#coronavirus

A couple of weeks after the last remaining Covid measures (indoor mask mandates) were lifted in Cyprus, meaning that life was almost back to normal, we asked a selection of ...

The United States late Friday rescinded a 17-month-old requirement that people arriving in the country by air test negative for COVID-19, a move that follows intense lobbying by airlines and ...

The ministry of health will operate nine sites for rapid tests around the island on Saturday. While mass testing is a thing of the past, the ministry operates the sites ...

China’s commercial hub of Shanghai will lock down millions of people for mass COVID-19 testing this weekend – just 10 days after lifting its gruelling two-month lockdown – unsettling residents and raising ...

There were no Covid deaths recorded during the past week, according to the health ministry’s weekly report, released on Friday, while 2,207 tests out of a total of 58,585 came back ...

Shanghai and Beijing went back on fresh COVID-19 alert on Thursday after parts of China’s largest economic hub started imposing new lockdown restrictions while the most populous district in ...

Two out of three people in Cyprus have not paid their fines issued for breach of covid measures throughout the past two years and are now at risk of appearing ...

Foreign tourists visiting Japan will be required to wear masks, take out private medical insurance and be chaperoned throughout their stay, the government said on Tuesday, as it plans a ...

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 treated for Covid in an ...

Air travel restrictions imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic almost halved airport revenues in 2020, according to the annual Airport Economics Report and key performance indicators (KPIs) by Airports Council International (ACI) ...

Most students in Cyprus said they were unhappy when schools were closed due to the coronavirus pandemic leading them to an increased internet use, a survey by the health ministry’...

As of today, coronavirus-related entry requirements and the use of masks indoors in most areas has been scrapped. All travellers, irrespective of their country of origin, will from Wednesday no ...

Shanghai authorities on Tuesday began dismantling fences around housing compounds and ripping police tape off public squares and buildings, to the relief of the city’s 25 million residents, before a ...

Covid-19 vaccination centres will no longer operate on Saturday, the health ministry announced on Monday. They will still remain open from 8am to 3pm from Monday to Friday. People wishing ...

Based on the decisions of the Council of Ministers, it is recommended that all citizens, regardless of vaccination history, undergo a self-test or Rapid test once a week. The Rapid ...

The Chinese metropolis of Shanghai inched further towards a gradual reopening from two months of grinding COVID-19 lockdown, while the capital Beijing maintained curbs that have drastically curtailed movement even ...

Citing the improved epidemiological situation, cabinet on Friday abolished the action plan at airports and ports, effectively scrapping coronavirus-related entry requirements. The new regime comes into effect on June 1. In ...

Face masks will no longer be required indoors next month with the exception of high-risk areas such as hospitals, the health ministry announced on Friday. The relaxation will come into ...

Nine rapid testing sites will operate on Saturday in all districts, offering the public free coronavirus tests, irrespective of their vaccination history, the health ministry announced on Friday. In easing ...

Two deaths from Covid and 1,774 new coronavirus cases were announced by the health ministry on Friday after 74,539 tests in the week ending May 26. The deaths, of a man aged 77 and ...

In a first ruling of its kind for Cyprus, an appeals court has set aside a decision by a family court which earlier had found against a father who wanted ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela will on Friday propose to cabinet it suspend the requirement to wear face masks indoors, except at high-risk facilities, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Thursday ...

Pandemic-hit Shanghai, China’s financial hub, unveiled more post-lockdown plans on Thursday as it moves towards a return to normalcy, but a country-wide economic recovery is still a distance away, ...

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 ...