‘Blood on your hands’ if world steps back on tackling COVID now – WHO official
If rich nations think the pandemic is over, they should help lower-income countries reach that point too, a senior World Health Organization official told Reuters....
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New Omicron-specific vaccines to be rolled out Tuesday
Vaccinations with the updated, Omicron-specific dose will be available as of Tuesday, medical services director Elisavet Constantinou said. Speaking to CyBC radio, Constantinou said that...
Covid-19 pandemic could move to endemic phase if cases continue to fall
Cyprus and the rest of the world may finally see light at the end of the Covid-19 pandemic tunnel sooner rather than later, if the...
Batches of two new Covid boosters to arrive in Cyprus next week
Two new Covid-19 vaccines, authorized by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) should arrive in Cyprus by next week, Elena Panayiotopoulou, head of the state pharmaceutical...
Coronavirus: One death, 1,869 new cases in past week
A 92-year-old woman has died from coronavirus over the past week, while 1,869 new infections were detected, the health ministry has announced on Friday. The...
Coronavirus: Policy for new vaccine under discussion
The vaccination committee is meeting on Thursday to discuss the policies for the new ‘bivalent’ vaccine and the wider rollout for the winter campaign. Cyprus...
Taiwan to resume visa free entry for some countries in latest reopening step
Taiwan will resume visa free entry for visitors from countries including the United States and Canada from next week, the government said on Monday, as...
US first lady Jill Biden tests positive for rebound case of Covid-19
US. first lady Jill Biden has tested positive in a rebound case of Covid-19 but is not experiencing any symptoms, while President Joe Biden continues to test...
Japan PM Kishida infected with COVID, recuperating – govt
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been infected with COVID-19 and is recuperating at his official residence, his office said on Sunday. Kishida, just returned...
Apple drops mask requirements for most of its corporate workers
Apple Inc is dropping its mask mandate for corporate employees at most locations, the Verge reported on Monday, citing an internal memo. This comes even...
