https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/children-with-cancer-experience-mild-symptoms-and-fully-recover-from-covid-19
Most children and adolescents with cancer experience mild symptoms and fully recover after being infected with COVID-19, according to a small international study....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-experts-dissent-from-government-decisions
A frustrated local epidemiologist in Cyprus is calling on the government to reevaluate its latest response to the pandemic, saying politicians are ignoring local data on how vaccinated persons continue to spread the coronavirus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/the-pandemic-adversely-affected-students-mental-health
The effects of the Covid-19 disease pandemic on the quality of life and mental health of students in Cyprus are recorded in a study published in September 2021 by the Frederick University Mental Resilience Research Unit....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pfizer-pill-clinical-trials-show-89-protection-against-severe-covid
The Pfizer pill against coronavirus showed high efficacy against possible hospitalization, in second phase clinical trials conducted by an independent committee of scientists....
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/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/cancer-vaccines-in-two-to-three-years
Drs. Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci are a very modest, perhaps even humble, scientist couple. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/astrazeneca-s-antibody-cocktail-successful-in-treating-covid-19
AstraZeneca has asked US regulators to grant an emergency use authorization for its antibody therapy drug called AZD7442....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/a-‘pacemaker-for-the-brain-no-treatment-helped-her-depression-—-until-this
Driving home from work in Northern California five years ago, a young woman was so overwhelmed with depression that all she could think about was ending her life....
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/80-of-covid-patients-regain-sense-of-smell-and-taste-after-6-months
Four out of five patients who recover from Covid-19 (80%) regain their lost sense of smell and taste within six months. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/37-of-patients-with-covid-19-have-symptoms-six-months-later
37% of patients with Covid-19 - more than one in three - will continue to have at least one symptom after three to six months,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/covid-pill-the-answer-to-the-pandemic
Pfizer has announced that it has launched a large-scale clinical trial of its anti-Covid pill to test its ability to prevent the risk of infection...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coronavirus-the-antibiotic-that-may-mark-the-end-of-the-pandemic
The final clinical trials of the drug with molnupiravir raise significant hopes for antibiotic treatment for those who have already contracted coronavirus,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-sees-signs-of-virus-slowing-down
The extent of coronavirus transmission in Cyprus may be slowing down, with government officials citing a recent decline in hospitalizations while still urging the public to remain vigilant...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coronavirus-the-resulting-effects-on-the-immune-system-of-children
The strange behavior of the virus seems to be the indirect consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic...
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/life/vaccination-of-children-adolescents-answers-to-commonly-asked-questions
Here are the most commonly asked questions and answers about the COVID-19 vaccine provided by the National Vaccination Committee....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cruise-ship-docks-at-paphos-after-covid-ordeal
Passengers on a luxury cruise with alternating departures in Greece and Egypt ended up in Paphos on Sunday for a brief stop, after the Cairo-bound ship had to turn back following a COVID case on board...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/royal-rethinks-policy-on-vaccinated-passengers
Royal Caribbean is now requiring negative COVID-19 test results from all guests including those vaccinated prior to boarding in the United Sates, but the new rules do not appear to affect other cruises including the Jewel of the Seas sailing from Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/isolation-guidance-eases-but-not-for-unvaxxed-contacts
New health ministry guidance in Cyprus has reduced the required period before infected persons can end their isolation regardless of vaccination history, but different criteria continue to apply for close contacts depending on whether they are vaccinated or not...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/expert-tells-vaccinated-not-to-let-guard-down
Known Covid infections continue to rise in the Republic of Cyprus, with the positivity rate standing at 1.80% and health experts warning that vaccinated people should not let their guard down...
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-government-under-pressure-to-get-it-right
Tough measures amid a recent spike may be off the table for now in the Republic of Cyprus as a partial Cabinet meets to brainstorm on ways to boost vaccination, with a skeptical public remaining either unconvinced about the vaccine route or still in the dark over pandemic data...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-turned-topsy-turvy-over-mutation-news
Clusters amongst partygoers and highly contagious infections undetected for several weeks have emerged in the Republic of Cyprus, causing headaches for officials who are now going through guest lists line by line to track down hundreds of people before it is too late...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-warning-over-astrazeneca-shot
The EU drug regulator is recommending that people who have had a rare blood vessel syndrome are not immunised with AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/vaccinated-woman-in-serious-condition-in-cyprus
A woman in Cyprus was hospitalized this week with a rare case of a clotting event following her vaccination against COVID-19, with local media criticizing state authorities over lack of information...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/denier-monk-brought-back-to-stavrovouni
A monk who left Stavrovouni Monastery last week on an ascetic quest was found by a search team in good health on Wednesday, with reports suggesting the brother’s mission started after his refusal to wear a mask had raised eyebrows...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-larnaca-showing-climbing-positivity-rate
A national surveillance report published Friday indicated a climbing positivity rate in Nicosia and Larnaca, and despite a small drop in Limassol the district continues to be by far the most epidemiologically burdened district....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-spokesman-tests-positive-for-covid
Government spokesman Kyriakos Koushos said Friday that a PCR test confirmed he was positive for coronavirus.
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