Holy Mount Athos is “boiling” from the coronavirus, half of the monks have a certificate of illness. At the same time, only 25% are vaccinated. A dire situation unfolds on Mount Athos, where many cases of covid have been identified. The first complaints came earlier and related to an incredible practice, a trick of how […]
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Coronavirus: 9 deaths on Mount Athos
With the exception of three cases of coronavirus in the monastery of Xenophon brought from outside the borders of the Republic of Athens, there were practically no other cases of illness until September 2020. The ban on visiting the Sacred Community, introduced since March, has contributed significantly to the creation of a good epidemiological image […]
Athos: over 20 coronavirus cases in monks
Experts sound the alarm: more than 20 cases of coronavirus in monks have been detected on Mount Athos. Some are reportedly being treated in hospitals in Thessaloniki and one is intubated. On Mount Athos, 120 monks and lay people were vaccinated with the first dose, and according to Vimaorthodoxias.gr, another 120 doses of the vaccine […]