Health Minister Thanos Plevris said that with the end of the tourist season, new coronavirus vaccines will arrive in Greece and measures will be introduced to help reduce the spread of coronavirus. Greek health authorities announced on Tuesday 9 August 122 230 confirmed cases of coronavirus for the week of 25 to 31 July 2022. […]
In August, the appearance of the “Centaur” is expected in Greece, but not the one that, perhaps, someone with “mystical thinking” might think of, the hero of mythology. Alas, epidemiological scientists are urging the population to be fully armed in order to resist a new strain of coronavirus, which for some reason was called “Centaur”. […]
The coronavirus pandemic is raging again in the world, over the past 24 hours in Italy 100 thousand new infected, in France – more than 200 thousand, according to The Guardian. Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health, said that in Europe there is a sharp increase in coronavirus rates, the pandemic is not over. In […]
The World Health Organization yesterday, June 23, 2022, officially announced the start of a pandemic, according to the organization’s website. According to BB.LV, referring to WHO data, the incidence of monkeypox continues to grow – in the world, according to official statistics, there are already almost 3.5 thousand victims. Experts express concern that humanity is […]
Greece’s national public health organization EODY announced on Thursday the country’s third confirmed case of monkeypox. The statement said that testing of another suspected case is ongoing. EODY stressed that all three confirmed cases are “imported”, meaning patients contracted the virus while outside of Greece. The organization said the patient with the fourth case under […]
“There will be a new summer wave of coronavirus infections that will not affect us,” Health Minister Thanos Pleuris said on Thursday, adding that “new restrictions will not be necessary.” “We expected this increase and it makes sense given the availability of more powertrain options, so restrictions are meaningless,” said Pleuris to Skai TV the […]
On June 15, in a park next to Evangelismos, the largest hospital in the country, the presentation of the publication “COVID-19 Pandemic: Capitalism in its West”, prepared by the KKE Health and Welfare Department, took place. The event was attended by workers in the healthcare and social security system, other areas, youth, students, as well […]
Professor Elias Mosialos sheds light on what we know about the smallpox virus, which has a growing number of cases around the world. In a social media post Elias Mosialosprofessor of health policy at Imperial College and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), answers 14 questions about the monkeypox virus. Below is […]
The Greek Ministry of Health will hold an emergency press conference on Wednesday to update the public on the progress of the pandemic in the country, as well as the worrying situation in Shanghai and acute hepatitis in children. Together with Minister Thanos Pleuris, Secretary General of Public Health Irini Agapidaki, President of the National […]
According to available information, a committee of experts, which meets every Wednesday (measures are announced every Thursday), will consider the possibility that the mandatory wearing of a mask in open spaces will no longer apply. We remind you that at the moment the use of a mask outdoors is mandatory. However, this measure is about […]
An international study was shocking: more than 5.2 million children under 17 on the planet have lost one or both parents due to the pandemic. A scientific study estimates that in Greece alone, at least 290 children have lost one parent or guardian, and sometimes both. If grandparents are counted, that number rises to 320. […]
Greece has taken all necessary actions to meet specific commitments despite the adverse conditions prevailing due to the pandemic, according to the European Commission’s 13th Intensified Surveillance Report released on Wednesday. The report has been prepared in the context of a strengthened oversight system that serves to provide continued support for Greece’s implementation of its […]