#coronavirus

Covid recovery certificates will only be valid for 90 days for domestic purposes from the end of this month, the health ministry announced on Wednesday. Citing a cabinet decision dating back ...

A total of 31 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Thursday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

Vaccinated passengers and those who have recovered from Covid-19 will be exempted from travel regulations based on the epidemiological categorisation of their country according to the new national travel regulations ...

The Czech government will on Wednesday consider making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for workers in key professions and people over the age of 60 after the daily tally of new coronavirus cases ...

In today’s episode, confirmed Covid cases will no longer be able to use their SafePass to enter shops and restaurants before their self-isolation period is complete. In other Covid-related ...

A mass hamster cull in Hong Kong sparked fears among animal welfare groups on Wednesday that panicky people would abandon their pets after 11 of the rodents from one pet shop ...

Authorities on Tuesday announced that five more people have died of Covid-19, while testing tracked 2,200 new positives. The latest fatalities were four men – aged 90, 89, 83 and 67 – and a woman aged 86. The 89...

Six per cent of hospitalised coronavirus patients have received the booster shot and contracted the virus two weeks or more after its administration, the health ministry said on Tuesday. According ...

The contentious ‘test to stay’ measure will be implemented at schools as of Monday, the health ministry said on Tuesday after a meeting between Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas and the ...

A total of 79 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

The Omicron variant remains the most dominant on the island as it was traced in 86 per cent of coronavirus cases tested last week, the health ministry said on Tuesday. However, ...

A 53-year-old man asked to pick up his daughter who had gone to class despite being positive with coronavirus is under police investigation for assaulting a head teacher, the police ...

Confirmed Covid cases will not be able to use their SafePass to enter shops and restaurants before their self-isolation period is complete, deputy minister for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy ...

The vaccination centre at Larnaca port continues to operate as normal, Larnaca police said on Tuesday after launching an investigation into a break-in the previous night. On Monday night, unknown ...

In today’s episode, the Molnupiravir anti-Covid pill became available yesterday and will protect high risk patients from severe Covid-19 disease. In other Covid-related news, the health minister said yesterday ...

A 53-year-old Larnaca doctor pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to issuing fake Covid-19 vaccination certificates to his patients. He remains free on bail, with the trial set to start in ...

A Nicosia bar was fined €4000 for letting in customers without a SafePass as part of police checks on compliance with protocols to contain the spread of coronavirus, the Cyprus News ...

Covid infections spiked across all ages in the week between December 25 and December 31, especially among youth groups, which saw up to sixfold increases over the previous week, as 16,530 cases were ...

A total of 51 free rapid test sites for coronavirus detection for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced. Eligible for a free rapid test are minors (...

Government sources on Tuesday ruled out a lockdown as advisors deliberated tighter measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus, amid a surge in daily infections. Government spokesman Marios Pelekanos ...

More evidence is emerging that the Omicron coronavirus variant is affecting the upper respiratory tract, causing milder symptoms than previous variants and resulting in a “decoupling” in some places between ...

The Omicron variant appears to be causing more infections but fewer hospital admissions than Delta variant, a health official said on Tuesday. Coronavirus cases have surged to four-digit numbers in ...

An additional 32 ventilators were expected later this month to enter service at state hospitals while three intensivists from Greece were also expected, the state health services organisation (Okypy) said on ...

The events sector is calling for state financial assistance as 95 per cent of scheduled events for the first three months of this year have been cancelled. Following the surge of ...