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By Maayan Lubell A surge of Omicron infections could see Israel reaching herd immunity, the country’s top health official said on Sunday as daily cases continued to climb. The ...

As of Tuesday all travellers arriving in Cyprus must have a negative PCR test result not older than 48 hours regardless of where they are coming from or their vaccination status, ...

In the 24 hours leading up to 6am on Sunday, police carried out a total of 2,980 checks around the island, charging a total of 13 individuals and 11 businesses. In Limassol the owner ...

By the end of the year a total of 69.6 per cent of the population had been fully vaccinated, the ministry of health announced on Sunday. The figure for the adult ...

The health ministry announced that there had been no new deaths from Covid-19 and that 2,332 people had tested positive from 38,977 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 5.98 per cent. ...

Testing locations are as follows. District Sampling points Hours Limassol (7 points) University Square (behind TEPAK Rector’s Office) 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Hall of Cultural Events of Pano Polemidia 9 a....

The United Arab Emirates will ban non-vaccinated citizens from traveling abroad from Jan. 10, the state news agency WAM reported on Saturday, citing the foreign ministry and the National Emergency Crisis ...

New restrictions in England to slow the spread of COVID-19 will only be introduced as a last resort, health minister Sajid Javid said, stressing that although hospitalisations were rising, the ...

In the last 24 hours, police booked 11 individuals and four businesses during 2,663 checks on people breaking Covid decrees. In Nicosia no fines were issues while in Limassol four individuals and three ...

The health ministry announced that two people had died of Covid-19 and that a record 5,048 had tested positive from, another record, 169,476 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 2.98 per ...

The risk of hospitalisation with the Omicron variant of coronavirus is about one-third that of the Delta variant, according to British analysis of more than a million cases of both ...

Archbishop Chrysostomos expressed sorrow on Friday over the surge of the pandemic, as he urged people to trust their doctors and not be influenced by clergymen when it came to ...

Six individuals and two businesses were fined in the past 24 hours for violating coronavirus protocols, police said on Friday. The fines came from 2,535 checks across the Republic. A police spokesman ...

All regions in Western Europe are now in the deep red category, according to the latest epidemiological map on the spread of Covid-19 by the European Centre for Disease Prevention ...

South Africa has lifted a midnight to 4 a.m. curfew on people’s movement with immediate effect, believing the country has passed the peak of its fourth COVID-19 wave driven ...

Authorities on Thursday announced one more death attributed to Covid-19, while testing yielded a new record of 3,851 positives, continuing the trend of the past few days. The latest fatality was ...

Testing and self-isolating protocols for those identified as close contacts have only changed for medical professionals, and not the public, the health ministry confirmed on Thursday. In addition to other ...

The government’s new measures, introduced in a bid to contain the spread of Covid 19, were targeted, but did not deliberately intend to upset society or the economy, coronavirus advisory ...

Global Covid-19 infections hit a record high over the past seven-day period, Reuters data showed on Wednesday, as the Omicron variant raced out of control and governments tried to contain ...

Australia on Thursday narrowed its definition of close contacts of coronavirus cases and relaxed requirements for COVID-19 tests, as daily cases topped 20,000 for the first time in the pandemic, in ...

Rapid tests not older than 24 hours will be mandatory for attending weddings and other such events, while dancing is banned, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Wednesday after an emergency ...

Five deaths and a record 3,002 new infections from coronavirus were announced on Wednesday. The five deaths were three women aged 74, 77 and 94 and two men aged 81 and 87. This brings the number ...

The best gift one can give their loved ones for the new year is to get vaccinated, EU health commissioner Stella Kyriakides said on Wednesday. In a tweet, the commissioner ...

Greece is introducing new restrictions on the hospitality sector from Thursday, bringing forward measures planned for early January as coronavirus infections surge. The decision came a day after authorities announced ...