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Samples tested by Greece’s National Genomic Surveillance Network revealed 466 new cases of the Delta variant strain in the time June 17 – July 12, 2021. According to official data released on Monday, out of the 856 samples tested, 760 were classified as variants of concern (VOC) and 69 as …

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Greece tourism professionals are once again revising downwards their projects for 2021 in view of an imminent fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Industry insiders now say that recovering 50 percent or approximately 9.1 billion euros of 2019 tourism activity – the government’s target – is near to impossible. In …

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The Delta variant of Covid-19 is a cause of concern also for Greece’s epidemiologists who see a resurgence of the coronavirus and the government tries to get the whole situation under control through vaccination. The 2,108 new coronavirus cases confirmed in 24 hours on Thursday hit a record number of …

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Coronavirus infections in Greece continue to rise and reached 2,107 in the last 24 hours, health authorities announced on Thursday. 10 more Covid-patients lost their lives, while the number of intubated Covid-patients in hospitals Intensive Care Units decreased further to 153. Live Briefing At the Live Briefing on Thursday, health …

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“Greece’ shielding towards the Delta variant will be its best advertisement,” said Tourism Minister -and wannabe Epidemiologist, Virologist and Vaccination-scientist – Haris Theoharis and added that this summer will be better for the Greek tourism than last year. Speaking to Greek website tourismtoday, Theoharis praised “the coordinated plan of the …

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Ηead of Civil Protection, Greece’s top epidemiologist Sotiris Tsiodras are holding an emergency meeting with local authorities from Crete over the spread of the Delta variant of Covid-19 on the island. Τhe meeting takes place hours after the head of Greek National Health Care Organization EODY, Panagiotis Arkoumaneas warned of …

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