Coronavirus: testing results show virus is spreading, Ioannou says
Findings from 3,000 diagnostic coronavirus tests completed on Tuesday show the virus is spreading, health minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday, while he called on...
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Coronavirus: malls, gyms to reopen, crossings not discussed (Update 2)
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Wednesday announced the third round of relaxations of measures against the spread of coronavirus but said the issue of opening...
Minister optimistic on next step in Gesy but unresolved issues manifold
Monday will usher in the second phase of one of the biggest social reforms seen in Cyprus, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said, as the national...
Coronavirus: Ioannou says relaxations will lead to rise in cases but expects situation to be manageable
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said they expected a rise in coronavirus cases with the lifting of restrictions but expected the situation to be manageable “Of...
Coronavirus: House health committee to be briefed by minister
The House health committee will meet vis teleconference on Tuesday to be briefed by Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou on the latest developments in the Covid-19...
Coronavirus: Covid-19 will persist in Cyprus for a long time, minister says
Coronavirus will persist on the island for a long time, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Thursday arguing that had there been compliance with the...
Coronavirus: new measures expected after jump in cases
Health Minister, Constantinos Ioannou, is expected to announce new measures on Monday after 35 new coronavirus cases were confirmed on Sunday with authorities saying that...
Coronavirus: all export of pharmaceuticals banned by decree
The export of all medicines from Cyprus to any other country has been banned with immediate effect, it was announced on Friday. The new decree...
Doctors hit back at health minister after bullying allegations at Paphos A&E
WHILE state doctors union Pasyki on Thursday criticised Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou for targeting doctors at the emergency department of Paphos hospital the minister hit...
Chance to quiz health minister over Gesy
Health minister Costantinos Ioannou will answer the public’s questions about Gesy on Saturday in a live streaming Facebook video. The live streaming will take place...
Health minister trying to find solution to A&E staff shortages
IN A two-hour meeting on Thursday, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou, along with the state health services (Okypy) and A&E department directors discussed solutions to the...
Revised catalogue for medical procedures presented
The government on Thursday presented the revised catalogues of pay for specialised medical procedures in 35 categories as part of the national health scheme Gesy....
Over 100,000 in Cyprus suffer from rheumatic disease
Over 100,000 people in Cyprus are estimated to suffer from some form of rheumatic disease, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Friday. Speaking at a...
Health minister dismisses scaremongering over resignation of state doctors
The national health scheme Gesy will go ahead as scheduled and there is no reason to worry about the resignation of state doctors, Health Minister...
Doctors insist minister penned Gesy ‘compromise deal’
The medical association (CyMA) on Wednesday insisted that it was Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou who prepared a document attributed to them as a proposal aimed...
Ioannou warns against fear and panic over flu
Fear and panic over misinformation about the outbreak of influenza is clogging public hospitals, limiting their ability to respond to actual cases of flu, and...
State wants hospital overseer’s interests kept out of any Gesy tenders
The government said Thursday it was considering asking a health official whom it has been suggested may have a conflict of interest, to provide assurances...
Minister rubbishes notion that private clinics would boycott Gesy
By Evie Andreou Rumours that five private hospitals would not join the National Health System (Gesy) are inaccurate, Health Minister, Constantinos Ioannou said on Friday...
Health minister confident private doctors will join Gesy
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday he was optimistic that the necessary number of private doctors would agree to join the National Health Scheme...
Law on new health body ‘inconsistent’, MPs told
By Evie Andreou Health Minister, Constantinos Ioannou, told MPs on Thursday the government had referred the law on the creation of the organisation of state...
