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 […]
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Official announcement of the beginning of the monkeypox pandemic
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 confirms third case of monkeypox, fourth under investigation
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 […]
No restrictions despite coronavirus surge, Greek health minister says
“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 […]
KKE: the pandemic has revealed the collapse of medicine, in which everything is bought and sold
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 […]
Elias Mosialos: What we know about the monkeypox virus
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 […]
New lockdown? Greek health ministry to hold emergency press conference on Wednesday
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 […]
Let’s “throw off” the masks after Clean Monday, what the committee will propose
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 […]
The tragedy of the Greek children, and not only
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. […]