Turkey records nearly 45,000 Covid-19 cases as Omicron spreads
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.
Erdogan says he is saddened by inflation at 36% in 2021
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday he was saddened by his country’s 2021 annual inflation after it soared to 36.1%, adding his government was determined to lower it to single digits.
Boxing coach accused of sexually harassing 14-year-old girl arrested
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.
Seventy percent of new infections in five regions are omicron
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.
92 medical staff in major Athens hospital infected with Covid
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.
Omicron likely to peak quickly, level off later in January, expert says
The transmission of the Omicron variant is expected to peak quickly and start levelling off later in January, based on how it behaved in South Africa, expert epidemiologist and member of the panel of experts advising the government, Dr. Gkikas Magiorkinis, said in an interview with the state-run radio station Praktoreio on Monday.
New virus infections surge past 36,000 again
New cases of the coronavirus jumped past the 36,000-mark again on Monday, after 17,633 on Sunday when there is significantly less testing, and 30,010 the day before.
Fine on Pakistani community members for not wearing masks not revoked
Fines imposed on members of the Pakistani community who gathered at Syntagma Square to celebrate the New Year without wearing masks will not be cancelled, Citizen Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos said on Monday.
Tsitsipas goes down fighting as Argentina, Spain stay unbeaten
Stefanos Tsitsipas showed little sign of the elbow problem that forced him out of his ATP Cup singles opener but failed to find a way past Diego Schwartzman as the Argentine won an epic battle 6-7(5) 6-3 6-3 on Monday to hand Greece a 2-0 defeat.
Seeking the right mix of support measures
The government is seeking to introduce support measures to ensure jobs will not be lost due to the fresh surge in the coronavirus pandemic – just as the economy was on the mend – to protect businesses from high energy costs, avert an extensive impact of inflation in early 2022, and to make sure that…