#coronavirus

The weekly testing of children aged from four in preschool which began on Monday has been slammed by parents. Parent groups have opposed the measure on grounds that having to ...

In today’s episode, the Ministry of Health has announced that weekly rapid tests for children aged four and above in preschool will begin today. In other news, Archbishop Chrysostomos ...

Fines were issued to 17 individuals and eight owners or managers of establishments for violating protective measures to contain the spread of Covid-19 in the 24 hours to 6am on Monday. A ...

No deaths from Covid were reported on Sunday as the ministry of health recorded 1,794 new cases. The death toll since the start of the pandemic remains at 823. Meanwhile of 162 patients ...

How Covid deaths are classified, the dominant variant, the timing of doses are all complicating factors The narrative surrounding Covid-19 vaccines has changed since they were introduced over a year ...

Due to the pandemic and problems that arose because of it, Cyprus will not participate this year in the Venice Biennale, the ministry of education announced on Sunday. The special ...

The ministry of health will operate 38 testing sites for free rapid tests for eligible groups on Monday. These groups include minors, those who have had Covid in the last 90 days, ...

Queen Elizabeth, 95, has tested positive for COVID and is experiencing mild symptoms but expects to continue light duties this week, Buckingham Palace said on Sunday. “The queen has today tested ...

The obligation of children aged four and above who attend nursery or pre-reception classes too undergo a weekly rapid test will begin on Monday, the ministry of health reminded on ...

Nineteen individuals and seven business owners were charged with violating Covid-19 measures in the 24 hours leading up to 6am on Monday morning, police said. The charges were the result of 2,361 ...

Singapore will begin implementing a long-flagged increase to its goods and services tax next year, its finance minister said in his budget speech on Friday, while also announcing a slew ...

As non-urgent surgeries set to resume ‘clinical picture of patients has deteriorated’ With the coming relaxations on Covid-related restrictions, non-urgent surgeries will resume as of February 28 in public and private ...

The health ministry on Saturday night announced four deaths attributed to Covid-19 and 1,764 new infections. The four deaths were: three men aged 75, 82 and 90 and one woman aged 88. The 90 and the 75...

A total of 65 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Sunday, the health ministry announced. In addition to any medical certificates exempting them from ...

U.S. health regulators are looking at authorizing a potential fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in the fall, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing sources familiar with ...

Dr Leondios Kostrikis on Saturday said he was delighted scientists are confirming the existence of Deltacron after the British media reported the variant, previously dismissed as a lab error, has ...

China is giving COVID-19 booster vaccines using technologies different from the initial injections, in an effort to improve immunisation strategies amid concerns that its most-used jabs appeared to be weaker ...

Twenty individuals and eight business owners or managers were fined by police across Cyprus in the 24 hours until Saturday morning after 2,149 checks for violation of Covid-19 measures. In Nicosia in 644 ...

The European Commission has approved a €6.13 million Cypriot incentive scheme geared to support airlines affected by the coronavirus pandemic, having found it to be in line with the State aid ...

Canadian police on Saturday worked to restore normality to the capital after trucks and demonstrators occupied the downtown core of Ottawa for more than three weeks to protest against pandemic ...

EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides on Friday praised Cyprus’ facilities for long Covid patients as she reiterated calls to the public to get vaccinated and remain vigilant. Kyriakides and Health ...

Police began towing trucks from central Ottawa on Friday and stepped up arrests of protesters in a bid to end a trucker-led movement that has blockaded Canada’s capital for ...

The health ministry on Friday announced five deaths attributed to Covid-19 and 2,304 infections, while 170 people were hospitalised with the virus. The five deaths were: three women aged 51, 79 and 87 and two ...

Coronavirus infections in the community remain high, especially among younger people under 19, but there are signs the cumulative diagnosis rate appears to be edging down, the health ministry said on ...