Tag Archives: Omicron

Greece’s health authorities announced on Tuesday 47,497 coronavirus cases confirmed in the week of December 12-18, ISO week 50/2022. According to the weekly coronavirus bulletin by the National Public Health Organization (EODY), there have been 150 Coronavirus-deaths in the same time. The number of intubated Coronavirus-patients stands at 104 on …

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Greece’s health authorities announced on Tuesday, 53,436 coronavirus cases confirmed in the week of October 24-30, 2022 (ISO week 43/2022.) According to the weekly bulletin of the the National Public Health Organization (EODY), 164 coronavirus-patients died in the same period. Stand of intubated Covid-patients on Oct 30: 85 All confirmed …

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The platform for vaccination against Covid-19 with upgraded vaccines has already opened and citizens can get their vaccinations already from Wednesday, September 14, 2022, the president of Greece’s National Vaccination Committee Maria Theodoridou announced on Monday. The platform for appointments opened on Monday, September 12, the first vaccinations with the …

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The European Medicines Agency has approved two booster vaccines against the Omicron variant of COVID-19 manufactured by drugmakers Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna. Following an extraordinary meeting at its headquarters in Amsterdam, the EMA explained that the adapted vaccines “can extend protection against different variants and are therefore expected to help maintain …

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The approval of the updated vaccines against COVID-19 in relation with the variant Omicron is expected in August, Greece’s Health Minister Thanos Plevris said on Friday. Speaking to Skai FM, Plevris said that the new vaccines will protect from the infection, the illness and the serious illness, according to information …

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Two cases of the Omicron subvariant BA.2 were detected among flight passengers arriving from abroad at the international airport Eleftherios Venizelos in Athens, media report on Friday. The two cases were reportedly detected on January 13, 2022. Samples of the suspicious cases were sent to the Institute of Biological Research …

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Over  230,000 people are estimated to be active cases across Greece, health experts said during the live briefing on Thursday. “2.5 percent of the population are active cases,” they added implying that the total population was 9.2 and not 10 million. Yet, independently of the health ministry’s maths, the COVID-MAP …

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The Omicron variant of Covid-19 has reportedly stroke also the Greek Police with over 2,000 officers to have fallen ill and tested positive in recent days. The majority of active cases are in the Headquarters in Athens. 200 police officers declared that they were sick with Covid-19 in just six …

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With the Omicron variant prevailing in Greece skyrocketing the daily infection cases and slowly affecting the operation of hospitals and public services, epidemiologists in the country advising the government are reportedly considering a package of new restrictions in an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus. The additional measures implemented …

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For fourth consecutive day, coronavirus cases in Greece broke a new all time record on Thursday and reached 35,580 confirmed infections. In Attica alone infections skyrocketed to 15,713 in the past 24 hours. Health authorities announced also 72 Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours, while the number of intubated …

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Greece’s Health Minister Thanos Plevris warned on Tuesday morning that the number of new coronavirus infections will be “over 15,000 today,” a day after infections broke an all times record with 9.284 cases on Monday. The minister revealed that the epidemiologists’ committee will meet tomorrow Wednesday to decided whether the …

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Greece’s Health Minister Thanos Plevris announced early Monday evening a series of measures against the spread of the coronavirus and thus on the same day as the country experiences a negative record of all times since the start of the pandemic: 9,284 new coronavirus cases confirmed in the last 24 …

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Health Minister Thanos Plevris is expected to announce new, additional measures to contain the spread of the Omicron variant on Monday afternoon at 5 o’ clock. Speaking to broadcaster ANT1 on Monday morning, Plevris had left open the date for the implementation of the additional measures. He added, however, that …

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Greece΄s health authorities announced on Thursday 6,667 coronavirus cases and 71 Covid related deaths in past 24 hours. The number of intubated Covid-patients in hospitals decreased to 655. The government has announced a series of measures against Covid-19. These include masks in- and outdoors, double masks or KN95 in certain …

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The Greek government adopted the recommendations of the Epidemiologists Committee and announced on Thursday morning a series of additional protective measures against the pandemic. The measures valid across Greece include the mandatory use of mask in- and outdoors, double or KN95 masks in supermarkets and public transport and additional Covid-test …

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Covid vaccines are clearly less effective against Omicron, said Emer Cook, head of European drugs regulator EMA. It will take time to reach consensus on variant-targeted vaccines, she added urging people to get vaccinated and boosted when offered a jab ‘because that’s the best protection at this point in time.’ …

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Reinfection by the current Omicron variant is 5.4 times more likely among people who have already been infected with coronavirus variants previously, Head of Greece National Vaccination Committee Maria Theodoridou pointed out at a regular live briefing on Monday. She clarified that the Omicron variant of Covid-19 is transmitted very …

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Confirmed cases of the Omicron variant in Greece have reached 26, health authorities announced on Monday morning. The majority of them are not related to travel. Dozens of suspected cases under examination. The confirmed cases of the Omicron variant have reached 26 on Monday from 17 last Thursday. President of …

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Greece΄s health authorities announced on Thursday 4696 coronavirus cases and 96 Covid related deaths in past 24 hours. The number of intubated Covid-patients in hospitals has increased again to 692. At the weekly Live Briefing on Thursday health experts expressed concern on the ongoing spread of the coronavirus in the …

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis left open the possibility of more measures against Covid-19 during the Christmas season with the aim to contain the course of the Omicron variant. Speaking to journalists at the doorstep of the EU Summit in Brussels, Mitsotakis said “If needed we’ll take additional measures, such …

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