#coronavirus

Unvaccinated nurses will have the opportunity to attend seminars aimed at putting their minds at ease as regards any concerns they may have on getting jabbed against Covid-19, it was ...

Brazilian senators investigating the handling of the country’s COVID-19 outbreak have dropped a recommendation from their draft report that President Jair Bolsonaro be charged with genocide and homicide, instead ...

A total of 21 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Thursday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

The National Health Service is close to the edge of being overwhelmed in many parts of Britain and pressure is only going to increase as winter approaches, the head of ...

Three Nicosia-based businesses were fined a total of €5,000 for violating coronavirus protocols in 24 hours, police said on Wednesday. According to the police announcement, a cafeteria owner was booked for €4,000 for ...

A Limassol primary school will close until the end of the week after a cluster of Covid cases was discovered, officials confirmed on Tuesday. Limassol school board president Dinos Ellinas ...

The health ministry announced 181 new cases of Covid-19 and no deaths on Tuesday. As there were no deaths, the death toll remains 564, of whom 358 were men and 206 women. There are 61 ...

The health ministry on Tuesday issued updated instructions regarding Covid-19 positive cases and their contacts. Managing positive cases Any person who tests positive with a rapid or PCR test must ...

A World Health Organization-led programme to ensure poorer countries get fair access to COVID-19 vaccines, tests and treatments aims to secure antiviral drugs for patients with mild symptoms for as ...

Moscow’s mayor announced four months of stay-home restrictions for unvaccinated over-60s on Tuesday and the Russian government proposed a week-long workplace shutdown as the national death toll from ...

State health services organisation (Okypy) is by the side of patients, its Chief Executive Officer said on Tuesday as he announced the pandemic had cost the island’s health service ...

Health ministry sources on Tuesday said that 6,772 people’s SafePasses are no longer valid as policy shifted on Monday to exclude those who failed to return for a second Covid ...

A total of 23 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

Four businesses and 17 individuals were fined for violating coronavirus measures as part of the daily police checks in the government-controlled areas. Police said they carried out 2,490 checks between 6am on ...

German Health Minister Jens Spahn said special regulations relating to the coronavirus pandemic could end on November 25, though many indoor test, vaccine and other hygiene measures would need to remain ...

Britain reported the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in three months on Monday as the number of infections reached levels last seen when lockdown restrictions were in place in ...

Two deaths from Covid-19 and 166 new positive cases were announced on Monday out of 66,954 PCR and rapid tests. The deaths were two men, aged 56 and 75. There are 57 people in hospital ...

The European Union’s medicines regulator said on Monday it has started evaluating the use of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine in children between five and 11 years of ...

A total of 20 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Tuesday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

People aged 60 and over will be able to get a booster shot against Covid-19 as of Tuesday, the health ministry announced on Monday. Eligible are people who have completed their ...

Italy was upgraded to the green category while four other countries were downgraded in the country rankings for travellers, the health ministry announced on Monday. The changes, which will be ...

In today’s episode, the issues surrounding the opening up of the fenced-off area of Varosha in the north of the island, is on the agenda of the Council of ...

Thousands of children returned to school in Sydney on Monday, putting an end to months of home learning as Australia’s largest city eased more COVID-19 curbs, thanks to rising ...

One business and 16 people were booked as part of the daily checks for breaches of coronavirus measures, police said on Monday. The fines resulted from 3,667 checks, carried out between 6am ...