Coronavirus: one death and 223 cases on Monday (Updated)
The health ministry on Monday announced one death and 223 new coronavirus cases, after 74,092 PCR and rapid tests, with a positivity rate of 0.30 per cent.
A 55-year-old man who died on ...
EU watchdog studying data on Covid-19 vaccine booster dose
Europe’s medicines regulator said on Monday it was evaluating data on a booster dose for Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, to be given six months after the second dose ...
Coronavirus: Rapid testing sites for Tuesday
The health ministry has announced 36 rapid testing sites for Tuesday. People need to present proof of identity to get tested, such as ID, passport, or driver’s licence.
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Coronavirus: 29-year-old woman dies of Covid in north
A 29-year-old woman has died from Covid, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Monday.
The woman, who had been six months pregnant when she was hospitalised, had also lost her baby ...
Coronavirus: Infant critical with MIS-C, paediatricians urged to be on alert
A 12-month-old boy is in critical but stable condition at Makarios hospital in Nicosia after being diagnosed with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children (MIS-C), according to the hospital’s chief ...
Back to class for high school students amid strict protocols (updated)
Over 45,000 students at state secondary school are set to return to school on Tuesday under strict measures to combat Covid-19, most notably the requirement of a SafePass for those aged 12 ...
Coronavirus: Six countries change category in latest review
Three countries were downgraded from the Orange to Red category following the health ministry’s latest epidemiological risk assessment published on Monday. The changes take effect on Thursday.
According to ...
Coronavirus: 31 individuals, six businesses fined for breaking decrees
A Nicosia business was fined €8000 and a Larnaca supermarket €4000 as part of police checks for Covid measures in the past 24 hours.
They were among 31 individuals and six businesses found to ...
New Zealand lifts virus curbs, Sydney cases seen topping 2,000 a day
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday said nationwide coronavirus curbs would be lifted, bar in the biggest city of Auckland, as the country gets on top of an ...
Coronavirus: two deaths and 147 new cases on Sunday (Updated)
Two deaths and 147 new coronavirus cases were announced on Sunday by the health ministry.
The deaths concern a 52-year-old man and an 83-year-old woman. The number of people who have ...
Coronavirus: where to get tested on Monday
The health ministry announced the rapid test sites for Monday, 39 in total.
People need to present an ID, passport or driver’s licence to get tested.
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Archbishop to suggest punishment for clergy opposing Covid jabs-reports
Archbishop Chrysostomos said he would suggest to the Holy Synod the punishment of clergy who urge people not to get vaccinated reports said on Sunday.
According to state broadcaster CyBC, ...
Coronavirus: 40 people and 11 businesses fined
Police booked 40 individuals and 11 businesses during the last 24 hours, for breaching the measures taken to contain the spread of Covid-19.
A police spokesperson told CNA that a total of 3,652 checks ...
Coronavirus: One death, 295 new cases on Saturday (Updated)
One death and 295 new coronavirus cases were announced on Saturday out of 55,492 tests with a positivity rate of 0.53 per cent.
The death concerns a 77-year-old man who died on Friday ...
Coronavirus: Testing sites for Sunday
The health ministry announced the rapid testing sites for Sunday, 35 in total.
Presenting an ID, passport or driver’s licence is necessary to get tested.
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Baby with MIS-C symptoms intubated at Makarios Hospital
A 12-month-old baby who had symptoms of the multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), which is linked with coronavirus, has been intubated in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the ...
Coronavirus: Delta remains dominant strain in Cyprus, no Mu yet
Delta continues to be the dominant Covid-19 variant in Cyprus, the health ministry said on Saturday after the latest sequencing results on samples of people found positive for the virus ...
France could ease health pass restrictions in large shopping malls – minister
France could ease health pass restrictions that are hurting the activity of large shopping malls if the COVID-19 epidemic situation keeps improving, Labour Minister Elisabeth Borne said on Saturday.
“The ...
Coronavirus: 39 people, seven businesses fined
Police fined 39 individuals and seven businesses in the past 24 hours for breaking Covid decrees.
Most of the fines on individuals were related to not wearing a face covering.
In all 3,644 ...
Coronavirus: Will you get the boosters? (Video)
On the day that the Cabinet decided to start administering a third Covid vaccine dose, we asked a selection of people on the streets of Nicosia if they’ll be ...
U.S. booster shot campaign to start with only Pfizer – source
A White House plan to offer COVID-19 booster shots will most likely start this month only with the vaccine made by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech , a narrower initiative than anticipated, ...
Coronavirus: Study being prepared on ‘long Covid’
The health ministry will look into ways to help sufferers of ‘long-Covid’ once studies on the syndrome are complete, health minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Friday.
‘Long-Covid’ is a term ...
Coronavirus: four deaths, 238 people test positive on Friday (Updated)
The health ministry announced four deaths and 238 cases of Covid-19 on Friday.
The deceased are all men, three of whom died on Thursday and one on Friday.
An 85-year-old man ...
UK watchdog opens probe into COVID-19 test provider Expert Medicals
Britain’s competition regulator said on Friday it had opened an investigation into Expert Medicals, one of the UK’s largest providers of COVID-19 tests, following complaints that it did ...