Fourteen Cases of Covid-19 Discovered Today
There have been 14 cases of Covid-19 discovered out of 2,149 tests performed in the last 24 hours, Health Minister Dr Ali Pilli said. Four people have been discharged. Pilli said that one person among the positive cases arrived in the country by ferry, 10 people were passenger contacts and they remain in quarantine. Three […]
Turkey Intends to Continue Energy Exploration in the E. Med.
Turkey has not retreated from its Eastern Mediterranean mission. Its seismic survey vessel ‘Oruç Reis’ is currently anchored off the coast of Antalya for routine maintenance, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Monday. Çavuşoğlu said Turkey’s drillships ‘Yavuz’ and ‘Fatih’ continue to carry out their mission in the area while ‘Oruç Reis’ undergoes maintenance. […]
Pharmacy Winter Opening Hours Announced
Pharmacies will be open from 08.00 to 17.30 on weekdays and from 08.00 to 13.30 on Saturday until May 16. Pharmacies on duty will be open between 08.00 and 00.00. The regulation on working hours of pharmacies came into force today. According to the regulation for the period until May 16, pharmacies in Nicosia, Kyrenia, […]
Government Slammed at Today’s Special Assembly
The General Assembly convened an extraordinary meeting to discuss the Infectious Diseases Law proposal. Lawmakers are talking about the law and the process. The Amendment Law proposal grants the Ministry of Health the authority to regulate itself in line with the decisions taken by the scientific committees and the sanctions to be applied in case […]
Assembly Meets to Debate New Powers for Health Ministry
The General Assembly will hold an extraordinary meeting to discuss the “Infectious Diseases Law Proposal” prepared in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic at 10am today. The law proposes regulating the authority of the Ministry of Health to take measures and make regulations for the control of communicable diseases also including the sanctions to be […]
Healthcare System Swamped By Covid-19 Spike
Two Cyprus Turkish Medical Unions have said that “Our total number of cases exceeded our hospital capacity. In quarantine hotels and dormitories where we transfer our patients, effective physician/nurse follow-up cannot be carried out. The administration imposes increasing responsibility on healthcare professionals, but does not share the same authority.” The Cyprus Turkish Medical Association (KTTB) […]