#coronavirus

The call centre handling Covid-19 issues (1474) is back in operation, after a technical problem led it to suspend operation for a couple of hours earlier on Friday. The deputy ministry ...

One in five of the 1,345 coronavirus cases detected in the last 14 days were imported, the health ministry’s epidemiological report showed on Friday. The report, covering the time period from ...

Cabinet on Friday approved the administration of Covid booster shots to people aged 60 and over and to additional vulnerable groups of the population. The decision preceded a proposal by Health ...

COVID-19 health passes became mandatory for all workers in Italy from Friday, with the measure being applied mostly peacefully across the country despite some scattered protests. At the major port ...

The Vaccination Portal reopened on Friday with officials urging beneficiaries to go ahead with the first and third dose of the Covid-19 jab, as the fully vaccinated in Cyprus have ...

In today’s episode, there’s the latest on the coronavirus as booster shots for those aged 60 and above are expected. There’s also the latest on worrying reports of ...

Four months into one of its worst COVID-19 outbreaks, Israel is seeing a sharp drop in new infections and severe illness, aided by its use of vaccine boosters, vaccine passports ...

Nicosia police fined a bakery €1,500 for failing to check its customers for a SafePass after 1,128 checks in the capital. During the checks, four people were also booked for violating measures, ...

Fully vaccinated passengers arriving in England from low-risk countries from Oct. 24 will no longer have to take expensive COVID-19 tests, the British government said on Thursday. Last month the government ...

Cyprus remains in the ‘orange zone’ with regard to the rate of spread of the coronavirus, according to the latest update from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (...

No new deaths from Covid-19 were announced on Thursday, while testing came up with 153 new positives. Hospitals were treating 60 patients, of whom 22 in a serious condition; and of these, nine ...

A total of 22 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Friday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

Indonesia’s holiday island of Bali reopened to foreign tourists after 18 months of pandemic hiatus on Thursday, but the island is lacking one crucial ingredient: international flights. The government recently ...

COVID-19 infections in children in England rose in September after schools returned from summer holidays, helping to keep cases high even as there was a fall among adults, a large ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Thursday he would propose cabinet lower the age for Covid booster jabs to those aged 60 and over. Currently, booster jabs are being offered to ...

Five businesses and 18 individuals were booked for violating coronavirus measures in the last 24 hours, police said early on Thursday. The fines came after 3,195 nationwide checks carried out between 6am on ...

People who want to receive their first dose of a Covid vaccine or a booster shot can now also arrange an appointment through the vaccination portal, the health ministry said ...

The House education committee on Wednesday questioned whether vaccinated and unvaccinated university students have equal access to education as the University of Cyprus and Tepak reported rising vaccination rates. In ...

A total of 22 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 United States will lift restrictions at its land borders with Canada and Mexico for fully vaccinated foreign nationals in early November, ending historic curbs on non-essential travelers in place ...

One business and 14 individuals were booked for failing to abide by coronavirus measures, with the main violation being failure to wear a facemask, police said on Wednesday. According to a ...

Rebuffing the Texas governor, American Airlines and Southwest Airlines said on Tuesday they would comply with U.S. President Joe Biden’s executive order to require that their employees be ...

A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that New York state cannot impose a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on healthcare workers without allowing their employers to consider religious exemption requests. U.S. ...

Scientists at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday that Moderna Inc had not met all of the agency’s criteria to support use of booster doses ...