#coronavirus

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 ...

A Dutch court on Wednesday dismissed a call to scrap the ‘corona pass’ required to enter restaurants, bars, museums, theatres and other public places in the Netherlands. The court in ...

Two businesses and 18 individuals were booked in the last 24 hours for violating coronavirus measures, police said on Wednesday. The fines came after 3,371 nationwide checks carried out between 6am on Tuesday ...

One death and 146 new Covid-19 cases were announced on Tuesday by the health ministry out of 53,610 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.27 per cent. The death concerns a 75...

The health ministry said on Tuesday people aged 75 and above will be eligible for Covid booster shots starting Wednesday. Booster shots are being administered at vaccination centres across the Republic, ...

AstraZeneca (AZN.L) has requested emergency use authorisation from US regulators for its new treatment to prevent COVID-19 for people who respond poorly to vaccines because of a weakened immune ...

A total of 24 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 ...

The Paediatric Society of Cyprus (PEK) said on Tuesday that it wholly supports the vaccination against coronavirus of children aged 12 and above, as its head announced the launch of an ...

SafePass requirements are being tweaked by the health ministry which means that those who only receive their first dose of the vaccine will no longer be eligible. The policy shift ...

Five businesses in Nicosia and Paphos were booked for violating coronavirus measures as part of the daily checks, police said on Tuesday. Three Nicosia-based establishments were fined, including one where ...

The health ministry on Monday announced one death and 117 new Covid-19 cases out of 63,823 PCR and rapid tests, with a positivity rate of 0.18 per cent. There are 65 patients with Covid-19 ...

An experimental antiviral pill developed by Merck & Co could halve the chances of dying or being hospitalized for those most at risk of contracting severe COVID-19, according to data ...