https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/family-in-fear-wants-corey-back-home
The mother of basketball player Corey Manigault, who was brutally attacked outside a nightclub in Nicosia last month, says she is concerned about her son’s safety and treatment in Cyprus, with reports saying plans were set in motion to get him back to the States...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/vaccine-inequality
The new 'Omicron' mutation is the result of a lack of vaccination solidarity between developed and developing countries, experts and those who had previously called for vaccines to be sent to less privileged countries warn...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/i-m-a-virus-expert-and-here-s-a-sure-sign-you-ve-had-covid
The New York Times reports more than 775,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 and more than 48 million have had the virus. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/clarification-of-new-measures-announced-on-wednesday
The Ministry of Health has issued clarifications concerning the new measures announced on Wednesday by the Cabinet.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-lockdown-of-the-unvaccinated
A lockdown for citizens who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 enters into force in Austria today, and even stricter restrictions are not ruled out if the situation continues to worsen....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/refugees-choose-rough-seas-over-cypriot-port
A refugee boat believed to be bound for Italy escaped custody at Kato Paphos port on Thursday, after passengers were not allowed to disembark the previous day but spent the night onboard awaiting further instructions from Nicosia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/low-dose-pfizer-for-kids-5-11
The US moved a step closer to expanding Covid-19 vaccinations for millions more children as government advisers on Tuesday endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer’s shots for 5- to 11-year-olds....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1-coronavirus-what-are-the-main-symptoms-of-long-covid
All citizens, young and old, should be vaccinated, scientists say, as studies show that asymptomatic patients - in the first phase - developed long Covid symptoms after months....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/no-vaccine-no-job
United Airlines said on Tuesday that they were preparing to fire 593 employees who failed to submit their vaccination certificates....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-s-letter-probes-aids-phobia-in-cyprus
A woman living with HIV in Cyprus has gone public with her ordeal after months of being given the runaround by officials, while shocking details about a recent case include GESY doctors refusing to treat a patient because they had 'no experience with her condition'...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prostate-cancer-trial-could-see-men-cured-within-a-week
Men could be cured of prostate cancer in a week using larger doses of precision radiotherapy, scientists believe....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-country-categorization
The Ministry of Health announced today the new classification of countries in specific categories....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/another-child-admitted-to-hospital-for-mis-c
Another child is being treated for MIS-C syndrome in the Makareio Children's Intensive Care Unit....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/vaccine-efficacy
The effectiveness of medications, such as vaccines, may actually differ from that seen in clinical trials....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/shocking-details-emerge-after-pushback-in-cyprus
More shocking details have emerged about a Syrian refugee’s ordeal in Cyprus, with police saying they were unaware last month they were separating a pregnant woman from her family during a pushback while some members of a House committee told a different story...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hospitalizations-down-but-deaths-still-up
There has been a drop in hospitalizations in Cyprus but deaths attributed to Covid-19 were still high, along with post-recovery patients no longer infected but still intubated in state hospitals...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-experts-uneasy-ahead-of-holiday-weekend
Health experts in Cyprus are urging the public to adhere to protective measures especially during the holiday weekend, with officials warning that even though daily Covid infections have dropped, things could get worse if hospitalizations don’t go down this month...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hospital-admissions-and-discharges-even-out
The latest trend in COVID hospitalizations in the Republic of Cyprus suggests admissions and discharges are evening out, with health officials still calling on the public to get vaccinated following a spike of cases in July...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/vax-message-clear-but-data-all-over-the-place
Health officials have been trying to paint the big picture in Covid hospitalizations this week saying the virus was striking people under 50 who were unvaccinated, but by Friday morning meaningful information on hospital cases was still in short supply...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/data-on-unvaxxed-hospitalizations-still-sporadic
Most hospital admissions for COVID-19 in Cyprus concern unvaccinated cases according to health officials, but basic details on cases regarding infected patients remain sporadic...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lack-of-data-stymies-booster-shot-debate-in-cyprus
Discussion in Cyprus over the possibility of a COVID booster shot ahead of the flu season is still up in the air, with the debate prompting officials to break an embargo on vaccination data of hospitalized patients and reveal that half of the older adult and elderly were vaccinated...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/data-suggest-things-less-bad-with-vaccinations
Daily detection of COVID infections continued to drop in the Republic of Cyprus but cases still remained in the upper hundreds, with experts suggesting a very bad epidemiological situation could have been a lot worse had it not been for vaccinations on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-officials-tackle-data-gap-on-vaccinated
Health officials in the Republic of Cyprus are trying to regroup this week following public criticism over lack of information on vaccinated persons, with plans underway said to include cross referencing vaccination data with close contacts of infected persons and more qualitative data...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/safe-pass-law-lets-door-greeters-inspect-id-docs
Business establishments in the Republic of Cyprus are now inspecting Safe Pass documents presented at the entrance by customers, who are also required by emergency law to show proof of identity when the employee at the door doubts the veracity of a person’s identity...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/delta-wreaks-havoc-as-cyprus-passes-1000-mark
The Republic of Cyprus reported 1081 new cases on Tuesday, as government officials confirmed that the Delta variant was the dominant bug ravaging the community and experts called on the public to be vigilant...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/temps-in-cyprus-shoot-up-during-heat-burst
Two warnings, an orange alert for extreme high temperature and a red warning for fires, have been issued for Cyprus as a heat burst on Friday is expected to take its toll on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-president-undergoes-surgery-under-wraps
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades underwent spinal surgery on Friday, after the procedure came up casually during comments he had made to reporters about an imminent Cabinet reshuffle...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/school-safety-raised-after-unclear-incident
A physical altercation at a middle school in Larnaca was behind an impromptu demonstration on Thursday, a day after a teenager went to the school following an argument between his younger brother and others including a teacher...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/vaxxed-doc-treated-for-infection-in-cyprus
A doctor in Limassol, who is said to have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, is out of any immediate danger after being hospitalized with a coronavirus infection, as fear and confusion about the rise of variants continue to muddle the government’s message...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/vaxxed-woman-in-cyprus-dies-from-blood-clot
A British woman passed away on the weekend while she was receiving thrombolytic therapy in Cyprus, following her vaccination against COVID earlier this month, with officials admitting a link but unable to pinpoint what exactly may have caused the blood clot...