#coronavirus

With the increasing circulation of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 in EU/EEA countries, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) strongly ...

The Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S) at the University of Porto announced on Wednesday it has discovered the mechanism that defines why the severity of COVID-19 ...

Covid cases in the community are probably much higher than what is seen every day and it will probably take another one or two years for the pandemic to peter ...

One death from coronavirus and 575 new cases were announced on Wednesday out of 61,462 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.94 per cent. The death was of a woman, aged 59. ...

By Francesco Guarascio The European Commission has approved a supply contract with US firm Novavax to buy up to 200 million doses of its potential Covid-19 vaccine, the Commission said on ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Wednesday the administration of one million vaccine doses in Cyprus was a milestone in the battle against Covid-19 and expressed optimism that the target ...

A total of 45 free rapid test sites mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Thursday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups. Since Sunday, free rapid testing for the ...

British coronavirus vaccine developer Sarah Gilbert has many science accolades to her credit but now shares an honor with Beyonce, Marilyn Monroe and Eleanor Roosevelt: a Barbie doll in her ...

By Stavros Nikolaou The health ministry on Wednesday issued updated instructions as regards when confirmed coronavirus cases and their contacts can end self-isolation. Instructions may change as the epidemic develops ...

The bicommunal technical committee on health convened recently and discussed issues related to the EU digital covid certificate and how the Turkish Cypriots could issue it. Greek Cypriot co-chair Leonidas ...

The Citizen Commissioner’s Office on Wednesday updated the list of incentives for young to promote vaccination. To date, the application process for incentives provided has been completed by the ...

By Stavros Nikolaou Though a large number of patients are presently in intensive care units (ICUs), the situation in state hospitals remains manageable, spokesperson for state health services organisation (Okypy), ...

A group of people gathered outside the Nicosia district court early on Wednesday in support of Morphou Bishop Neophytos, there to defend himself for violating coronavirus decrees and holding a ...

China has imposed massive travel restrictions, including temporary closure of airports and travel alerts for citizens to other places across the country, to contain the spread of the Delta variant. ...

A day after the vaccination portal opened for children aged 12 to 15, the health ministry said that 1,800 appointments had been booked by Tuesday afternoon. The portal opened on Monday morning, offering ...

The health ministry announced three deaths and 598 cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday. The deaths concerned two men aged 77 and 69, and a woman aged 86. The woman passed away on Sunday at ...

The demand for rapid tests in pharmacies can be met, and from next week all results will be registered electronically, president of the Pancyprian Pharmaceutical Association Eleni Piera told the ...

The Federation of Patients’ Associations (Osak) on Tuesday condemned threats made against members of the Cyprus Pediatric Society after it recommended the vaccination of children aged over 12. “Citizens’ concerns are ...

More than 5,000 seafarers have been vaccinated so far as part of the government’s initiative to offer Covid-19 jabs to crews of ships flying the Cypriot flag or using the ...

New York City will become the first major U.S. city to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for customers and staff at restaurants, gyms and other indoor businesses as the ...

The University of Cyprus will operate a walk-in centre for the vaccination of its students and staff as of Thursday, it announced on Tuesday. The university said the operation of ...

A total of 48 free rapid test sites mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups. Since Sunday, free rapid testing for the ...

Vaccination of people not registered on Gesy against the coronavirus will start on Friday, the ministry of health announced on Tuesday as it plans to vaccinate as much of the ...

The European Union has agreed to pay a premium on new orders of COVID-19 vaccines because it is requiring tougher terms to be met, European officials said, as the bloc ...