Health

Cyprus in 15-nation crackdown on counterfeit medicines

Cyprus was among 15 countries that cooperated on 12 May in a coordinated operation to dismantle a dangerous criminal organisation involved in the sale...

WHO confirms eight cases of the Andes variant of hantavirus

The hantavirus outbreak in the cruise ship aboard the MV Hondius has been linked to the Andes strain of the virus, which can be...

France: 1,700 cruise passengers quarantined after passenger death

French health authorities have placed more than 1,700 people aboard a cruise ship under quarantine in Bordeaux following the death of a passenger and...

British tourist quarantined in Milan after hantavirus contact

Passenger placed under isolation in Milan A British tourist has been admitted to the Sacco Hospital in Milan and placed in quarantine for 40 days...

EU to improve access to critical medicines through member state cooperation

Major breakthrough under EU Presidency The Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union has reached a preliminary agreement with the European Parliament on...