The European Union’s drug regulator launched a review to evaluate whether the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine can be used as a booster shot in adolescents aged 12 to 15, even after several countries have already started such a campaign. In its statement on Tuesday, the European Medicines Agency said that a review of booster shots given to
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The Auditor-General (AG) took the unprecedented step of issuing a statement, more or less proclaiming the delayed LNG import project risks becoming the victim of ‘blackmail’. The AG’s comments are very serious and damning. I hope they are not pushed aside…again. I raised similar problems long before the contract was signed on 13 December 2019.
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Cyprus reported seven coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, the second highest daily toll in two weeks, with a drop in daily cases below the 3,000 mark to 2,885, and hospitalisations also down from 233 to 206, of whom 48 were critical. The health ministry said in its Covid bulletin that the latest victims were seven men
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The United Nations confirmed that an incident involving a Greek Cypriot farmer and Turkish soldiers took place in the buffer zone, at Dhenia village, in Nicosia district, on Tuesday. Nicosia said it is monitoring the incident and handling the whole issue. Dhenia community leader, Christakis Panayiotou, told the Cyprus News Agency that when the Greek
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Cyprus patient organisations are fuming over a small number of specialist doctors raking over €500,000 a year from the General Healthcare System, while there is limited access to vital drugs. In comments to Phileleftheros daily, the head of the Cyprus Patients Associations Federation, Marios Kouloumas, said: “We cannot stand by and watch as some doctors
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A gradual increase of flights from Paphos airport is expected this month, according to the flight program of airline companies, provided the pandemic doesn’t worsen. According to Cyprus airports operator Hermes, the first week of February closed with 85 flights conducted from Paphos. During the week 14-20 February, 112 flights are planned, while on 21-27
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Cypriots believe defending democratic values should be the European Parliament’s top priority, according to EP Autumn 2021 Eurobarometer published Tuesday. In Cyprus, 89% said they would like to see the EP play a more important role. A third of respondents in the EU (32%) see democracy as the most important value to defend, followed by
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Cyprus Energy Minister Natasa Pilides is confident the €300 mln Vasiliko LNG import terminal will be completed in the summer of 2023, despite contractors threatening to pull out over extra costs. In comments to state radio CyBC on Tuesday, Pilides said the implementation of the project is proceeding within the reset timeframe, agreed following delays
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Despite the dominance of Omicron, the Delta variant is still spreading in the community, responsible for most of the serious COVID-19 cases needing intensive care. According to the State Health Services Organisation (OKYPY), around 90% of OCVID-19 patients treated in ICUs have been infected by the Delta variant, despite Omicron causing 90% of infections. In
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Israel warned it would intervene if energy companies licensed to commercially exploit the bordering Aphrodite and Yishai gas fields do not resolve their dispute by March 4. According to the Jerusalem Post, this is the warning given by Israel Energy Minister Karin Elharrar in a letter to Nammax Oil and Gas. “Israel never gave up
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