#coronavirus

Saying that daily coronavirus cases on Monday might surpass 300, a health ministry advisor warned that a fifth wave may be coming to the island. In the wake of partial lockdowns ...

Cabinet on Monday approved the administration of a booster dose to adults over who have received their second anti-coronavirus vaccine six months previously. The decision was taken amid concerns regarding ...

China is battling the spread of its biggest COVID-19 outbreak caused by the Delta variant, according to numbers announced on Monday, with travellers from a city where infections have grown ...

A total of 23 people were fined in the last 24 hours for violating coronavirus measures, police said early on Monday. The fines resulted from 2,857 checks in the government-controlled areas, most of ...

No deaths were announced from coronavirus on Sunday as the ministry of health recorded 206 new Covid cases. These were from a total of 40,298, representing a positivity rate of 0.51 per cent. ...

Austria is placing millions of people not fully vaccinated against the coronavirus in lockdown as of Monday to deal with a surge in infections to record levels and the growing ...

Several hundred people gathered outside the presidential palace in Nicosia on November 13 to protest coronavirus measures. Full story here.

A total of 22 rapid test points will operate on Monday for free tests for eligible groups, including children and the vaccinated. Anyone seeking a test must have proof of ID ...

Nineteen individuals and one business were fined by police for breaking coronavirus measures in the 24 hours leading up to 6am on Sunday. According to the police, these were the result ...

The health ministry on Saturday announced 218 new coronavirus cases from 48,428 rapid and PCR tests, bringing the positivity rate to 0.45 per cent. No new Covid deaths were recorded. There were 82 patients ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas is reportedly expected to submit a proposal for the administration of an anti-Covid 19 booster shot for all adults, it emerged on Saturday. Amidst concerns regarding the ...

Several hundred people gathered outside the presidential palace on Saturday evening to protest coronavirus measures which they said were violating human rights. The Nicosia-based demonstration started at 5pm, with about 400 ...

The health ministry announced the operation of 43 testing sites this Sunday for people in eligible groups still allowed to have a free test. Eligible are minors who do not currently ...

Thirteen people and four business owners were fined by police after 2,721 checks for violating the Covid-19 measures in the 24 hours until Saturday morning. In Nicosia, 1,153 checks saw one person and ...

The Netherlands will return to a partial lockdown from Saturday after the government ordered restaurants and shops to close early and barred spectators from major sporting events in an effort ...

The health ministry announced that one person had died from Covid-19 and that 224 had tested positive from 58,320 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.38 per cent. The death was ...

Governments have been making COVID-19 shots mandatory for health workers and other high-risk groups, pushed by a sharp upturn in infections caused by the Delta variant and a slowdown in ...

A total of 50 free rapid test sites will operate nationwide for eligible groups on Saturday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been scrapped, while ...

Supermarkets on Friday reiterated their objection to the local CovScan app to verify EUDCC certificates, as they pressed the health ministry to clarify how the system will work, and who ...

Latvia’s parliament voted on Friday to ban lawmakers who refuse COVID-19 vaccine from voting on legislature and participating in discussions. Latvia, which has one of the lowest vaccination rates ...

The youngest Covid patient at Famagusta reference hospital is 32 years old and the oldest 74, with an average age of 55, the facility’s scientific director Amalia Hadjiyianni said on Friday. Hadjiyianni ...

There has been a 39 per cent increase in the 14-day cumulative diagnosis rate in covid cases, with Paphos and Famagusta recording the biggest rise, the health ministry said on Friday. ...

A Nicosia nightclub was fined €8,000 for violating coronavirus protocols, following more than 1,000 checks in the last 24 hours in the capital, police said early on Friday. According to police, the club ...

Austria is days away from placing millions of people not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 on lockdown, as daily infections are at a record high and intensive-care units are increasingly strained, ...