Coronavirus: Latest news
FDA Panel Advises Johnson & Johnson Booster Shot for All Adults
An FDA advisory panel endorsed the Johnson & Johnson booster shot for all adults on Friday; the final decision to approve the booster for...
US Border Patrol Says 160,000 Illegal Immigrants Released
Leaked US Border Patrol documents show that there has been a mass release of illegal immigrants into the United States since March of this year,...
Merck to Ask FDA to Authorize Use of Anti-Covid Pill
The pharmaceuticals firm Merck asked the US Food and Drug Administration on Monday to authorize its new anti-COVID pill. If authorized for emergency use or...
Pfizer Asks FDA for Vaccine Approval for 5-11 Year Old Children
The Pfizer corporation said on Thursday that they are now asking the US Food and Drug Administration to issue an emergency use authorization of...
Greece Lifts Indoor Restrictions for the Fully Vaccinated
Greece announced on Wednesday that all indoor coronavirus restrictions for the fully vaccinated will be lifted. Health Minister Thanos Plevris said that extra freedoms will...
Covid-Related Deaths in Greece Approach 15,000
The number of Covid-related deaths in Greece reached the grim total of 14,956 from February 2020 to Monday, October 4 as the government is...
USA Covid Deaths Surpass 700,000
Deaths from Covid-19 surpassed the 700,000 mark in the US on Saturday, while worldwide deaths climbed over five million, according to figures from Johns...
Merck Covid-19 Pill “Strikingly Effective”
The German pharmaceuticals firm Merck announced on Friday that trials indicate it has produced the first effective antiviral pill to fight Covid-19. Its drug, called...
Australians Free to Travel from November After 18-Month Ban
Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed on Friday that international travel for Australians will resume next month, thanks to rising vaccination rates. Since March 2020,...
Greece Puts Thessaloniki and Larissa into Mini Coronavirus Lockdown
The cities of Thessaloniki and Larissa will be put into a mini lockdown in Greece, the government stated on Thursday, in order to spread...
CDC Says Booster Shot Side Effects Similar to Original Vaccine
The side effects that are produced as a result of a booster shot are similar to those that occurred after original coronavirus vaccinations, according...
Greece to Distribute Pfizer Coronavirus Booster Shot
Certain Greeks will soon have access to a booster shot of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, Maria Theodoridou, Chair of the Greek National Vaccination Committee,...
Greece Orders Probe on Covid-19 Misinformation in Social Media
Greece announced on Saturday an investigation into websites and social media users suspected of disseminating COVID-19 misinformation that could be deemed to pose a...
New microCOVID Tool Allows Users to Calculate Covid-19 Risk
A new online calculator called microCOVID can give you an estimate of your risk of contracting Covid-19 by just inputting information about your environment...
Unvaccinated People 11 Times More Likely to Die from Covid-19
Reinforcing the need to vaccinate as the Delta variant of the coronavirus marches across the globe, several studies undertaken the the US' Centers for...
Greece Offers Booster Shots to People Over 60, Healthcare Workers
Greece announced on Monday that booster shots of Covid-19 vaccine will become available from September 30 for all adults aged over 60 and healthcare...
US To Finally Allow Fully Vaccinated Travelers from UK, EU
EU travelers hoping to go to the US were gratified on Monday as, finally bowing to pressure to ease its coronavirus restrictions imposed in...
Greece Leads all European Nations in Summer Tourism in 2021
Greece welcomed more than two million visitors to its shores during just the months of July and August of 2021 -- more than any...
Up to 50,000 Greek Teenagers May Contract Covid-19 This Autumn
As 1.3 million schoolchildren return to classes this Autumn all over Greece, as many as 50,000 Greek teenagers aged 12-18 may contract Covid-19 over...
Coronavirus Live Interactive Map
As the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic is spreading around the globe, Microsoft and Bing, created the below interactive map, where you can select areas and see active, recovered and fatal cases of infections. You can also see results by country as well as useful information on the disease.