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The health ministry issued a public warning on Friday after authorities in Germany and the Netherlands reported poisoning, which led to one death, from ecstasy found in bottles of Moë...

Students arrive late at the set locations providing free coronavirus tests as part of the ‘test to stay’ policy, resulting in a commotion and loss of “valuable teaching time”, the ...

Thousands of children had the opportunity to attend lessons in person thanks to the Test to Stay policy, the health ministry said on Tuesday in response to secondary teachers’ criticism ...

Following pressure from opposition lawmakers, the government has agreed to amend certain provisions of the ‘Dangerous Infectious Diseases Law of 2021’, which will repeal and replace the current Quarantine Law under ...

Some 100 unvaccinated citizens have appealed to the courts, asking for the suspension of the recent health ministry decision to bar their access to places such as restaurants, cafes and entertainment ...

The health ministry on Friday issued more clarifications, this time specifically about Christmas events, following its decree tightening some measures to limit the spread of coronavirus. From Monday December 6 to ...

Dozens of people held picnics outside restaurants in Nicosia and Limassol on Sunday to protest the new coronavirus restrictions that will ban the unvaccinated from key sectors, including pubs, coffee ...

A crucial government plan to improve treatment is still being assessed, leaving families and charities to cope as best they can Worldwide, dementia is viewed as an epidemic, with over 55 ...

The health ministry on Tuesday announced that a brand of organic food spread was being withdrawn from the market as it contains a preservative that was not listed as it ...

The health ministry on Thursday sought to clarify the situation regarding foodstuffs found to contain ethylene oxide, saying that trace amounts pose no direct danger to human health – while announcing ...

News that the UK government decided to keep Cyprus on its amber list dashed the hopes of the tourism industry for a boost to business in July. Cyprus’ low positivity ...

The health ministry’s advertising campaign has become more optimistic in recent weeks The health ministry’s recent ad campaign encouraging people to get vaccinated has been hailed as a ...

Police said Monday they arrested a 31-year-old man in connection with an explosion at the entrance of the health ministry in May. A police spokesperson said the man was arrested ...

Coronavirus protocols at schools should remain the same until the Easter break so as not to disrupt the educational process, secondary school parents said on Friday in response to the ...

The health ministry said on Thursday it had filed a complaint with police following suspicions that a company it contracts with for its free rapid testing programme had submitted duplicate ...

Parents angered over ministry’s refusal to accept them despite being on its own approved list Rapid saliva tests for coronavirus, an alternative to nasal rapid and PCR tests, have ...

The health ministry denied Thursday that procedures for the fast acquisition of rapid antigen tests were flawed, as the audit service launched a probe into one deal involving 400,000 assays procured ...