#coronavirus

Within the next few days, a decree is expected to be issued which will release all those who have been vaccinated from the obligation to conduct a weekly rapid test ...

A total of 59 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Thursday, the health ministry announced. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

The European Commission said on Wednesday it had approved an €8 million Cypriot scheme to support tour operators affected by the pandemic. The measure was approved under the state aid temporary ...

By Nikolaj Skydsgaard Europe’s choppy vaccine rollout hit more trouble on Wednesday after US drugmaker Johnson & Johnson delayed its COVID-19 shot and Denmark said it would drop a ...

A post-mortem on a two-month-old baby who was found positive for coronavirus was inconclusive, it was announced on Wednesday. Medical examiner Angeliki Papetta performed the post-mortem at the Nicosia hospital ...

Greece plans to lift quarantine restrictions from next week for travelers from the European Union and five other countries who have been vaccinated or test negative for COVID-19, a senior ...

Denmark will cease to administer AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine entirely following its possible link to very rare cases of blood clots, several Danish media outlets reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed ...

The health ministry said that starting from Wednesday, people who completed their vaccination by receiving both Covid-19 jabs do not have to self-isolate for 14 days should they be found to ...

British airline easyJet said it expected to start to fly more from late May onwards and that by then most European countries should be open to British holidaymakers, painting an ...

The health ministry on Wednesday issued clarifications on contact tracing. In a statement, it said that in the context of the continuous monitoring of the new data that emerge, following ...

All cabinet members who have not been vaccinated yet will be inoculated with the AstraZeneca vaccine to boost people’s trust in the jab, it was announced on Wednesday. The ...

Police fined 166 individuals and eight businesses for flouting coronavirus protocols over the past 24 hours. In Nicosia police carried out 2,343 checks, reporting 50 individuals and one business owner, while in Limassol 67 individuals ...

The situation in state hospitals is critical, state health services organisation Okypy said on Tuesday after record numbers in admissions of patients with Covid-19 were recorded in the last few ...

A two-month-old baby that died early on Tuesday in Limassol was found positive to coronavirus. The infant, that had presented serious respiratory problems at birth, was found unconscious in its ...

One death and 619 new coronavirus cases were announced on Tuesday by the health ministry with concerns raised over the rising number of hospitalisations. The death concerned a 69-year-old man with ...

The vaccination portal has been updated to combat system crashes as the public’s manoeuvres to avoid the AstraZeneca shot put pressure on it and doctors alike, reports on Tuesday ...

A reduction in Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations among people aged 70 and above has been seen since the beginning of April, the health ministry said on Tuesday. The reason behind is ...

A total of 58 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Wednesday, the health ministry announced. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

Any further relaxations of the measures in place against the spread of coronavirus will likely only concern the number of people allowed in churches at the same time during Easter, ...

U.S. federal health agencies on Tuesday recommended pausing use of Johnson & Johnson‘s COVID-19 vaccine for at least a few days after six women under age 50 developed rare ...

Airlines could check new European Union COVID certificates before allowing onboard passengers going on summer holidays, a senior official said on Tuesday as the bloc seeks to restart a travel ...

The health ministry on Tuesday said the maximum number of people allowed at ceremonies is subject to epidemiological changes as it published the four phases of measure relaxations regarding weddings ...

Britain has offered all over-50s a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine as the rollout of Moderna’s shot in England began on Tuesday, the government said, adding it was ...

A 61-year-old man Is the latest coronavirus-linked death in the north, Turkish Cypriot authorities announced on Tuesday. The man had been in intensive care for since April 6. He was also ...