Eight nursing home residents die of Covid-19 in a month
Eight residents of a private elderly home facility in the city of Patras in western Greece died of Covid-19 in the last month. Seven of them had not been vaccinated.
Cenergy to open US plant
Cenergy, a subsidiary of Viohalco, is close to becoming the second large Greek company to open a factory in the US, after Titan Cement, following recent developments regarding Hellenic Cables.
Total number of deaths in Greece surpass 20,000 as authorities announce a further 77 fatalities
Authorities reported 77 fatalities in Greece during their daily briefing on Tuesday, bringing the total number of deaths in Greece since the start of the pandemic rose to 20,055. The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also reported 6,424 new coronavirus cases. and stated that there are currently 661 intubated patients in ICUs across Greece.
The far-reaching benefits of mRNA technology
The mRNA platform is a tantalizingly simple and transformative technology, scaling the scope of targeting diseases in ways that were previously unimaginable.
Mini-park offers sneak preview of big things to come
People enjoy the light show at the waterjet feature of the newly inaugurated Ellinikon Experience Park, a fraction of the pleasure grounds being planned around the former Athens airport plot development.
Commission approves 560 million for refugees in Turkey
The European Commission on Tuesday published two financing decisions, worth 560 million euros, to support inclusive quality education initiatives, including access to higher education through scholarships, for refugees in Turkey as well as for border protection.
Three Western Balkan countries deepen economic ties at summit
The leaders of Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia met Tuesday to discuss and agree on furthering their Open Balkan initiative to promote political and economic ties.
Chios airport upgrade to start in early 2022
A 24.7-million-euro plan for upgrading the airport on the eastern Aegean island of Chios was signed at the Infrastructure and Transport Ministry in Athens on Tuesday.
Wooing Greece’s scientists back to universities
Wooing back young scientists who went abroad “is one of the Education Ministry’s key objectives,” Angelos Syrigos, the deputy minister for higher education, tells Kathimerini.
Holidays to go ahead without restrictions, but with self-testing
The government is not planning to introduce additional coronavirus safety measures ahead of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, nor will revelers be required to take a registered rapid test before attending gatherings, a cabinet meeting decided on Tuesday.