Manufacturing expectations showed a mild improvement in December, compared to November 2021, as IHS Markit’s Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) inched up from 58.8 to 59 points on the increase in demand both domestically and from abroad.
Experts say that taking a booster shot against the coronavirus will be crucial in protecting from the Omicron variant.
Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator (DESFA) has officially become a partner in the shareholding structure of Gastrade SA with the acquisition of 20% of its share capital.
There are no prizes for guessing that the Greek stock market picked up on Monday from where it left off in 2021, with very low trading volume trending upward only slightly and the benchmark once again reaching for 900 points.
Cyprus’ Health Ministry announced on Monday that starting on Tuesday, January 4, all incoming travelers, regardless of their vaccination status, will have to present a negative PCR test taken up to 48 hours before departure.
Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki appeared confident in recent comments to the press that the new year will act as a springboard for Greece to make even greater strides.
Turkey recorded 44,869 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest daily figure since late April, health ministry data showed on Monday.
Ninety-two members of the medical staff in Athens’ Evangelismos Hospital, Greece’s largest, have tested positive for the coronavirus in recent days and been quarantined, while patient visits have been banned, the hospital’s manager said Monday.
Infections with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus account for 70% of all new cases across five regions of Greece – Attica, Thessaloniki, Patra, Thessaly and Crete – in the last few days, the head of the National Public Health Organization (EODY), Theoklis Zaoutis, said Monday.
Police in the western city of Patras have arrested a well-known boxing coach following accusations that he sexually harassed a 14-year-old female athlete.