https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/customised-solutions-our-expertise-can-help-the-hotel-sector-recover
APC Audit Tax Advisory Ltd and CITR Cyprus Ltd, have decided to join forces to offer a complete package of services to Cypriot Hoteliers, which will contain the vital innovative and customized solutions that are necessary, in order to properly deal with the evolving pandemic...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-drugs-watchdog-expects-first-application-for-covid-19-vaccine-in-days
Europe's drugs watchdog said on Thursday it expects to receive the first application for conditional marketing approval for a Covid-19 vaccine "in the coming days", the latest step towards making a shot available outside the United States....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-says-first-virus-vaccinations-possible-by-christmas
A top European Union official said Wednesday that the first citizens in the 27 nation bloc could be vaccinated against the coronavirus by Christmas, but she warned that member countries must urgently prepare their logistical chains for the rollout of hundreds of millions of doses of the vaccines....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-reaches-deal-with-moderna-on-covid-19-vaccine-supply
The European Union has reached a deal with US biotech firm Moderna for the supply of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate, an EU official told Reuters on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-gets-vaccinated-in-moscow
A business executive from Limassol living in Russia says he was given the Sputnik V shot for COVID-19, making him the first ever Cypriot known to have been vaccinated against the novel coronavirus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-could-approve-vaccines-‘late-2020-early-2021
Europe’s medicines regulator said Monday that it could approve the first coronavirus vaccines late this year or early next, as it evaluates the most promising candidates....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-could-pay-over-$10-billion-for-pfizer-and-curevac-vaccines
The European Union could pay more than $10 billion to secure hundreds of millions of doses of the vaccine candidates being developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and CureVac, an EU official involved in the talks told Reuters....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-shoots-its-shot-in-race-for-vaccine
As the Republic of Cyprus expects to get one million of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, President Anastasiades is calling for “common standards” as fierce competition overseas paints a gloomy picture on how countries go about to secure vaccinations for their citizens...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-draws-up-coronavirus-vaccination-strategy
The health ministry said Thursday that a plan has been drawn up for the vaccination of the Cyprus public against coronavirus, noting that in cooperation with the government’s coronavirus expert task force, groups to get vaccinated first were determined on the basis of an algorithm....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pfizer-ends-covid-19-trial-with-95-efficacy
Pfizer Inc said on Wednesday that final results from the late-stage trial of its Covid-19 vaccine show it was 95% effective, adding it had the required two-months of safety data and would apply for emergency US authorization within days....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/moderna-s-coronavirus-vaccine-nearly-95-effective-early-data-shows
For the second time this month, there’s promising news from a Covid-19 vaccine candidate: Moderna said Monday its shots provide strong protection, a dash of hope against the grim backdrop of coronavirus surges in the US and around the world.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pfizer-biontech-say-their-covid-19-vaccine-is-more-than-90-effective
Pfizer Inc on Monday said its experimental vaccine was more than 90% effective in preventing Covid-19 based on initial data from a large study, a major victory in the fight against a pandemic that has killed over 1 million people, roiled the world’s economy and upended daily life....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anti-maskers-fined-after-nicosia-demo
A demonstration by anti-maskers held over the weekend led police scouring through video footage and other material to identify participants in violation of the recently-imposed mandatory mask rule for all outdoor areas, with two out of the 10 so far identified fined....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/flu-vaccine-stocks-at-pharmacies-dry
Private pharmacies’ stocks of flu vaccines have run completely dry as a result of a widespread sense of panic as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, head of the Pancyprian Pharmaceutical Association Eleni Piera said Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/masks-mandatory-in-all-indoor-spaces-as-covid-flares
After the number of new coronavirus cases detected in Cyprus on Tuesday flew right off the charts, an emergency meeting between the health minister and the government’s coronavirus expert task force agreed to impose stricter rules, including the requirement to wear a face mask in all indoor spaces....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/stella-kyriakides-at-digital-agenda-cyprus-summit-2020
On 1 December 2019, Ms. Kyriakides became the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-minister-stresses-there-s-still-a-long-way-to-go
The health minister Constantinos Ioannou, accompanied by members of the government’s coronavirus task force, gave a press conference on Wednesday noon to outline the development of the coronavirus pandemic, since its outbreak in the Republic of Cyprus some seven months ago....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/commission-signs-vaccine-contract-with-sanofi-gsk
A contract between the European Commission and pharmaceutical company Sanofi-GSK came into force on Friday, allowing for EU member states to purchase up to 300 million doses of the vaccine being developed....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/20-anti-corona-demonstrators-fined-three-prosecuted
Police issued fines to 20 participants of an anti-coronavirus demonstration that took place in Nicosia’s Eleftheria square on Saturday, while legal proceedings were launched against three others –two organizers and one speaker....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/astrazeneca-vaccine-study-on-hold
AstraZeneca Plc said it has paused global trials, including large late-stage trials, of its experimental coronavirus vaccine due to an unexplained illness in a study participant...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/study-to-assess-coronavirus-immunity-in-cyprus
The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics will be carrying out a study to aiming to assess the level of coronavirus immunity among the Cyprus population.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-prepared-for-expected-covid-19-surge-in-winter
The autumn and winter seasons are expected to see increased numbers of coronavirus cases, member of the government’s coronavirus advisory committee, Professor Constantinos Tsioutis, said Tuesday, noting that both the Cyprus health system and public is ready to face a new surge....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-reaches-vaccine-deal-with-astrazeneca
The Cyprus-born EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety announced Thursday the EU’s first vaccine deal, reached with the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, for a quantity of up to 400 million doses of the vaccine under development....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-unveils-measures-for-remainder-of-year
The Republic of Cyprus has unveiled its latest measures against the spread of the coronavirus for the remainder of the year, including mandatory masks for students and optional repeat tests for travelers...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-keeps-expanding-future-vaccine-portfolio
EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides said the European Commission has concluded exploratory talks with CureVac to purchase a potential vaccine against COVID-19...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/restrictions-on-limassol-gatherings-eased-slightly
Cyprus’ developing epidemiological situation was discussed on Tuesday in an emergency teleconference meeting between the Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou and the government’s coronavirus advisory team, with participants agreeing to relax certain restrictions in Limassol....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/covid-19-safety-measures-must-become-way-of-life-expert-says
The additional coronavirus protection measures that the Cyprus government re-instated some ten days ago will constitute the island’s new normal for at least the next six months, member of the government’s coronavirus advisory committee Leondios Kostrikis said Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-r-number-between-1-6-and-2-experts-say
Cyprus’ current coronavirus reproduction number is between 1.6 and 2, experts in the government’s coronavirus taskforce said Thursday, noting that the goal is not a second lockdown, but that should be our frame of mind....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-minster-cyprus-already-filed-request-with-ec-for-1-2m-vaccines
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said Tuesday that Cyprus has already filed a request for 1.2 million vaccines from the European Commission, which has shouldered the responsibility of securing vaccines for all member states from companies showing the most promise of developing an effective vaccine quickly....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coronavirus-expers-to-propose-cyprus-purchases-oxford-vaccine-doses
The government’s coronavirus advisory expert group plans to propose to the Cyprus health ministry that it orders a quantity of vaccines being developed by scientists at Oxford University, advisory group member Petros Karayiannis said Tuesday....
