More than 900,000 people have received booster shot
Vaccination appointment bookings are on the rise, said Health Minister Thanos Plevris on Saturday.
Professor Tsiodras heads new health advisory team
Athens Medical School professor and epidemiologist Sotiris Tsiodras – who became a household name in the first year of the pandemic as the government’s chief advisor and spokesperson – has been appointed to head a new interdisciplinary academic committee that will advise the Health Ministry on public policy.
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Dendias meets with counterparts FROM Egypt, Jordan, Iraq in Bahrain
Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias met with his counterparts of Egypt, of Jordan and of Iraq, and also with Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, on the first of his three-day visit to Bahrain on Saturday.
Average daily cases trend lower
The average new daily cases of the coronavirus declined slightly in the week ending Thursday for the first time in nearly two months, according to data compiled by the National Public Health Organization.
Ecumenical Patriarch arrives in Athens
Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios arrived in Athens on Saturday afternoon for a five-day visit to Greece (Nov. 20-25).
Fuel prices will likely take some cars off the road
Finance Ministry officials expect thousands of car owners to stop driving next year, given the considerable increase in the price of fuel.
Moody’s exercises right to remain silent on Greece
International rating agency Moody’s did not issue its scheduled Greek credit rating report on Friday, choosing to remain silent in the same way Standard & Poor’s had also skipped its publication date on Greece last month.
NTUA, Columbia sign MoU for dual degree
The National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) and Columbia University officially signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to offer a dual degree to their students.
Dendias heading to Bahrain on Saturday
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias is heading to Bahrain’s capital city Manama for a 3-day official visit on Saturday where he will attend the annual forum Manama Dialogue (November 19-21), the ministry said.