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25-04-2021 16:15
Rapid antigen testing for employees and the general population – Testing units 26 April 2021
Aiming at the continuous surveillance of the community and the workplaces, the free programmes of rapid antigen testing of the general population and employees are in progress.For the smooth and safe operation of businesses that have been activated according to the Decrees, employers in businesses, as well as the Heads of Departments/Services in the public and wider public sector, are obliged to coordinate the rapid testing of the employees, so that the mandatory weekly testing of the person...
25-04-2021 10:59
The vaccination coverage of the population continues – 20% of citizens have been vaccinated with the 1st dose of the vaccine
Proceeding with the implementation of the National Vaccination Plan against COVID-19, and increasing the rate of vaccinations in order to achieve the coverage and immunity of a significant percentage of the population as soon as possible, the Ministry of Health announces that on Monday, April 26, from 7:30 in the morning until 8 in the evening, priority for the arrangement of vaccination appointments will be given to individuals aged 43 and 44 only. The vaccinations will be carried out in Vac...
24-04-2021 17:35
The percentage of employees undergoing rapid antigen tests increases – Which categories of citizens are exempt from the obligation for testing
Following the latest decisions of the Council of Ministers, and based on the Decree, dated 23 April 2021, the Ministry of Health reminds that, with effect from 26 April, the percentage of employees of the private, public and wider public sector, undergoing rapid antigen testing on a weekly basis, increases to 50% of individuals working with physical presence.It is clarified that testing is mandatory for all individuals in businesses/services, where the number of employees working with physic...
24-04-2021 16:03
Rapid antigen testing for employees and the general population – Testing units 25 April 2021
Aiming at the continuous surveillance of the community and the workplaces, the free programmes of rapid antigen testing of the general population and employees are in progress.For the smooth and safe operation of businesses that have been activated according to the Decrees, employers in businesses, as well as the Heads of Departments/Services in the public and wider public sector, are obliged to coordinate the rapid testing of the employees, so that the mandatory weekly testing of the person...
23-04-2021 17:08
Rapid antigen testing for employees and the general population – Testing units 24 April 2021
Aiming at the continuous surveillance of the community and the workplaces, the free programmes of rapid antigen testing of the general population and employees are in progress.For the smooth and safe operation of businesses that have been activated according to the Decrees, employers in businesses, as well as the Heads of Departments/Services in the public and wider public sector, are obliged to coordinate the rapid testing of the employees, so that the mandatory weekly testing of the person...
23-04-2021 16:08
Statement by the Minister of Health, Mr Constantinos Ioannou, on the decisions of the Council of Ministers concerning the pandemic
The Council of Ministers was briefed on the epidemiological situation in the country and examined all aspects of the health crisis.The increasing number of infections, combined with the intense pressure on the Health Services, due to the large number of hospitalizations, does not leave us indifferent and imposes difficult decisions and drastic measures, in an effort to stop the spread of the virus in the community, in an effort to curb hospital admissions, and to safeguard the provision of t...
23-04-2021 13:51
Photo Album - Cyprus - Greece - Egypt trilateral meeting on Diaspora issues
Trilateral meeting between the Presidential Commissioner, Mr Photis Photiou, the Minister of Immigration and Expatriates Affairs of Egypt, Ms Nambila Makram, and the Deputy Foreign Minister of Greece, responsible for Diaspora Greeks, Mr Konstantinos Vlasis, on Diaspora Issues, at The Landmark Hotel, in Lefkosia, Cyprus.
23-04-2021 13:18
Benefits of ifosfamide solutions continue to outweigh risks
On 11 March 2021, EMA’s safety committee (PRAC) concluded that the benefits of ifosfamide solutions for infusion continue to outweigh their risks in the treatment of different types of cancers, including various solid tumours and blood cancers such as lymphomas (cancer of white blood cells).The PRAC review was started because two recent studiessuggested that the risk of encephalopathy (brain disorders) with ifosfamide supplied in solution forms is higher than with the powder form. Ifosfamide...
23-04-2021 12:56
Intra & Extra Eu trade statistics (By commodity and Country) - January 2021
The Statistical Service of Cyprus announces that it has published the monthly electronic publication “Intra & Extra EU Trade Statistics (by commodity and country)” for January 2021. It includes detailed quantity and value data on imports and exports of domestically produced goods and foreign goods, classified at the 6 digits commodity code level and by partner country.The main developments in the foreign trade of Cyprus were:(a) Total imports of goods (from EU Member States and from thi...
23-04-2021 12:21
Conservation and restoration at the site of Kissonerga - Mosfilia
The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, announces the completion of the conservation and restoration of the Chalcolithic roundhouse replica at the site of Kissonerga-Mosfilia, in the Pafos District.The Department of Antiquities, Cyprus and The Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI), in collaboration with the Kissonerga Community Council, carried out a project for the conservation and restoration of a reconstructed mudbrick prehistori...
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