#coronavirus

Archbishop Chrysostomos on Sunday berated people who say having a coronavirus vaccine is like putting the devil in us. “How can the devil go inside us when we have Christ, ...

Testing sites will continue to operate around the island on Monday offering free rapid tests to groups of the population. Rules in place until the end of August mean only ...

Hackers have attacked and shut down the IT systems of the company that manages COVID-19 vaccination appointments for the Lazio region surrounding Rome, the regional government said on Sunday. “A ...

Police carried out more than 10,000 checks to make sure coronavirus restrictions were being properly adhered to on Friday and Saturday, it announced on Sunday. In total 10.761 checks were carried out ...

Over a quarter of 16 and 17-year-olds had at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, the ministry of health said on Sunday. In addition, by the end of July 73.8 per ...

As of Sunday free rapid Covid tests for all will no longer be available. Government testing units will still operate but will only offer free tests to certain groups, while ...

1. Where is a SafePass required? In all indoor and outdoor areas as well as in premises where, subject to the distancing measures in accordance with the relevant guidelines and health ...

AT LEAST the streets are still SafePass-free zones, but for how much longer is anyone’s guess. For now, we will not need a safe pass to venture out on ...

The health ministry announced two deaths and 527 more positives for Covid-19 on Saturday from an all-time record high of 94,279 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.56 per cent. Saturday ...

Students at the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) who are vaccinated or have recovered from Covid-19 in the last six months will be included in raffles to win prizes and ...

A total of 48 free rapid testing mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Sunday, the health ministry announced, listing the population groups which will be eligible to visit the ...

The decision to scrap free testing for the unvaccinated was taken to spare the state millions of euros and allocate those funds to support state hospitals, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas ...

The Olympics host city Tokyo, as well as Thailand and Malaysia, announced record COVID-19 infections on Saturday, mostly driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant of the disease. Cases surged ...

The Delta variant remains the most dominant variant in the island having being traced in 100 per cent of the samples of coronavirus cases tested in July, the health ministry said ...

The health ministry on Friday announced three deaths and 635 new coronavirus cases after a total of 74,122 tests – the positivity rate of 0.86 per cent reflecting the gradual stabilisation in the epidemiological ...

The vaccination portal will open on Monday at 7.30 am for appointments to vaccinate children aged over 12 following cabinet’s decision to expand vaccinations to the 12 to 15 age group, the health ...

A SafePass will be required from everyone aged 12 and over at all premises where more than 10 people including staff can congregate, the health ministry said on Friday. In a Q&...

The protection that vaccines give against coronavirus infection, and potentially severe disease, is highly likely to wane over time so vaccine campaigns will continue for years to come, scientists told ...

People who cannot be vaccinated against the coronavirus on medical grounds will be eligible for free rapid tests at ministry of health testing sites on presentation of a relevant certificate, ...

Voluntary vaccination of teens 12 and over will start as of Monday, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas announced on Friday after cabinet gave the green light for the inoculation of minors under 16. ...

The Cyprus Paediatric society on Friday recommended to immediately include 12 to 15-year-olds in the coronavirus vaccine programme, saying that 20 per cent of coronavirus cases in Cyprus concern children. The recommendation ...

Cyprus’ cases over the past two weeks remain at exceedingly high levels with a rate of 1,403 per 100,000, according to the health ministry’s latest report. The data, valid from July 13 – ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has described the Delta variant of the coronavirus to be as contagious as chickenpox and could cause severe illness, the ...

A Limassol-based bar-restaurant has been fined after a staff member was found without a SafePass, police said on Friday. The owner of the business received a €500 fine, while the employee ...