Govt lifts final Covid-19 restrictions

The government on Thursday lifted the last remaining Covid-19 restrictions, Health Minister Michael Damianos said.

Speaking after the day’s cabinet meeting, he said people would no longer be required to wear face masks in hospitals and nursing homes, as had previously been stipulated.

In addition, the stipulation of a maximum price for the performance of a PCR test and a rapid antigen test, and for the purchase of a self-testing kit, was also removed.

The government...