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COVID is not ready to surrender

We thought we had made our escape from the ravages of COVID-19, no longer looking over our shoulders and keeping our distance. The restrictions came tumbling down, no more Safe Pass, face

26th June 2022

Comment/World

COVID19: Cases surge cocktail of fatigue, complacency, variants

A recent surge in COVID cases is due to a combination of reasons, including public fatigue, new variants, and complacency, lead government scientist Constantinos Tsioutis told the Cyprus News Agency. Experts on

28th June 2021

Cyprus

COVID19: Cyprus to achieve double-digit cases if variants kept out

Scientists advising the government on coronavirus are cautiously optimistic Cyprus will have a ‘quiet’ summer, as they anticipate infections dropping to double digits during the hottest months of the year. In comments

18th May 2021

Cyprus

COVID19: Cyprus joins EU fight against variants

Cyprus has joined the European Union’s plan to tackle new and emerging COVID-19 strains through a new incubator tasked with scanning for variants, speeding regulatory approvals and boosting vaccine production. Nicosia will

18th February 2021

Cyprus

COVID19: EU will check Cyprus cases for variants

Cyprus, next week, will send about 4 – 8% of its positive coronavirus samples to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) for COVID-19 variant screening, the Health Ministry said.

4th February 2021

Cyprus