Pensioner found unconscious in sea off Napa
A 77-year-old man was spotted floating unconscious in the sea off Ayia Napa at around 2.00 pm on Friday and brought to shore by a...
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Coronavirus: Occupancy at Famagusta hospital is dropping
Occupancy at the Famagusta referral hospital for Covid has dropped considerably, with 14 discharges taking place overall on Monday with just four new admissions, the...
Coronavirus: Famagusta hospital remains full (Updated)
Famagusta hospital, the reference hospital for coronavirus cases, reached 100 per cent capacity for the second time this week, with a 28-year-old admitted, as the...
Coronavirus: Famagusta hospital almost full, one empty Covid bed only
Famagusta hospital, the reference hospital for coronavirus cases, is currently 99 per cent full, its medical director Amalia Hadjiyianni said on Monday. “Today 74 patients...
Coronavirus: President urges people to put concerns aside and get vaccinated
President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday called on the public to “leave behind” their concerns over the AstraZeneca vaccine and trust doctors. “The consequences of the...
Kidney patients threaten to refuse transfusions over poor state of hospital ward
Famagusta kidney patients warned on Monday they will refuse blood transfusions to protest the lack of staff and modern equipment in the haematology ward. “If...
Coronavirus: most Covid patients hospitalised for 7-8 days
Most coronavirus patients admitted to Famagusta Hospital the past fortnight have required treatment for about seven to eight days, hospital chief Amalia Hadjiyianni has said....
Haemodialysis patients call for more staff at Famagusta hospital
Patients of the haemodialysis unit at Famagusta general hospital held a protest outside the facility on Wednesday to press for a second doctor permanently on...
Coronavirus: Famagusta hospital Covid beds 96 per cent full
The Famagusta reference hospital is currently 96 per cent full, its medical director Dr Amalia Hadjiyianni said on Wednesday. She said that 72 patients were...
Coronavirus: Youngest patient at Famagusta hospital aged 27
A 27-year-old man is the youngest coronavirus patient currently being treated at the Famagusta general hospital, where admissions have fallen following the introduction of stricter...
Coronavirus: ’emotional day’ at Covid reference hospital
Famagusta general hospital, the reference facility for coronavirus since the pandemic was declared, on Sunday saw its first vaccinations of those health professionals serving in...
Post-mortem on boy 11, fails to establish cause of death (Updated)
A post-mortem carried out on an 11-year-old Paralimni boy who collapsed while playing with friends on Christmas Day and died later in hospital, was unable...
Coronavirus: business as usual at reference hospital
It’s business as usual this Christmas for Famagusta General Hospital staff caring for Covid-19 patients, although an effort has been made to bring some festive...
Man dies three days after attending father’s funeral
The chairman of the Liopetri local council Kyriakos Trisokkas, died on Friday night aged 70, three days after attending the funeral of his father, 98....
Problems at Famagusta hospital dialysis unit resolved
Kidney patients at the Famagusta general hospital on Monday thanked the health minister after he intervened and solved long-standing problems with understaffing at the dialysis...
Coronavirus: All cases at Famagusta hospital ‘difficult’
All sixty-four coronavirus patients treated at Famagusta hospital are difficult cases, hospital director Amalia Hadjiyianni said. While only three of the patients are in the...
Kidney patients in Famagusta stage protest over lack of doctors
Forty-five kidney patients who receive dialysis at the Famagusta general hospital staged a three-hour demonstration on Wednesday, protesting against the lack of doctors in the...
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,...
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...