August 8, 2024
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
The number of deaths rose to 40 and Covid-19 infections apparently decreased the week July 29 – August 4, 2024, Greece’s National Health Care organization EODY said in its weekly report published today, Thursday. the weekly report contains also information about deaths and new infections with the West Nile Virus. …
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August 2, 2024
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
COVID-19 activity continues to be elevated in Greece, with a rising trend in hospital admissions and deaths. Positivity rates in tested samples have shown a slight increase compared to the previous week, the weekly report of the National Health Organization EODY said on Thursday. ISO week 30/2024 (July 22-28, 2024) …
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July 26, 2024
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Hard epidemiological indicators of Covid-19 such as deaths and positivity are constantly increasing in Greece, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) said in its weekly report published on Thursday. At the same time, EODY repeated protection instructions to vulnerable groups of the population urging them to be particularly careful as …
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July 19, 2024
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Positivity rates for Covid-19 in Greece are on the rise, accompanied by increases in hospitalizations, ventilator use and deaths, the weekly report by the National Public Health Organization EODY said on Thursday. From July 8 to 14, 2024 a total of 669 new COVID-19 patients were admitted to hospitals, indicating …
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July 4, 2024
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Covid-19 infections continue to rise in Greece and the rising number include deaths and intubations, the weekly report of the National Public Health Organization (EODY) for the week June 24-30, 2024, announced on Thursday. ISO 26/2024 🇬🇷 (24 – 30 June 2024) Infections & Reinfections: 9,361 (+1,577)⚠️ Deaths: 39,094 (+22)⚠️ …
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June 30, 2024
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
The number of people admitted to hospitals with confirmed Covid-19 has almost doubled since the end of May, epidemiology professor and member of the National Public Health Organisation scientific committee Gkikas Magiorkinis said on Saturday. He warned of the new variation of the virus, FLiRT, is highly transmissible in open …
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May 8, 2024
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
A 35-year-old Greek man has filed a lawsuit against AstraZeneca and the Greek State, for having suffered two blood clots after being vaccinated against the coronavirus with the company’s vaccine. “Proceedings have been filed against Astrazeneca and the Greek State. My vaccination created two clots, one was in the left …
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April 30, 2024
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece’s National Committee in charge of Public Health Emergencies decided to completely lift all protective measures against the Covid-19. The decision was taken at a meeting last Thursday, April 25, and was published on Monday, April 29, 2024. After evaluating the epidemiological situation of the country during the last period …
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April 3, 2024
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
54 cases of whooping cough (pertussis) including two fatalities have been recorded in Greece since the beginning of 2024. According to data from the National Public Health Organization (EODY), infected have been 32 children among them 11 infants under the age of one, and 22 adolescents. Recorded have been also …
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March 14, 2024
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
For the first time since the Coronavirus outbreak, no new intubations due to Covid-19 infection have been recorded in Greece in the week March 4-10, 2024. All recipients of SARS-CoV-2 testing exhibit a decrease. The positivity rate for influenza in the community remains above 10% according to the epidemiological weekly …
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February 1, 2024
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
The spread of Covid-19 appears to be limited, however, the ‘hard factors’ remain high with 65 death of coronavirus patients in the week January 22-28, 2024, Greece’s National Health Organization EODY said in its weekly report. 5 people died from flu in the same week. According to EODY, the number …
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January 25, 2024
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Covid-related deaths and hospital admissions eased in the past week after a dramatic spike over the holidays, but the number of Covid-19 deaths remained high with 73 fatalities. Greece’s National Health organization EODY said in its weekly report for the week January 15-21 published on Thursday. At the same time, …
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January 18, 2024
CORONAVIRUS
There is an increase in weekly deaths from COVID-19 in Greece, according to the epidemiological report of the National Health Care Organization EODY for the period January 8-14, 2024. All other indicators showed a decrease, the report stressed.. The most common sub-variant is JN.1 (44%). According to EODY, flu positivity …
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January 17, 2024
CORONAVIRUS
Doctors oppose the government plan to allow vaccination against COVID-19 to be administered at the pharmacies across Greece. They primarily cite safety reasons but also economically as the pharmacies will charge the citizens with 5 euros, while vaccination is free at the public health facilities. In a letter to health …
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January 11, 2024
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Deaths due to Covid-19 rose to 93 and new intubations increased in the week January 1-7, 2024, the weekly epidemiological report of Greece’s National Health Care Organization EODY said on Thursday. The hard indicators of Covid-19 that is deaths, hospital admissions and intubations, show an increase, the reported underlined. Positivity …
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January 10, 2024
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
The fines imposed to elderly who were not vaccinated against COVID-19 in 2022 will be written off, Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis said at a press conference on Wednesday. “We have recommended the withdrawal of the fines imposed on the elderly who were not vaccinated during the pandemic period,” the minister …
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January 5, 2024
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece’s National Health Care organization EODY issued a series of measures for schools in order to reduce the transmission of respiratory infections such as Covid-19, influenza and others. The “measures” or better say “recommendations” were issued late on Thursday as schools resume operation after the Christmas holidays. Worth noting that …
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January 4, 2024
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Viral infections of the respiratory system (SARS-CoV-2, influenza viruses and respiratory syncytial virus – RSV) show a further increase, according to the epidemiological report of EODY for the period 25-31 December, 2023. 1,818 Covid-patients are hospitalized in simple beds, 57 deaths, 70 intubated Covid-19 is widely dispersed in the community, …
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January 2, 2024
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Testing on raw sewage in Athens showed a steep spike in Covid-19 infections and the use of cocaine over the holiday season. Nikos Thomaidis, Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens told state broadcaster ERT on Tuesday. “The reality is that in the last month …
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December 29, 2023
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
There was a sharp increase in cases of Covid-19, flu or flu-like symptoms and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) infections between 18-24 December, according to the weekly report by the National Organisation for Public Health released on Friday. There was an increased spread of the SARS-CoV2 virus in the community, while …
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