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US Reports First Omicron Death as Covid Strain Becomes Dominant
The US reported its first death due to the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus as the mutation has now become the dominant one in the country, according to data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Greek News
Omicron Coronavirus Cases Increase in Greece
Since the omicron coronavirus variant first arrived in Greece, a total of 26 cases of the variant have been diagnosed in the country.
Health officials fear that the strain could spread rapidly and may even become the dominant strain of...
Greek News
Omicron is Milder but Better at Evading Vaccines
A preliminary study published on Tuesday indicates that Omicron causes milder disease but is more equipped to evade the protection of vaccines.
The study, which was conducted in South Africa by a private health insurance company, found that patients who...
Greece
Coronavirus Deaths in Greece Nearly Break Record on Tuesday
A total 130 people with the coronavirus passed away in Greece on Tuesday alone, which is the second highest number of people who have died with Covid-19 in Greece in one day since the beginning of the pandemic.
The highest...
Greek News
Research Finds Greece Leads the World With its Pandemic Response
Greece is leading the world in its response to Covid-19. A new study on crisis management and resilience during the pandemic published by the Bereslmann Foundation on Friday has ranked Greece amongst the top ten in multiple categories.
The researchers analyzed...
Europe
Omicron to Become More Dominant than Delta “Within Days” in Europe
European leaders issued warnings on Friday that the Omicron variant will likely become the dominant strain of Covid-19 in less than a week.
"We expect it to overtake Delta within days, not weeks," First minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon told...
Greece
Covid-19: Over 100 Deaths Recorded in Greece Friday
A total of 103 people with Covid-19 passed away in Greece on Friday alone, compared to the 81 people who died with the virus in the country on Thursday.
Greece recorded a total of 5,087 cases of Covid-19 on Friday,...
Festivals
What Hasn’t Changed About Christmas in 2021
As we prepare for this Christmas of 2021, no one would argue that the world has lost a great deal over the nearly two years of the coronavirus pandemic. We have lost not only people we know and love,...
Medicine
Pfizer CEO Bourla Says Fourth Dose May Come Sooner Than Expected
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla told CNBC on Thursday that we may need a fourth vaccine dose "faster" in order to combat the omicron variant of Covid-19.
Bourla had previously said that he anticipated the fourth shot to only be necessary...
Medicine
This is How the Omicron Strain Looks Under a Microscope
Researchers at the Department of Microbiology at the University of Hong Kong published the first microscopic images of the new omicron variant of Covid-19 on Wednesday.
The team, which is comprised of medical scientists like pathologists and virologists, isolated an...