 Paediatric Society of Cyprus (PEK) said on Tuesday that it wholly supports the vaccination against coronavirus of children aged 12 and above, as its head announced the launch of an ...

SafePass requirements are being tweaked by the health ministry which means that those who only receive their first dose of the vaccine will no longer be eligible. The policy shift ...

Five businesses in Nicosia and Paphos were booked for violating coronavirus measures as part of the daily checks, police said on Tuesday. Three Nicosia-based establishments were fined, including one where ...

The health ministry on Monday announced one death and 117 new Covid-19 cases out of 63,823 PCR and rapid tests, with a positivity rate of 0.18 per cent. There are 65 patients with Covid-19 ...

An experimental antiviral pill developed by Merck & Co could halve the chances of dying or being hospitalized for those most at risk of contracting severe COVID-19, according to data ...

The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) human medicines committee (CHMP) has concluded that an extra dose of the Covid-19 vaccines Comirnaty (BioNTech/Pfizer) and Spikevax (Moderna) may be given to ...

The testing locations for eligible categories of people for Tuesday are as follows: District Sampling points Hours Limassol (5 points) University Square (behind TEPAK Rector’s Office) 9 a.m.-6 p....

The health ministry on Monday issued new country rankings for travel, upgrading Malta from Orange to Green, and Liechtenstein, Norway and Japan from Red to Orange. On the other hand, ...

The health ministry on Monday announced that on Sunday October 10 a Pancyprian ‘walk-in’ jab event will be taking place at the Lanition school athletic Centre in Limassol. The event is ...

Police reported 19 individuals and five establishment owners or managers for violating protective measures to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in the 24 hours to Monday 6.00 am. A total of 3070 ...

The health ministry on Sunday announced 83 new Covid-19 cases out of 42,672 PCR and rapid tests, with a positivity rate of 0.19 per cent. No deaths were recorded. There are 68 patients with ...

The health ministry announced the free rapid test sites for Monday, 23 in total, in all districts. To get tested, people need to present an ID, passport, or driver’s licence ...

Positive clinical trial results for Merck & Co’s (MRK.N) experimental antiviral COVID-19 pill reverberated through the healthcare sector on Friday, sending the drugmaker’s stock price soaring while ...

The health ministry on Saturday announced 84 new Covid-19 cases. No deaths were recorded. The new cases were out of 55,076 PCR and rapid tests with a positivity rate of 0.15 per cent. ...

The health ministry announced the rapid test sites for Sunday, 48 in total. To get tested, people need to present an ID, passport, or driver’s licence for identification purposes. District ...

The vaccination portal will be open from Monday for booster shot appointment for those 80 and over, the health ministry announced on Saturday. The vaccinations will start on Wednesday. People 80 and ...

No other Covid-19 variants of concern were detected except from the Delta variant that continues to be dominant in the Republic, the health ministry said on Saturday. According to the ...

By Kavya B and Roshan Abraham Worldwide deaths related to Covid-19 surpassed 5 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, with unvaccinated people particularly exposed to the virulent Delta strain. ...

The health ministry on Friday announced that two people died from coronavirus as 59 new Covid cases were detected out of 26,652 PCR and rapid tests, resulting to a positivity rate of 0.22 ...