More vaccinations are necessary to avoid a worsening COVID landscape in September as schools reopen, said government coronavirus advisor Virologist Petros Karayiannis. He told CNA that the number of daily cases is
According to the latest genomic sequencing results of coronavirus, the more contagious Delta variant is now the predominant variant of COVID-19 in Cyprus, explaining the surge in cases. On Thursday, the Health
The Delta variant of COVID-19 is super transmissible and the most contagious virus around, according to virologist Dr Petros Karayiannis, a government advisor on the pandemic. He urged the public to strictly
The government is concerned about increasing daily COVID-19 cases among younger people with a more active social life, while evidence suggests that infected Cypriots are not declaring their close contacts. After reporting
Cyprus is facing a fourth wave of the coronavirus, as daily cases are being pushed up by the more potent Indian variant, which is spreading on the island, say epidemiologists. In comments
Cyprus fears the Covid-19 variant behind the acceleration of India’s explosive outbreak is triggering a cases surge on the island, the health ministry said Thursday. It said samples returned from the European
Cyprus is in a race against time for younger people to get vaccinated as authorities fear the more contagious Indian variant of coronavirus could take hold in the community. On Wednesday, the
Cyprus has decided to ban entry to people arriving from India in a bid to keep the more contagious COVID-19 Delta variant of the coronavirus from entering the island, with those exempted
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has notified Cyprus that two of 170 samples taken from COVID-19 patients were infected with the potent Indian variant of the virus. A majority
After detecting four people infected with the Indian COVID-19 variant and two with the South African strain, health authorities seek to speed up vaccinations to create a wall of protection. Authorities are
