After over a month-and-a-half of languishing below the 900-point mark, the benchmark of the Greek stock market cleared that bar with relative ease on Tuesday, despite some reluctance shown by banks. It followed the jump in European bourses and the historic highs seen in New York indexes this week.
Laboratory tests conducted on urban wastewater by the National Network of Sewage Epidemiology show a significant increase in the average viral load in all 12 cities inspected from December 27 to January 2 over the previous week.
A body in an advanced stage of decomposition was found Tuesday in the eastern Attica suburb of Menidi.
The government should “stop fooling around and provide molecular (PCR) and rapid tests for free, like nearly all European countries,” main opposition SYRIZA said on Tuesday.
Greek schools will reopen January 10, as planned, with increased Covid-19 testing, officials confirmed Tuesday.
Greece set a new daily record for Covid-19 infections, registering 50,126 cases, health agency data showed on Tuesday as a fourth wave of the virus, driven by the highly-transmissible Omicron variant, mounted across the country.
The pandemic does not care about anyone’s plans or beliefs. The government, however, has adopted a firm position: That of all the different functions of economic and social life, education will be the last to be suspended.
In what can be seen as a symbolic act supporting the campaign for the return of the Parthenon sculptures, fragments were transferred from the National Archaeological Museum to the Acropolis Museum on Monday, following a request made by the Acropolis Museum General Director.
More evidence is emerging that the Omicron coronavirus variant is affecting the upper respiratory tract, causing milder symptoms than previous variants and resulting in a “decoupling” in some places between soaring case numbers and low death rates, a World Health Organization official said on Tuesday.
Plastic cups and other disposable drink or food containers are now being charged a fee of 0.05 euros as part of a crackdown on their reckless use.