#coronavirus

The health ministry has called on people who caught coronavirus between January 1 and March 31 to fill in a questionnaire it sent out in order to collect information on the transmission ...

Children in Cyprus are among the most at risk of obesity in the European Union, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) report published on Wednesday. According to the report, ...

Beijing shut dozens of metro stations and bus routes on Wednesday in its campaign to stop the spread of COVID-19 and avoid the fate of Shanghai where millions of residents ...

The ministry of health will operate 26 free rapid testing sites on Wednesday for people who belong to eligible groups. These include minors, the fully vaccinated and those who are recovering ...

China’s commercial capital of Shanghai was dealt a blow on Monday as authorities reported 58 new COVID-19 cases outside quarantine areas while Beijing pressed on with testing millions of its ...

The ministry of health will operate 27 rapid testing units on Monday to give free rapid tests to those in eligible groups. Those entitled to a free test include minors, the ...

Greece lifted COVID-19 restrictions on Sunday for foreign and domestic flights, its civil aviation authority said, ahead of the summer tourism season that officials hope will see revenues bouncing back ...

All-cause excess mortality in Cyprus last year saw a massive 16.5 per cent deviation from the mean of the previous five years, a just-released peer reviewed study has found. The anomaly ...

The health ministry will operate 63 free rapid testing units on Saturday for eligible groups. Those entitled to a free rapid test include minors, the fully vaccinated and those who have ...

Nine deaths, including that of a 59-year-old woman, and 3,786 new coronavirus cases were recorded over the last seven days, the health ministry announced on Friday. The cases were detected form ...

China’s capital Beijing closed more businesses and residential compounds on Friday, with authorities ramping up contact tracing to contain a COVID-19 outbreak, while resentment at the month-long lockdown in ...

The Chinese capital of Beijing closed some public spaces and stepped up checks at others on Thursday, as most of the city’s 22 million residents embarked on more COVID-19 mass ...

The ministry of health will operate 34 rapid testing sites for Covid on Thursday in locations around the island. Those eligible include minors, the vaccinated and those recovering from Covid. A ...

British pharmaceuticals giant GSK (GSK.L) beat analyst expectations for its first-quarter results on Wednesday and stood by its 2022 forecasts, after buoyant sales of its COVID-19 treatment which has now ...

Millions of people in Beijing took their second COVID-19 tests of the week on Wednesday as the Chinese capital tried to keep an outbreak numbering in the dozens from spiralling ...

Over 8,200 people have received the fourth vaccine dose against Covid-19 while more than 900 vaccinations were carried out after its rollout for people aged 60 and older on Tuesday, the health ministry ...

The health ministry has issued the testing locations for Wednesday. Free testing applies only to minors up to 17 years old. Individuals over 18 who have a certificate of exemption from vaccination. ...

In today’s episode, we hear that a fourth Covid-19 vaccine is available to the over 60s and some select groups, that Cypriots are getting better at recycling and of ...

Residents across Beijing joined growing lines of people waiting to be screened for COVID-19 on Tuesday after the Chinese capital overnight ramped up plans for mass-testing to 20 million people and ...

A total of 41 free rapid test mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Tuesday for eligible groups, the health ministry announced. In addition to any medical certificates exempting them ...

People over 60 and other vulnerable groups will be able to get their second Covid booster shot from Tuesday, the health ministry said on Monday. Fourth jabs will be available for ...

Shanghai authorities battling an outbreak of COVID-19 have erected mesh barriers outside some residential buildings, sparking fresh public outcry over a lockdown that has forced much of the city’s 25 ...

The major financial hub of Shanghai reported 12 new COVID-19 related deaths on April 22, up from 11 the previous day, as frustrations among residents continued to boil over amid a harsh lockdown ...

In places where SafePass is required, individuals aged 6 and above must hold one of the following: Certificate of full vaccination. Proof that they have been infected with COVID-19 during the ...