HIV on the wane in Greece
The latest data of the National Public Health Organization (EODY) point to a recession of HIV infections in Greece in 2021.
Dimitris Pappaioannou | Athens | December 22 – January 16
Following a world tour that garnered him rave reviews, acclaimed choreographer Dimitris Papaioannou returns with “Transverse Orientation,” at the Onassis Cultural Center.
Only PCR test to be accepted for Covid recovery certificate
Unvaccinated people will only be able to procure a certificate of recent recovery from Covid-19, required to enter any indoor recreation and entertainment areas, if they had taken a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, according to an expected advice from the National Vaccination Committee.
Intubations jump up to 690, 6,196 new coronavirus cases and 75 deaths
Intubations continue to rise jumping up to 690 on Wednesday, a further increase from Tuesday’s 664. The report by the National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also announced 6,196 new cases of the virus and 75 deaths.
Pope Francis coming back to Greece
When Pope John Paul II came to Greece in May 2001 it was the first time a Roman Catholic leader had visited the country since the Great Schism of 1054 divided Christianity into Eastern and Western branches.
Minister: Greece has earned the trust of travelers
“Travelers trust Greece as a safe destination,” Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Tuesday in an interview with Alpha Radio.
Cartoon by Ilias Makris (01/12/2021)
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Exhibition on violence against women continues in Athens
People visit the exhibition ‘She’s Gone-(For An Empty Shirt)’ at the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation (MCF) in Athens, on Tuesday.
Coronavirus denier arrested for suing son’s school
A father refused to comply with the ongoing pandemic measures, demanding his son be able to attend school without wearing a mask and without displaying a negative self-test as mandated, and was detained by police in Thessaloniki on Wednesday after initiating a lawsuit against the school.
PM says has asked experts to shorten interval for booster shot
Greek Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Wednesday he has asked the National Vaccination Committee to consider whether it should advise bringing forward the third shot of the vaccines against Covid-19 by two months, as a way of tackling the surge in infections and hospitalizations in the country and in view of the spread of the omicron…