Coronavirus: health ministry lifts some of remaining restrictions
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...
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The ‘masking’ culture of Cyprus
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...
Coronavirus: Face mask mandate lifted, tests for schools dropped (Updated)
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...
Coronavirus: Parents and teachers to protest masks, tests in schools
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...
Our View: Are we to wear masks forever?
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....
Our View: Latest Covid measures are nonsense, for different reasons
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...
Coronavirus: Face masks to be reintroduced in pharmacies after uptick cases, hospitalisations
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...
North reintroduces indoor masks
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,...
Reimposing masks indoors unlikely, says health minister (updated)
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...
Coronavirus: Majority of advisory committee back scrapping masks indoors
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...
