Cyprus’ General Health Scheme (GHS) was enriched on Tuesday as more providers went on stream, including preventive dental care, out-patient treatment for mental health, physiotherapists, speech therapists, clinical psychologists, and clinical dieticians. In a statement, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said: “This is an important development in the continuous effort to upgrade health services for the
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Scenes of crowded churches and shops jeopardize the effectiveness of COVID-19 restrictions to stem the spread of coronavirus after a record surge in November, officials warn. The head of the government’s COVID committee, Dr Constantinos Tsioutis said on Tuesday that images of people crowding in churches and shops, making the rounds on social media, have
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If all goes to plan, Cyprus will receive its first deliveries of Covid-19 vaccines before the end of the year, with vaccinations beginning soon after, said government scientists Tuesday. Member of the government’s COVID committee Zoi Dorothea Pana said vaccine distribution could start this month if everything goes according to schedule and pharmaceutical companies receive
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Scientists are gravely concerned over the spread of coronavirus in Famagusta and Nicosia, despite the drop in Limassol and Paphos, previously considered epicentres of the virus. Presenting their latest epidemiological report, the government’s advisory team on the coronavirus outbreak, said they were particularly worried about Famagusta, which has overtaken Limassol as the new hotspot. The
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A United Nations special envoy meets rival Cypriot leaders on Tuesday to scope if conditions are ripe to involve Britain, Turkey, and Greece in getting Cyprus reunification back on track. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has instructed his special advisor Jane Holl Lute to begin consultations with all involved parties to determine whether preconditions exist
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Turkish Cypriot authorities on Tuesday tightened COVID measures at entry points to the occupied north of the island subjecting arrivals to a seven-day quarantine, including from the crossing points. Regardless of their country of origin, all arrivals must present a negative coronavirus test carried out in the past 72 hours and take another test before
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Nicosia said Tuesday it is doing everything necessary to get Russia to overturn a ban on Cyprus Airways flying passengers to Moscow, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos told CNA. Karousos said the Russian Federation’s Department of Civil Aviation informed Cyprus Airways by email that its aircraft could transport passengers from Russia to Cyprus but not vice
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said what is happening in the Mediterranean with Cyprus reunification and energy exploration by Turkey are of a very offensive and provocative nature. Speaking during a Conference of Parliamentary Committees (COSAC) on Monday, Merkel said: “Unfortunately the progress of EU -Turkey relations is not so noteworthy as I would like. “We
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Cyprus Airways said it cannot sell tickets for its scheduled weekly flights from Larnaca to Moscow because Russian authorities have banned it carrying passengers. The airline started flights from Larnaca to Moscow (Domodedovo airport) at the end of November, but it is unable to sell tickets as Russia says it cannot carry inward bound passengers.
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Cyprus announced one death and 182 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 on Monday, some 30 more than Sunday but far less than the number of coronavirus cases reported during the past weeks, with November alone accounting for nearly two thirds of all infections since the pandemic started. The new cases raised the total infections to date
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