Cyprus reported an unprecedented 751 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, with the total since the pandemic started breaking the 20,000 barrier, as vaccinations against the coronavirus slowly started getting underway. The
A spike in coronavirus cases is putting the health system under asphyxiating pressure with the situation threatening to get out of hand as hospital admissions rise. In a statement on Monday, Health
Cyprus is relying on rapid testing schemes to get ahead of the pandemic after authorities said antigen tests will no longer need confirmation through more exact PCR tests. Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou
A UK military drone crashed during a practice run over Cyprus in October, according to the Observer newspaper. Originally purchased for the war in Afghanistan and fitted with intelligence and reconnaissance cameras,
President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday received the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a health centre in Nicosia, calling the vaccination a “gift of life” for Cyprus. Following his vaccination,
Cyprus’ health system is being pushed to its limits with 25 COVID-19 patients on a ventilator, the highest number since the pandemic began. The number of people being treated at hospital Intensive
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades is about to get vaccinated for COVID-19 on Monday morning, a day after tens of mainly senior citizens and front-line health workers were inoculated. Anastasiades, 74, will receive
An elderly man died on Sunday and 154 patients are being treated for COVID-19, pushing Cyprus hospitals to the limit, despite the start of a nationwide vaccination programme. Pensioners at care homes
Cyprus on Sunday started vaccinating its population against COVID-19 as part of an intensified drive across the European Union to curb the pandemic which has destroyed lives and its economy. Pensioners a
Arrival of the Pfizer vaccine in Cyprus on Saturday couldn’t have come quick enough as two more hospital patients died of COVID-19 with the total rising to 111. December is officially the
