Archive for 2020

Enfield’s first community coronavirus mass testing centre to open on 19 December

Enfield Council’s will open the first community rapid testing centre in the borough tomorrow (Saturday 19 December) so residents without symptoms can be tested for coronavirus without needing to make an appointment.

The launch of borough-wide rapid Lateral Flow Testing …

Warning as residents lose £8,000 to scam police calls

  • Six residents targeted by fraudsters posing as police

  • Residents in Hertford, Hitchin, Royston and Watford received calls

  • Two victims lost around £8,000

Fraudsters posing as police officers have been contacting Hertfordshire residents in recent weeks.

Six residents have been targeted …

Dr. Karayiannis concerned there will be an increase of coronavirus cases in Cyprus

 

Member of the scientific team, professor of microbiology and molecular virology at the Medical School of the University of Cyprus, Dr. Petros Karayiannis, has expressed fears that there will be an increase in the number of coronavirus cases, noting

Republic of Cyprus asks to be informed about quantity of COVID-19 vaccines that Turkish Cypriots will need

The Republic of Cyprus has asked to be informed by the Turkish Cypriot side, through the bicommunal Technical Committee on Health, about the number of COVID-19 vaccines that will be needed for the vaccination of Turkish Cypriots in the Turkish

Case fatality risk in Cyprus from Covid-19 at 0.6%

As of December 13th, a total of 15,004 COVID-19 cases have been diagnosed, of which 85 died due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) which translates to a case fatality risk of 0.6%, the latest National Surveillance Report published on Friday

We are monitoring the situation in Cyprus following rejection of state budget, DBRS tells CNA

DBRS Morning Star said it monitors the situation in Cyprus following the rejection of the 2021 state budget, pointing out the potential impact on the government’s ability to function, but also on the economy in case of a protracted dispute.

Cyprus President to be among first to be vaccinated against COVID19, Spokesman says

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades will be among the first citizens to receive the vaccine against COVID-19, Government Spokesman Kyriacos Koushos has said.

In a written statement on Friday, Koushos notes that the President will be vaccinated immediately after the arrival …

December sees highest death toll from Covid-19 in Cyprus so far, official data show

 

The first sixteen days of December have seen the highest toll in deaths so far in Cyprus from Covid-19. In particular, according to an data released by the Ministry of Health, 36 people out of 85 who have lost

Soccer-Lewandowski beats Messi and Ronaldo to FIFA Best Player Award

Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski was named The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2020 on Thursday, beating off competition from last year’s winner Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.Lewandowski, who won the German league and cup double as well as the Champions …

Cyprus ministry of Health announces 457 new coronavirus cases

The Ministry of Health announced on Thursday 457 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number since the outbreak of the pandemic to 16,647.

Meanwhile, 115 patients are receiving treatment,  25 of whom in a critical condition.

In the last …