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Court upholds COVID-19 measures as lawful after appeal
The Supreme Court of Cyprus has declared the health decrees issued by the Minister of Health, aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19, as constitutionally lawful....
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Qantas fined for firing worker who raised Covid safety concerns
Australia ‘s Qantas Airways has been fined A$250,000 for illegally sacking an employee who told staff not to clean aircraft arriving from China early in the...
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How many deaths do we have from Covid justifying this inconvenience?
The Minister of Health and the professors of the Scientific Monitoring Committee should inform us of how many dozens of deaths are recorded daily in Cyprus, so that...
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International study finds potential adverse effects from COVID vaccines
A recent study examining nearly 100 million vaccinated individuals across eight countries reaffirmed the known links between COVID-19 vaccines and certain adverse...
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Counter-productive to still ignore persistent Covid jab fears
Officials would do better to stop blaming misinformation, apologise for clearly illiberal measures during the pandemic, and try to reassure us that the vaccine situation...
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China’s travel spending during Lunar New Year holiday beats pre-Covid levels
Tourism revenues in China during the Lunar New Year holidays that ended on Saturday surged by 47.3% year-on-year thanks to a domestic travel boom amid a longer-than-usual...
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China’s travel spending during Lunar New Year holidays beats pre-COVID levels
Tourism revenues in China during the eight-day Lunar New Year holidays that ended on Saturday surged by 47.3% year-on-year thanks to a domestic travel boom, surpassing...
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More cases of flu as Covid numbers fall
Hospitals have seen an increase in influenza A and B with fewer cases of Covid and RSV, the director of medical services said on Friday. Elisavet Constantinou told the...
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Disabled employment surged in COVID; 2024 less certain
COVID-19 changed the trajectory of Lucy Trieshmann’s budding legal career. Having Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a rare inherited disorder, Trieshmann found in-person law...
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Russians enter North Korea in first foreign tour group since COVID-19 pandemic
About 100 Russians flew to North Korea on Friday for a private tour, becoming the first foreign group to visit the reclusive state following the COVID-19 pandemic in...
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Flu and Covid jabs at walk-in centres
Flu and Covid jabs are now available at walk-in vaccintaion centres as the ministry of health rolled out a new programme on Monday. Vaccination centres will operate...
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Updated vaccination programme for COVID-19 and flu announced
From Monday, 5/2/2024, the updated vaccination programme against COVID-19 and influenza comes into effect, as announced by the Ministry of Health. Vaccination...
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Covid-19 vaccines available at Athienou health centre
By Rony Junior El Daccache Coronavirus vaccinations for anybody over the age of 18 will be carried out at the Athienou health centre on February 10, the municipality...
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COVID, flu vaccination rates rise in January
There has been a noticeable uptick in the rate of vaccinations for both COVID-19 and the flu throughout January, Evagoras Tambouris, the Deputy Director of Nursing...
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Doctor acquitted in fake COVID-19 vaccination certificate case
The 55-year-old cardiologist in Larnaca, who faced 12 charges for allegedly providing fake vaccination certificates to two patients who later contracted and died from...
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Uptick in Covid jabs in January
The month of January has seen an increase in vaccinations against Covid and influenza, according to deputy director of Nursing Services Evagoras Tambouris. So far this...
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North to restart Covid vaccinations
The north is to recommence its Covid-19 vaccination programme on Monday, following an announcement by its ‘health ministry’. The ‘ministry’ said booster vaccinations...
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Covid cases, hospital admissions drop
Cases of Covid-19 and flu have significantly decreased, as the Omicron JN variant has come “full circle” a health ministry official said on Wednesday. In the meantime,...
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Foreign tourism to Spain beats pre-COVID record in 2023, seen rising
Spain received a record number of foreign tourists in 2023, 17 per cent more than the year before and up 1 per cent from the 84 million who came in the pre-pandemic year...
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Not another Covid outbreak
We learn from your columns of a fresh Covid outbreak. Well, I had a bad but typical cold in the middle of December that was followed by unusual occasional bouts of...
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Appeal made for Covid jabs
Epidemiologist Petros Kararyiannis on Saturday appealed to the public, especially the elderly and vulnerable groups, to get vaccinated to protect themselves from...
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New expiry date for COVID-19 drugs eases concerns in Cyprus
A decision made by the European Medicines Agency a year ago, following a study, has led to a mix-up causing turmoil among COVID-19 patients in Cyprus. Urgently...
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Covid drug arrives from Greece
A “sufficient quantity” of Paxlovid, a drug used to treat Covid-19, arrived in Cyprus from Greece on Thursday, Health Minister Michalis Damianou said. Damianos was...
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Covid drug to be immediately shipped from Greece
A batch of the antiviral Covid-19 drug Paxlovid will be “immediately” shipped to Cyprus from Greece, the health ministry said on Wednesday. A separate batch had been...
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Delays to Covid treatment drugs
A batch of the anti-viral Covid-19 medication, Paxlovid, will be delivered to Cyprus within the next 24 hours, an announcement from the health ministry said on Monday,...