#masks

The government on Thursday lifted the last remaining Covid-19 restrictions, Health Minister Michael Damianos said. Speaking after the day’s cabinet meeting, he said people would no longer be required ...

Negative Covid tests and mask use will be mandatory in nursing homes, hospitals, outpatient clinics, dentists, and facilities for vulnerable groups, a meeting of the Covid-19 scientific advisory committee with ...

The House legal committee began discussions on Wednesday regarding a proposed bill making it a criminal offence for protestors to wear masks to hide their identities at public gatherings. The ...

Four more people died from Covid-19, including a 66-year-old woman, the health ministry’s weekly report said on Friday amidst relaxations to the coronavirus protocols. The new deaths raise the ...

The wearing of ritual or decorative masks in performances or ceremonies to hide the identity of the wearer By Martin Clark My articles in the Cyprus Mail usually deal with ...

Face masks will no longer be mandatory from today, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela has announced, citing an improved epidemiological picture. Excluded are places considered high risk, such as hospitals, nursing ...

Two groups, the Union of United Parents and the teachers branch of the Cyprus Equality Union, said on Monday they would stage a protest outside the presidential palace on Wednesday ...

Speaking at a press conference last Friday, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela declined to lift the mandate requiring masks to be worn in all indoor spaces. “The experts are clear that ...

Coronavirus measures seem to be slowly creeping back in. Although it was something to be expected by the autumn, it seems like no time at all has passed since the ...

The face mask mandate may be reintroduced in pharmacies following the health advisors’ recommendation on Monday, amid an uptick in Covid cases. At the request of Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela, ...

Turkish Cypriot authorities on Thursday have reintroduced the mandatory use of face masks in indoor spaces to contain the spread of Covid-19. The new rule, effective immediately, concerns places such ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela expressed his concern on Wednesday over the rising number of people testing positive for Covid-19, adding that decisions will be taken according to the number of ...

The majority on the government’s advisory team for coronavirus favour suspending the requirement to wear face masks indoors, except at high-risk areas such as hospitals and closed structures, a ...

The health ministry on Monday warned the public that the indoor mask mandate, including their use at airports, still stands except for children under 12. “The obligation to use a mask ...

Authorities seem to be freezing out any idea of covid relaxations, at least for the next couple of weeks, as new cases spiked yesterday to almost 6,500, with hospitalised patients now ...

This week’s shift in the government’s stance towards the unvaccinated – lifting a total ban on their entry to many areas – has irked some, while others have criticised increased ...

Parents keeping their primary school children away from class in protest at the latest round of Covid-19 restrictions were on Tuesday urged to “think again” amid indications they could face ...

Teachers’ and parents’ associations on Tuesday condemned threats against educators as some parents continued to protest against Covid measures for schoolchildren, with one arrest made in Limassol. Protests began on ...

Some parents are deeply concerned over the compulsory use of facemasks in primary schools, as the measure appears to have been preliminarily adopted without notable opposition during Monday’s Covid-19 ...

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 ...

Despite further relaxations in force from Tuesday, Cyprus’ mask mandate remains in place amid growing impatience from the public, particularly regarding its use outdoors, and ambiguity from officials. Last week, ...

An estimated 10,000 people marched in Nicosia on February 20 – yet there was no spike in coronavirus cases two weeks later. We were told this was because they were wearing masks and (...

By Jonathan Shkurko and Nick Theodoulou The health ministry rolled back controversial requirements imposed on restaurants, bars and cafés on Tuesday after business owners expressed dismay and some measures ...

Social distancing measures are likely to remain into the summer, a member of the government coronavirus advisory team said in an interview on Thursday morning. Addressing concerns over coronavirus variants, ...