Archive for 2020

COVID-19 vaccine is very safe, people should have no doubts about it, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology tells CNA

People should have no doubts about the COVID-19 vaccine, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology at the Medical School of the University of Cyprus Nikolas Dietis has told CNA, urging everyone to take advantage of the vaccine in order to combat the …

COVID-19 vaccine is the best development we could have, Professor Karayiannis tells CNA

The COVID-19 vaccine is the best development we could have because there is currently an outbreak of the pandemic in many countries all over the world,  professor of microbiology and molecular virology at the Medical School of the University of …

Cyprus’ health system under pressure, Minister says urging citizens to be vigilant

Cyprus` health care system has come under enormous pressure in the past days, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou has said, urging citizens to continue to follow the measures in place to contain the pandemic. He also said that it will take …

Missing girl in Nicosia, Cyprus

Police are looking for 13-year old VERONIKA IONELA TOLEA, who has been reported missing from her place of residence in Nicosia since yesterday, 27 December.

Veronika is 1.67 metres tall, of thin build with blond hair and brown eyes. She …

Cyprus President Anastasiades receives COVID19 vaccine live on TV calling it gift of life

President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades received on Monday morning the first dose of the COVID19 vaccine at the health center of Latsia, in Nicosia.

In statements after his vaccination which was shown live on TV, the President …

Greece Poised to Replace Turkey as NATO Air Power in East Mediterranean

ATHENS — The two countries locked in a standoff over rights to the seas, Greece could gain an advantage by taking over Turkey’s role as NATO’s top air power in the East Mediterranean, where Turkey wants to drill for oil …

Travel after Brexit: How will it affect my holidays to the EU?

Rules on travelling to and from European Union countries will change on 1 January 2021.

That’s because an agreement between the UK and EU to keep many things the same – for 11 months after Brexit – comes to an …

Twenty people, among them doctors and nurses, get COVID-19 jab at the Famagusta Reference Hospital

Permanent Secretary of the Health Ministry Christina Yiannaki, Christis Loizides, Chief Executive Officer at the State Health Services Organisation of Cyprus, Dr Christos Kypri and 17 nurses got inoculated on Sunday at the Famagusta Hospital, the island’s COVID-19 Reference Hospital.…

Greek Cypriot position on Cyprus solution hasn’t changed, says President commenting on Archbishop’s statements

The position of the Greek Cypriot side on the solution of the Cyprus problem hasn’t changed, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday.

He commented on an interview by Archbishop Chrysostomos to the Sunday edition of Politis, who said that the …

Cyprus records one death and 266 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, 154 patients hospitalized

Cyprus authorities on Sunday announced 1 death and 266 new COVID-19 cases. The total number of deaths in the Republic is 112 and the cases 19,657. The Health Ministry also announced that 154 patients are hospitalized and 57 of them …