Coronavirus: Five nurses test positive at Famagusta hospital
Five nurses working at the covid reference hospital in Famagusta have tested positive for the virus, it emerged on Saturday. Following the detection last Tuesday,...
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Coronavirus: 87-year-old female patient dies at Famagusta hospital
An 87-year-old woman who was being treated at the Famagusta general hospital died on Thursday, according to information from the health ministry. The woman was...
Coronavirus: Other hospitals open Covid wards to take pressure off Famagusta (updated)
As case numbers and hospitalisations rise state hospitals in other towns are preparing to treat positive coronavirus cases to take some pressure off Famagusta reference...
Famagusta Hospital ready to cope with spike in Covid-19 patients
The Famagusta general hospital that operates as the refence hospital for coronavirus, has the necessary staff and equipment to cope with a possible increase in...
Coronavirus: one more ward cleared at Famagusta hospital to make way for Covid patients
The pathology department of the Famagusta general hospital has been evacuated to be used for the treatment of coronavirus patients, it was announced on Friday....
Referral hospital needs more staff amid Covid-19 spike, director says (updated)
The Famagusta general, which is the referral hospital for coronavirus cases, needs more medical and nursing staff, the head of the hospital Amalia Hadjiyianni said...
Coronavirus: Okypy asks ministry to assign second reference hospital
The state health services organisation (Okypy) has asked the health ministry to establish a second reference hospital to treat coronavirus patients in light of the...
Coronavirus: eight new admissions to Famagusta General, 20 people in hospital
The number of patients with Covid-19 being treated at the Famagusta General Hospital has risen to 20 with eight new admissions between Saturday and Sunday,...
Famagusta hospital will remain Covid facility, health ministry says
The health ministry has made clear that until the end of the pandemic, Cyprus needs a reference hospital for Covid-19 patients. The ministry was responding...
Protest to have Famagusta ‘Covid’ hospital reopen other departments
Residents of the Famagusta district held a protest outside the general hospital on Saturday, demanding that various departments start operating again after they were shut...
Coronavirus: discussions to expand Famagusta hospital, ‘overworked’ staff stage protest (Updated)
A meeting between the government health services organisation (Okypy) executive director Christis Loizides, the mayor of Paralimni Theodoros Pyrillis and several MPs was held on...
Famagusta hospital staff say all hospitals should treat Covid-19 patients
Medical staff at Famagusta General in Paralimni on Thursday want the hospital to stop being used as the coronavirus reference hospital, as it hinders them...
Coronavirus: US donates PPE worth €15,000 to Famagusta hospital
US Ambassador to Cyprus Judith Garber on Monday handed over personal protective equipment worth €15,000, including over 13,000 masks and over 600 goggles to Famagusta...
Coronavirus: three remanded on suspicion of forging negative tests
Three individuals were remanded for five days on Saturday by the Famagusta District Court, suspected of forging negative Covid-19 PCR tests to cross back and...
Hospital scientist hits back at allegations of poor management
The chief scientist at Larnaca and Famagusta general hospitals hit back on Friday after department heads slammed poor management and a dysfunctional system in a...
Coronavirus: Last patient due to be released from Famagusta hospital
The last patient with coronavirus being treated at the reference hospital of the Famagusta general hospital of Famagusta, which operates as a Rehabilitation Hospital, is...
Man dies after falling from ladder in Dherynia
A 64-year-old foreign man was killed after falling three metres from a ladder in Dherynia on Saturday evening. According to police, the accident occurred around...
Coronavirus: Staff at main hospital were ‘anxious, lonely and afraid’
Anxiety, fear, loneliness and relief have all been commonly felt among patients and staff alike at the Famagusta general hospital, which has acted as the...
Coronavirus: 25 currently being treated at Famagusta hospital
Famagusta hospital was treating 25 patients on Wednesday as five with milder symptoms were expected to be released to self-isolation until they test negative for...
Coronavirus: Patients released from Famagusta hospital
Two patients that were being treated for Covid-19 in Famagusta hospital were discharged on Monday morning after testing negative for the virus. They were both...
