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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Three road transport officials suspended, probe into test irregularities
Three officials from the road transport department were suspended on Thursday as an investigation is ongoing on alleged interference in the department’s system to grant...
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: Tweak to testing rules at crossings
The UN Secretary-General’s Good Offices Mission in Cyprus has announced some tweaks to vaccination and testing status at the crossing points. In a statement on...
Coronavirus: New rules for UK arrivals (Update)
Passengers arriving from the UK will have to self-isolate upon arrival to Cyprus until their PCR test results are out, the health ministry said on...
Coronavirus: Anger in north over decision to charge everyone for tests
A decision to charge everyone for PCR and rapid tests in the north has prompted protests, the Turkish Cypriot media reported on Thursday, saying authorities...
Coronavirus: Cyprus remains in first place in Europe for tests
Cyprus has topped the charts in Europe as regards testing for the coronavirus and is fifth in terms of administering vaccinations against the virus, the...
Coronavirus: Parents outraged by moves to have students tested
Parents on Tuesday said they were outraged by a new health ministry decree that means all secondary school students must take weekly rapid tests. According...
Coronavirus: cabinet decrees self-isolation for arrivals from category A and B countries
The cabinet on Wednesday decreed that all passengers from category A and B countries arriving in Cyprus must self-isolate for 72 hours and take a...
Coronavirus: Almost 1.3 million tests have been carried out
Nearly 1.3 million coronavirus tests, both PCR and rapid antigen tests, have been carried out in Cyprus since the start of the pandemic in March,...
