https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/retailers-furious-over-covscan-s-glitchy-start
A controversial android app pushed by the government to help businesses authenticate Safe Pass holders had a rough first day on Monday, with retailers upset over reported failures ranging from vaccinated documents being flagged as invalid to two different devices scanning the same QR code but giving different results...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/regeneron-antibody-cocktail-protects-for-up-to-eight-months
Regeneron reported that a dose of the antibody cocktail it makes reduced the risk of COVID-19 infection by 81.6% for two to eight months after administration of the drug in a final trial....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/as-ban-lifts-visitors-to-us-await-long-delayed-hugs-kisses
The U.S. lifted restrictions Monday on travel from a long list of countries including Mexico, Canada and most of Europe...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/covscan-cyprus-starts-running-on-trial-basis
Door greeters at supermarkets started using the android app CovScan on Monday to verify the authenticity of their customers’ Safe Pass documents, but the program will run on a trial basis for two weeks following criticism that consumers and businesses had little time to prepare...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/booster-shots-begin-for-people-50-and-over
Following the decision of the Council of Ministers yesterday regarding COVID-19 booster shots for vulnerable citizens and those aged 50 and over, the Health Ministry announces the following:...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-makes-covscan-mandatory-but-questions-remain
Door greeters at supermarkets and other businesses will have to use an android app when checking Safe Pass, according to a Cabinet decision, but the policy going into effect on Monday has left many questions unanswered with citizens calling even pharmacies to get the latest scoop...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-extends-covid-measures-to-december-2
Cabinet Ministers met today and decided to extend the existing measures preventing the spread of COVID-19, following a proposal from Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas. The current measures will now be extended until the 2nd of December and will be evaluated accordingly....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/get-vaccinated-and-you-may-win-a-flat
Officials in Moscow are making COVID vaccines more enticing. In an effort to speed up vaccination rates, authorities set up a housing lottery for those over 18 and already vaccinated....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-top-pandemic-expert-goes-public-over-measures
The head of Cyprus’ government team for pandemic response says it is time for measures to evolve, calling for frequent rapid tests to apply to vaccinated people as well amid reports that many who get the jab tend to play down symptoms and carry on normally due to a false sense of security...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/possible-cyber-attack-on-the-gesy-portal
A fake email entitled "GESY: Third dose of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine" is reportedly being sent to people in Cyprus showing GESY as the sender, according to the Health Insurance Agency....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/britain-difficult-months-are-coming-the-pandemic-is-not-over
Christmas can be difficult as the Covid-19 pandemic is not over, England's Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jonathan Van-Tam warned today, urging people to be careful and get vaccinated with booster doses....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/divorced-parents-take-vax-disagreement-to-court
A Paphos family court has rejected a father’s request that his two daughters be allowed to be vaccinated and travel abroad, siding with the mother who refused to give parental consent to her ex husband...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cdc-gives-greenlight-to-vaccination-of-5-11-year-olds
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday formally endorsed the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children aged 5 through 11,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pregnant-woman-dies-from-covid-19
A 38-year-old pregnant woman from the northern city of Katerini died of Covid-19 last week. According to a local broadcaster, she had not been vaccinated....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tatar-puts-up-new-fight-for-squeaky-cheese
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar is taking to task European Union decisions on halloumi/hellim, the island’s famous cheese, saying they favor Greek Cypriots and leave their counterparts in the north at the mercy of inspectors approved by the south...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-pushes-for-more-favorable-travel-guidelines
Cypriot Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela is pushing Brussels to modify the EU traffic light system or scrap it altogether, saying the criteria currently in place disfavor Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/covid-death-toll-surpasses-5-million-worldwide
The coronavirus is responsible for more than five million confirmed deaths around the world as of Monday,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/volunteers-gather-to-pick-up-garbage-in-agros-over-the-weekend
As part of the "Let's do it! Cyprus 2021" campaign, 50 volunteers and members of NGO's gathered together over the weekend in Agros and managed to fill 25 bags of mixed garbage and 12 bags of PMD materials....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-eternal-unfinished-buildings-in-our-cities
Driving in some areas of Cyprus, we can see some skeletal buildings that "stand" there abandoned for many years and it makes us wonder why they were left there to rot....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-medic-goes-missing-again
Police said they found an abandoned car in Akamas national park that was known to be driven a missing person, a male nurse who also went missing last year after a coronavirus scare...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/samsung-healthcare-eyes-€6-mln-cyprus-deal
Medical manufacturing giant Samsung Healthcare is pitching for a record €6 mln deal to supply 55 ultrasound units to state hospitals,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/stroke-is-the-second-leading-cause-of-death-in-cyprus
The second leading cause of death today in Cyprus is stroke, according to the Cyprus Stroke Association....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/early-to-bed-early-to-rise
On Sunday morning at 2 AM, October 31st, clocks will 'fall back' one hour, giving us an extra hour of sleep and marking the end of Daylight Savings Time which began in March....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-approves-booster-jab-for-those-vaccinated-with-j-j
The Cabinet today announced the extension of existing COVID preventive measures until November 9 and the initiation of booster shots for people vaccinated with the Johnson and Johnson vaccine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-dips-toe-into-euthanasia-debate
Euthanasia in the Republic of Cyprus is forbidden by law but two women in parliament are more than ready to discuss the taboo of painless killing, a practice viewed by the Church as suicide or even murder...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/us-will-require-foreign-travellers-to-get-who-authorised-vaccines
The Biden administration will allow all international travellers to enter the US as long as they have received any vaccine authorised by the World Health Organization...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/investigation-into-toxic-substance-found-in-nasal-swabs
The Minister of Health is in contact with the Attorney General and the Chief of Police to investigate reports that a toxic substance was found in the swabs used to perform rapid tests....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/new-measures-to-attract-new-businesses-and-property-purchases
The day before yesterday, YPOIK announced a new support package aimed at attracting foreign companies to operate in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-bust-marijuana-grow-in-limassol
Three persons in Limassol have been arrested following a raid at an abandoned shop where drug squad officers uncovered an elaborate grow operation of illegal marijuana...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/no-side-effects-from-vaccine-mix-and-match
No side effects have been recorded in Cyprus from the mixing of different vaccines, according to Dr. Elena Panagiotopoulou,...
