Cyprus reported five coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, all women, aged 78 to 87, as new daily cases leapt to 3,695, more than double Monday’s infections, with hospitalisations dropping to 120, of whom 23 are critical. The rapid rise in new infections, after three consecutive days of reporting less than 2,000 daily cases, was due mainly
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Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine Nuvaxovid (also known as NVX-CoV2373) is the latest jab available to adults in Cyprus on the vaccination portal, the Ministry of Health announced. Nuvaxovid contains a version of a protein found on the surface of SARS-CoV-2 (the spike protein), which has been produced in the laboratory. Nuvaxovid is given as two injections,
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Cyprus’ first female parliamentary speaker, Annita Demetriou, has re-tabled a proposal to have the specific charge of femicide added to the criminal code and carry a life sentence for the perpetrators. After receiving feedback from her colleagues at the House Legal Committee on her original proposal tabled last November, she re-submitted it. According to the
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Cyprus on Tuesday shipped 14 containers of food and medical aid to Ukraine in what is described as the largest humanitarian aid drive to a third country organised on the island. Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos and Commissioner for the Citizen, Panayiotis Sentonas oversaw the final arrangements of the shipment loaded onto the Panama-flagged Lider Trabzon
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Motorists got a respite from rising fuel prices as the government stepped in to lower the consumer tax on petrol by eight cents per litre. The government’s decision came into effect Tuesday after receiving the necessary green light from the parliament last week. The reduction in consumer tax on fuels is in force until 1
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Putin is upping the ante as discussions rage within Western capitals to sanction Russia’s oil and gas sectors. Russia has even threatened to block the Nord-Stream I pipeline to Germany. US president Biden’s Administration is preparing a strategy to convince its backers and European partners to put this in place. The Russian economy is already
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Desperate civilians began fleeing a besieged Ukrainian city through a humanitarian corridor opened by Russia on Tuesday, as the number of refugees to flee the country hit more than two million. The exodus from Sumy, where 21 people were killed in Russian airstrikes late Monday, comes despite Kyiv branding Moscow’s renewed offer of escape routes
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Former Celtic boss Neil Lennon is the new head coach at Omonia Nicosia, as the club seeks a return to success after their poor performance this season leaves them in the bottom half of the table. The Northern Irishman – who has also bossed Bolton and Hibs – signed a deal with Omonia until June
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Shoppers no longer have to present a Safe Pass document to access supermarkets, bakeries, and malls, as Cyprus moved closer to lifting all COVID-19 restrictions on Tuesday. The new rules also include instructions to shorten the quarantine period for people testing positive for COVID, from ten to seven days, provided they test negative with a
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Almost two weeks into the Russian invasion of their country, Ukrainian forces have managed to hold up the advance of their foes with resistance that has won plaudits from Western allies. Analysts say their performance against a numerically far superior army has been fuelled by a combination of good preparation, national solidarity and Russian mistakes.
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