Coronavirus: Voluntary testing at primary schools from Wednesday
The health ministry on Tuesday announced the operation of mobile rapid testing units at primary schools for voluntary coronavirus testing of children. The units will...
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Coronavirus: August deadliest month so far (updated)
August was the deadliest month since the coronavirus pandemic outbreak in the island, the health ministry’s epidemiological report showed Friday. Covid deaths in August increased...
Coronavirus: More than 50% of adults vaccinated in north
Close to 56 per cent of the adult population in the north have received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine, with 53.1 per...
Coronavirus: Schools could push infections higher, expert says
The return to schools could lead to higher numbers of coronavirus infections, but the situation could remain under control if protocols are followed properly and...
Coronavirus: How possible is herd immunity?
Mass jabs still touted as way to herd immunity despite rising infections among vaccinated By Theo Panayides Questions over the long-term outlook of the global...
Genes may add to ethnic COVID-19 disparities; sickest patients unwell a year later
Here is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that have yet...
Germany will offer Africa up to 70 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses, Merkel says
Germany will make up to 70 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine available to African countries this year, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday, more than...
WHO seeks to take political heat out of virus origins debate
The World Health Organization said on Friday it was setting up a new group to trace the origins of the coronavirus, seeking to end what...
Coronavirus: Two patients in newly opened Paphos Covid ward
Two coronavirus patients are bring treated in the Paphos general hospital Covid ward after it reopened for the second time during the coronavirus pandemic this...
Hotels struggle as little ‘pick up’ from the UK
With an expected boost in bookings not seen, industry professionals are now hoping to just break even With July coming to a close hotel...
Sheep v conspiracy theorists
The pragmatic v the quixotic – there are lots of ways to divide people over Covid vaccines but Theo Panayides asks what is driving people...
Coronavirus: The great divide over vaccinations
Willingly or not, we all put up with text messages and curfew, but it’s vaccinations that have become the hill to die on The...
‘Laughing gas’ party ends in arrest
A 22-year-old man has been charged with having too many people in his home and with possession nitrogen oxide (laughing gas), police said on Sunday....
Most weddings postponed for second year
Those taking place are much smaller events By Mary Spyrou After over a year of cancellations or at best hugely scaled-down affairs, the wedding sector...
Local charity thinks out of the box with anti-Covid T-shirt
A local charity has designed an out of the box F*ck Covid T-shirt which became available for sale in their online store this month. The...
Woman caught wearing her mask wrongly, arrested over allegedly forged ID
A 35-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of forgery, illegal entry to Cyprus and violation of Covid restrictions. According to police, on Tuesday night...
Nightclubs to remain dance-free zone
Closed since last March, nightclubs are allowed to open on June 10, but owners are asking why should they bother? Most people know that nightclubs...
Freedom fears over EU’s green pass
Doubts over the EU’s insistence that the Digital Covid Certificate will protect everyone’s rights over their data Activists in Cyprus are joining an EU-wide...
Coronavirus: Strict contact tracing protocol withdrawn, consultations continue
Education authorities and health officials decided Friday to discuss potential readjustments to Covid protocols at schools after the one proposed the previous day was deemed...