#coronavirus

The European Commission plans to take no action over allegations that the personal data of more than 350,000 people was leaked after a file belonging to the Turkish Cypriot ‘health ministry’ ...

Vaccine makers Pfizer PFE.N and BioNTech 22UAy.DE halted a large U.S. trial of their updated COVID-19 vaccine in healthy adults aged 50 to 64, saying enrollment in the trials ...

The number of people being recorded as having contracted influenza, Covid-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is on a “downward trend” with spring around the corner, health ministry deputy permanent ...

Coronavirus vaccinations for anybody over the age of 18 will be carried out at the Athienou health centre on February 10, the municipality announced on Thursday. The municipality said the health ministry ...

We learn from your columns of a fresh Covid outbreak. Well, I had a bad but typical cold in the middle of December that was followed by unusual occasional bouts ...

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 ...

There has been “a notable surge” in coronavirus cases in Cyprus over the past week, hospitals operator Okypy spokesperson Charalambos Charilaou said on Thursday. Speaking to state broadcaster CyBC, he ...

Life expectancy in Cyprus has fallen from 82.4 years in 2020 to 81.7 years in 2022 after dropping to a low of 81.3 years in 2021, according to an EU health report. Despite the drop, life ...

The chief of the World Health Organization urged Beijing to offer more information on the origins of COVID-19 and is ready to send a second team to probe the matter, ...

Israel’s health ministry on Tuesday advised people with compromised immune systems to wear masks in crowded indoor spaces as it marks an increase in COVID-19 hospitalisations ahead of the ...

The small increase in Covid-19 cases seen during the week beginning August 14 is “not alarming”, state medical services director Elisavet Constantinou said on Friday. Constantinou, who also sits on the ...

The government’s covid-19 scientific advisory team is to convene on August 29 to review the current indicators in the face of a recent rise in virus cases. Health Minister Popi ...

The Cyprus Veterinary Association (PVA) said on Friday they welcomed the cabinet decision to offer stores of human coronavirus medication at a discounted rate to help combat the strain that ...

A small increase in the number of Covid cases in Cyprus has been recorded in the last few days although this is not a cause for concern, the state health ...

Children in Cyprus reported the second highest amount of negative effects from the Coronavirus pandemic, an international survey by the World Health Organisation (WHO) showed on Tuesday. As only Kazakhstan ...

The British Veterinary Association (BVA), has posted a statement on its website, calling on UK visitors to the island to take precautions against cat covid or feline infectious peritonitis (FIP). ...

The White House on Friday launched an office to prepare for and respond to potential pandemics, to be led by Paul Friedrichs, a military combat surgeon and retired Air Force ...

A 103-person lawsuit against the state for its Covid policy was rejected at Nicosia district court on procedural grounds, it emerged on Monday. The lawsuit named the attorney-general, former Health ...

The COVID-19 pandemic created conditions that threatened children’s healthy development. Scientists and physicians raised concerns early in the pandemic, pointing out that increased parental stress, COVID infections, reduced interactions ...

Another 2,404 new Covid-19 infections and ten deaths were recorded in the last week, the health ministry said on Friday. The deaths concerned seven men and three women, bringing the total ...

Health Minister Popi Kanari on Wednesday urged the public to ensure they are up to date with all vaccines in light of the government’s updated vaccination programme. Speaking on ...

Another 1,242 new Covid-19 infections and one death were traced in the last week, the health ministry said on Friday. The death concerned a 95-year-old woman who died on April 4, which ...

A Nicosia district court on Tuesday cleared Morphou Bishop Neofytos of all charges of violating coronavirus-related decrees by holding a church service on Epiphany Day in January 2021 during lockdown. The ...

As of Monday, Covid-19 vaccinations will only be administered at vaccination centres in all districts by appointment via phone. Speaking to CyBC radio, deputy director of nursing services Evagoras Tambouris ...