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31. Overcrowding woes continue at Athalassa Hospital as mental health patients pay the price

In an urgent plea, PASYKI has called for immediate intervention to resolve the dire overcrowding issue at Athalassa Hospital, terming it a ''hostage situation'' for mentally ill patients....

32. Venice to charge €5 entry fee to tackle over-tourism

Venice will become the first city in the world to charge day-trippers an entry fee in a determined bid to curb mass tourism, its tourism chief announced yesterday....

33. First Lady Jill Biden tests positive for covid-19

First lady Jill Biden tested positive for Covid-19 Monday, the White House announced....

34. University of Nicosia presents innovative veterinary program in English

The University of Nicosia's School of Veterinary Medicine, the sole institution of its kind in Greece and Cyprus offering instruction in English, is gearing up for the start of the academic year on September 18, 2023. The school is open to students from Greece, Cyprus, and around the globe....

35. Steady COVID-19 cases at 1,000 weekly, health official reports

The Director of Medical Services at the Ministry of Health, Elizabeth Constantinou, revealed that the number of new coronavirus cases in Cyprus maintains stability, averaging around 1,000 cases weekly. ...

36. UK Cinemas thrive with Barbie and Oppenheimer

Vue International has said it had the biggest weekend for UK cinema ticket sales in four years following the release of Barbie and Oppenheimer....

37. Minor hospitalized in adult psychiatric ward due to bed shortage

The PASYDY Mental Health Nursing Staff Branch has expressed their deep concern about the hospitalization of a minor at the Athalassa Hospital, due to a lack of beds in the Children and Adolescent Inpatient Department, which could lead to overcrowding of all mental health structures....

38. Death toll from flu cases at 14, including an 8 year old girl

Fourteen people have died from Influenza in Cyprus this winter, among them an 8-year-old girl, who passed away at the Limassol General Hospital, after being treated in the Intensive Care Unit....

39. Covid, RSV & influenza are causing a triple epidemic

With regard to seasonal viruses, hospitals seem to be operating in a precarious situation in terms of bed availability. ...

40. Cypriot hospitals swarmed with viral infection cases

State hospitals have witnessed an increased flow of patients with viral infections a spokesman for the State Health Services Organization told CNA, adding that occupancy in all pediatric clinics is particularly high due to viral infections...

41. Do officials care about the violence on the football pitches?

42. EU recommends second Covid booster for over-60s

European Union health agencies on Monday recommended a second Covid-19 booster for everyone above 60 amid a new rise in infections and hospitalizations across Europe....

43. Why the spike in covid cases now?

For the third consecutive week, there has been a recorded spike in the number of positive covid cases in Cyprus. Last Friday's weekly report showed a 50% increase followed by an additional 3,500 positive cases which were reportedly detected from Saturday to noon on Tuesday....

44. The biggest scam in higher education - the master's degree

It's graduation season. Over the past couple of weeks, some 2 million college students have earned their bachelor's degrees and headed off to the next stage of their lives....

45. UN: Obesity levels in Europe at ‘epidemic proportions’

The World Health Organization says the rates of people who are obese and overweight in Europe have hit “epidemic proportions,” with nearly 60% of adults and a third of children in one of those categories....

46. 'Welcome back!': Australia opens its borders two years later (images)

Australia today completely opened its external borders to travelers who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus after being shut down for almost two years due to the pandemic, with tourists returning to the country and hundreds of people reuniting with relatives and friends....

47. Sweden ends COVID-19 testing as pandemic restrictions lifted

Sweden has halted wide-scale testing for COVID-19 even among people showing symptoms of an infection, putting an end to the mobile city-square tent sites, ...

48. England to scrap Covid passes by the end of the month

Controversial Covid passes will be scrapped in England this month as the country's Omicron wave continues to collapse, it was claimed today....

49. Reference Hospital’s capacity at 96%

The capacity of Famagusta General Hospital, which operates as the Reference Hospital for COVID-19, climbed to 96%, Amalia Hadjiyianni, the Hospital's Scientific Director told the Cyprus News Agency, adding that 81% of the hospitalized patients are not vaccinated....

50. Dr. Christopher Murray speaks to Kathimerini, 'The pandemic will probably end in March'

Dr. Christopher Murray, Director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, is waiting for the light at the end of the tunnel concerning the "Omicron" cases in Greece....

51. 85% of patients at the Famagusta Reference Hospital are unvaccinated

The scientific director of Larnaka and Famagusta Hospitals, Amalia Hadjiyianni, said that 85% of the patients receiving treatment in Famagusta Reference Hospital are unvaccinated. She told the Cyprus News Agency that 42 patients are right now hospitalized of whom 7 are in the ICU....

52. A tsunami of cases and new stricter measures - Epidemiologists mulling the next steps

The arrival of the "Omicron" mutation reportedly coincided with that of the new year, with the daily case numbers announced last week breaking every negative record since the pandemic began....

53. Minister says Cyprus’ COVID situation manageable

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela says the government is ready to deal with various contingencies, adding the situation in Cyprus is manageable and not different from other countries that are also seeing a huge rise in cases...

54. 'Measures taken were aimed at reducing disruption to society and economy'

The new measures taken by the Cabinet yesterday were focused and aimed at avoiding disruption to society and the economy,...

55. New restrictions brought forward as Omicron takes over

The Greek government said Wednesday a batch of new restrictions in entertainment, work and sports announced earlier this week to contain the wild spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, will take effect at 6 a.m. on Thursday, instead of January 3....

56. USA: Increasing number of children being admitted to hospitals due to Covid

The Omicron variant is still spreading in the US and New York health authorities are seeing an increase in the number of children being treated for Covid-19....

57. 'If necessary more measures will be taken to handle Omicron variant', Health Minister says

"If necessary we will take measures to manage the Omicron mutation after we confer with our experts", said Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas today in statements after the opening of the new wing for post-COVID patients at Eden Resort in Tersefanou village....

58. The number of children ages 5-11 receiving the coronavirus vaccine is increasing

There is a feeling of optimism when we see the increasing number of children ages 5-11 receiving the coronavirus vaccine, according to Amalia Hatzigianni, Scientific Director of the Larnaca-Famagusta Hospitals....

59. Restrictions return to Britain

In an attempt to stop the spread of the Omicron mutation, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Wednesday the need for the resumption of teleworking, the use of a mask in most enclosed spaces and the presentation of a valid vaccine certificate for entry into clubs....

60. Full lockdown in Austria beginning Monday

Days after Austria imposed a lockdown on the unvaccinated, it has announced a full national Covid-19 lockdown starting on Monday....