British tourist found unconscious in Paphos hotel pool
A 21-year-old British tourist is in a critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit at Paphos general hospital after he was found floating unconscious in...
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Coronavirus: No Covid patients in ICU as 1,814 new cases reported in last week
There are currently 35 coronavirus patients in state hospitals, but in a significant improvement in the island’s epidemiological indicators, there is no longer anyone being...
Nurses unions back ICU strike, warn of further measures (updated)
Hospitals are not understaffed, operator Okypy said on Monday after nurses unions backed their colleagues at Nicosia general hospital’s ICU for making an urgent call...
Coronavirus: More ICU beds at Larnaca hospital (Updated)
Health authorities have decided to immediately deploy six more ICU beds at Larnaca general hospital and an additional six if needed later, as the Covid...
Measures taken to ease problems at Makarios hospital ICU
Measures have been taken to decongest the Makarios children’s hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit that has seen many hospitalisations since the beginning of the month,...
Health minister slams Okypy delays in letter to board (Updated)
A letter has been sent by Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas to the state health services organisation (Okypy) warning “for the last time” about delays, and...
Coronavirus: Health ministry seeking ICU staff abroad
The health ministry is trying to find intensivists abroad to staff intensive care units (ICUs), which were struggling because of the high number of serious...
Coronavirus: Minister visits busy walk-in jab centre, says unvaccinated should heed message
Hundreds of non-Gesy beneficiaries braved the heat to wait in line at walk-in vaccination centres on Friday as Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas urged members of...
Coronavirus: 30 per cent of ICU patients under 50 (updated)
About 30 per cent of coronavirus patients currently in ICU are under 50, Okypy spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said on Friday, as the median age of...
Swimmer critically hospitalised after found unconscious
An 80-year-old man is hospitalised in critical condition after he was found unconscious in the sea off Psarolimano in Larnaca, police said on Tuesday. The...
