#coronavirus

The majority of side effects reported by people who received an anti-Covid-19 vaccine in Cyprus concern those who received the Pfizer jab, figures presented by the health ministry showed on ...

Two-thirds of India’s population have antibodies against the coronavirus, according to data released on Tuesday from a survey of 29,000 people across the nation conducted in June and July. The ...

The health ministry announced a total of 64 rapid test sites that will operate around the island on Wednesday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the ...

The education ministry announced on Tuesday that all students and staff members, as well as visitors to universities in Cyprus will be required to have a SafePass – or any other ...

London’s High Court on Tuesday ruled Britain did not act unlawfully over its so-called traffic lights system for travellers entering Britain in a case brought by Manchester Airports Group (...

More than half of Australia’s 25 million people were under lockdown on Tuesday after a third state adopted movement curbs to rein in the highly contagious Delta variant of coronavirus. ...

Drivers and passengers on public transport must present a SafePass starting from Tuesday, the transport ministry has clarified. The ministry issued a written statement with the recent guidelines for public ...

The decree enforcing the latest SafePass measures in all indoor and outdoor areas with more than 20 people comes into force on Tuesday. Beaches, parks, linear parks, dams, nature paths and ...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that English nightclubs and other venues with large crowds will require patrons to present proof of full vaccination from the end of ...

Five deaths from Covid-19 and 1,056 new cases were reported on Monday out of 69, 464 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 1.52 per cent. The deaths were four men, aged 35, 66, 77 and 88. ...

Three lawyers representing some of the persons arrested over Sunday evening’s disturbances were themselves placed under arrest and detained after coming forth to represent their clients, the Cyprus Mail ...

A total of 35,361 residents in Cyprus boarded a flight from the island to go abroad in June 2021, an increase of over 200 per cent compared to the same month last year, ...

The health ministry announced a total of 59 rapid testing sites will operate around the island on Tuesday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

Increased traffic at vaccination centres nationwide was recorded on Monday according to the Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas, following the announcement of incentives to people who have not yet received the ...

The health ministry on Monday issued new country guidelines for travel, downgrading Malta from Green to Red and the Netherlands and Luxembourg from Orange to Red, among others. The changes ...

Rolling out stricter measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus will depend on hospitalisations, a member of the government advisory committee said on Monday. Professor of Microbiology and Molecular ...

London clubbers on Monday flocked to one of the first rule-free live music events since the pandemic began last year, dancing through the night and rejoicing in human interaction as ...

Revolutionary method uses a bacterial immune system to detect Covid There is an urgent need for inexpensive new technologies which enable fast and reliable detection of viruses. The coronavirus pandemic ...

The health ministry announced one more death and said that 858 more people had tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday from 70,809 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 1.21 per cent. ...

Thousands of people gathered on Sunday outside the presidential palace in Nicosia to protest against the blanket introduction of the SafePass as of Tuesday. The crowd at Human Rights Square ...

The testing sites for Monday are as follows: Province Sampling points Hours Limassol (15 points) “Grigori Afxentiou” Square, Limassol 7.30 am-7.30 pm TEPAK “Tassou Papadopoulos” Building, Agia Zoni (Iphigenia and Themidos Corner) 8.30 ...

Seven months since launching its vaccination programme and having surpassed its original goal of a 65 per cent vaccination rate, the health ministry is now focusing on streamlining and facilitating the ...

Archbishop Chrysostomos in a circular to churches on Sunday, again urged young people to get vaccinated for the good of the country. “The rights of many cannot be violated by ...

There was no music and no dancing on Greece’s famed party island Mykonos on Sunday as new rules to contain the spread of COVID-19 pushed tourists to cancel holidays ...