#coronavirus

The health ministry announced there had been no deaths from Covid on Saturday and said there were 134 new positives from 46,046 PCR and rapid tests a positivity rate of 0.29 per cent. ...

The health ministry announced 48 mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Sunday for eligible groups. These include minors who do not currently have the option to be vaccinated against ...

Eight businesses were fined a total of €16,750 in the past 24 hours for failing to abide by coronavirus measures, police said on Saturday. Two businesses in Nicosia were fined €4,000 each, one ...

Two Indian drugmakers have requested permission to end late-stage trials of their generic versions of Merck & Co’s oral antiviral drug molnupiravir for moderate COVID-19, raising questions about how ...

No deaths from Covid were reported on Friday, as 144 new infections were detected in the past 24 hours from 55, 413 tests, positivity rate of 0.26 per cent. The health ministry said 20 people out ...

The first Clinic for long COVID patients is operating at the Nicosia General Hospital, the State health Services Organisation announced. The Clinic treats patients who have been discharged from hospital, ...

A total of 52 free rapid test sites mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Saturday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups. Free rapid testing for the general population ...

The Danish Health Agency said on Friday that it was continuing to offer Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to under-18s, and that a statement on Wednesday suggesting a suspension had ...

Cabinet on Friday approved some easing of coronavirus measures allowing more people at football matches and in theatres, cinemas, restaurants, and events. Given the possibility of seasonal viruses in tandem ...

President Nicos Anastasiades appealed to the public to get vaccinated on Friday as he received his third dose at the State Fair site in Nicosia. He called on the unvaccinated ...

Four businesses were fined for a total of €2,500 for failing to abide by coronavirus measures, police said on Friday. The businesses concerned a Nicosia-based grill house which received a €500 fine ...

The improved epidemiological situation recorded in Cyprus in recent days has resulted in the ECDC moving the country out of the red zone and into orange. The European Centre for ...

Britain will scrap tough COVID-19 quarantine requirements for 47 destinations including South Africa on Monday and make it easier for people to arrive from countries including India, Brazil and Turkey in ...

Authorities on Thursday announced no new fatalities from Covid-19, while testing tracked 131 new positives from a total of 56,507 samples. As such, the death toll since March 2020 remains at 557. In hospitals, 60 ...

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 ...

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE have asked U.S. regulators to authorize emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, a group for whom no shot is currently ...

People of all ages who wish to be vaccinated against Covid or receive their booster shot, will be able to do so on Sunday at a large walk-in centre operating ...

The health ministry announced that people over 70 would be eligible for a Covid vaccine booster shot starting Friday. A ministry statement said that people over 70 who have received their second ...

Moderna plans to invest up to $500 million to build a factory in Africa to make up to 500 million doses of mRNA vaccines each year, including its COVID-19 shot, as pressure ...

The cabinet is expected to approve an ease of Covid restrictions on Friday, including allowing unvaccinated people into sporting events, cinemas, and theatres but no changes in protective mask mandates, ...

Police on Thursday said they issued 29 fines after carrying out 3,773 checks for breaches of coronavirus measures. Most checks were carried out by officers in the capital who booked five people ...

One death from coronavirus and 100 new cases of the virus were announced on Wednesday out of 46, 925 PCR and rapid tests. The death was of a man, aged 51, who died in ...

The Supreme Court has ruled as unconstitutional a bill approved by parliament extending a moratorium on tenant evictions due to the pandemic. The decision essentially has no bearing as the ...

The health ministry announced the rapid test sites for Thursday, 23 in total, in all districts. To get tested people need to present an ID, passport, or a driver’s licence ...