Cyprus still trails EU on hospital beds
Cyprus had 3,211 hospital beds in 2024, the highest number recorded in the past decade, according to the latest figures released by Eurostat.
The total was up from 3,062 in 2023 and corresponded to 329 ...
Nine with flu in ICU, two under 40
Nine patients are currently being treated with flu-related infections in intensive care units across Cyprus, two of whom are under the age of 40.
State health services organisation (Okypy) spokesman Charalambos ...
Hospitals under strain as patient admissions mount
The pulmonology and related wards at public hospitals are under immense strain due to the influx of admissions.
Okypy’s spokesman Charalambos Charilaou told RIK on Tuesday morning that the ...
Outrage as patients reportedly tied to beds
Patient organisations expressed outrage on Tuesday over allegations that an elderly person was found tied to their hospital bed using bedsheets.
Demanding the state health services (Okypy) investigate the matter, ...
Our View: Increasing bed capacity, not lockdown should be government priority
After the discussions about the epidemiological situation and scientific advisory team’s proposals for additional restrictions, President Anastasiades came up with a positive point, according to deputy government spokesman, Panayiotis ...