UK’s end to indoor mandatory mask risks lives
Where lives are at risk the state has a legal obligation to take measures to protect the public By Alper Ali Riza The...
Covid 19
‘All weapons’ needed to fight the pandemic
Developing new drugs takes time and money, which is why repurposing existing ones to fight coronavirus makes so much sense. THEO PANAYIDES speaks to a...
Our View: Unrelenting Covid doom and gloom must end
News that the UK government decided to keep Cyprus on its amber list dashed the hopes of the tourism industry for a boost to business...
Our View: Giving data is a much better way of persuading people than scare-mongering
Health minister, Constantinos Ioannou may be on his way out, but he has not given up his crusade to have the whole population of Cyprus...
How to track down a new virus – and link it to disease
By Anthony King Finding new viruses is easy – the hard part is understanding which ones cause disease, says Dr Lia van der Hoek, a...
Our View: Rational thought has been another casualty of the pandemic
Apart from the loss of lives, the pandemic has also caused a loss of reason among those that govern us. Covid-19 has had a disastrous...
Tax system reform is crucial for post Covid-19 recovery
By Andreas Charalambous Based on current evidence, the next months are expected to be extremely challenging. The return to normality will still take some time...
My stay in a Covid colony
Asymptomatic, bored and craving salt, Kyriacos Iacovides describes his stint in isolation after returning from the UK with coronavirus. I arrived from the UK on...
Coronavirus: Youth is wasted on the young – the virus twist
Are we forgetting the young, in the frenzied emphasis on protecting the old during the virus? Or was it all going downhill anyway? It’s not...
Coronavirus: Police book 45 people and two businesses for violating covid measures
A total of 45 people and two businesses were booked in a span of 24 hours for violating Covid-19 measures, police said on Sunday. The...
Transmission of Covid-19 through food consumption unlikely, health authorities say
The transmission of Covid-19 through food consumption is unlikely, the state health services said after 92 employees at a slaughterhouse in Nicosia were found positive...
No matter how many tests we perform, the virus will keep spreading
One epidemiologist has criticised the government’s approach to curbing the coronavirus and its reliance on mass testing. Elias Hazou finds out more The containment approach...
Where are we in the COVID-19 vaccine race?
Drugmakers and research centers around the world are working on COVID-19 vaccines, with large global trials of several of the candidates involving tens of thousands...
EU Health Commissioner in self-isolation
EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides, said on Sunday she was self-isolating after a close contact of hers tested positive to coronavirus....
Bases make a number of arrests over invalid Covid tests
British bases police have made a number of arrests after officers at the Pergamos and Strovilia crossing points realised that some people had presented fake...
Coronavirus has exposed the vulnerabilities of Cyprus’ business model
Before the crisis of 2013, the economy was founded on huge piles of risky debt. Little has changed since then By Les Manison Prior to...
Mental stress busters
The onslaught of lockdown and a pandemic led many people to catastrophise. Gina Agapiou speaks to those who supported their mental health Despo persuaded...
‘The crossings have to open’
Without the lifeline offered by tourists and Greek Cypriots traders in the centre of north Nicosia say they can hardly scrape by as they preside...
Hysteria, misinformation and lack of historical perspective
The current Covid-19 pandemic has unsurprisingly dominated the lives of millions, especially in the West, and the media have had a field day with their...
Perfect storm: Covid-19, 5G, the police and ‘fake news’
The police are investigating 22 people and clarified what constitutes a 5G related infraction after a telecommunication mast in Limassol was attacked last week. Speaking...