Scientists advising authorities on handling coronavirus have criticised the government for being content with an 80% vaccination rate and taking no other measures to curb a new outbreak. Lead scientist Dr Constantinos Tsioutis and a member of the advisory team on the vaccination rollout Dr Christos Petrou have said the government now makes medical decisions
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Police have recommended to Attorney General George Savvides that a Larnaca doctor who allegedly issued fake COVID-19 vaccination cards stands trial. The 53-year-old Larnaca GP was under investigation after evidence emerged; he gave fake vaccination certificates for anti-vaxxers, two of whom later died from coronavirus. Two men aged 44 and 41 died at Larnaca General’s
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Cyprus will participate in the Paris Conference on Libya for the first time, convened by French President Emmanuel Macron. Despite Turkey saying it will not participate if Cyprus attends, President Nicos Anastasiades will be in the French capital for the summit, government spokesperson Marios Pelekanos said. According to a statement, Pelekanos said President Anastasiades departs
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Cyprus’ Met office issued a yellow warning for gale-force winds on Wednesday, which is expected to mostly affect the eastern part of the island, such as Larnaca and Famagusta. According to the warning, strong winds possibly reaching temporary gusts of 8 on the Beaufort scale will start picking up at 9 am and last until
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Cyprus reported no coronavirus-related deaths for the third day in a row on Tuesday, the seventh day this month with no Covid deaths, while the number of new daily cases dropped slightly to 266 and hospitalisations increased to 71. The health ministry said in its Covid bulletin that the death toll since the pandemic started
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Georgia looks forward to Nicosia’s support for its EU aspirations and recognizes that it can learn from Cyprus, which followed the same path until it joined the bloc, its President Salome Zourabichvili said. On Tuesday, she made the comments following a meeting in Nicosia with President Nicos Anastasiades during the first official visit of a
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Pope Francis will hold an open-air mass at the GSP stadium in Nicosia during his visit to Cyprus in December, with authorities drawing up security plans to shield the head of the Catholic Church. The Pope will be in Cyprus on 2-4 December for a three-day visit on his Apostolic Journey to Cyprus and Greece.
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Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas has appealed to the public to go ahead with their vaccination against COVID-19 amidst a flare-up of the pandemic in Europe. In a statement Tuesday, Hadjipantelas says that during a visit at a care home for the elderly in Kaimakli, Nicosia, he was happy to learn that all residents and personnel
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A 32-year-old male nurse has admitted placing spy cameras in the women’s staff changing room at the Nicosia General hospital, police said. According to police sources, following complaints filed by a female nurse at the hospital, officers were dispatched to the hospital, where they found a hidden camera in the women’s changing room. Investigations led
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More than a third of millennials and half of Generation Z would be happy to receive 50% of their salary in Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies, according to a worldwide survey of crypto users. The findings from a global poll carried out by deVere Group, one of the world’s leading financial advisory, asset management and fintech
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