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USA
Covid-19 Breaks Out on 89 Cruise Ships
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Protection is tracking a Covid-19 outbreak across 89 different cruise ships. The CDC announced on Tuesday that it is conducting a formal investigation into the spread.
Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal called for...
Greek News
Coronavirus Cases Skyrocket to a Record 21,657 in Greece on Tuesday
Greece recorded a staggering total of 21,657 cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday, 12,373 more than the 9,284 recorded on Monday.
This is the highest number of cases ever recorded in the country in a 24-hour period since the start...
Health
U.S. Shortens Covid-19 Isolation Time Amidst Omicron Surge
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officially shortened the amount of time those who have tested positive with Covid-19 must isolate themselves. Federal health officials announced on Monday that their new recommendation is to isolate for five days...
Greece
Coronavirus Cases Reach Record High in Greece
Greece recorded a total of 9,284 cases of the coronavirus on Monday, 5,248 more than the 4,036 recorded on Sunday.
This is the highest number of cases ever recorded in the country in a 24-hour period since the start of...
Greece
Coronavirus Cases on the Rise in Greece on Christmas Eve
Greece recorded a total of 7,665 cases of the coronavirus on Friday, Christmas Eve, 998 more than the 6,667 recorded on Thursday.
The record for the highest number of coronavirus cases recorded in one day in Greece was broken more...
Health
Omicron: 60% of Americans Will be Infected by March, Study Says
United States health experts anticipate that the Omicron variant will infect 60% of Americans within the first three months of 2022.
Researchers from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington expect the heavily mutated variant...
Health
Life Expectancy in the U.S. Fell Two Years During Pandemic
A new report published by the US Centers for Disease Control on Tuesday found that the Covid-19 pandemic lowered Americans' life expectancy by almost two years.
According to the CDC, the average American person born in 2020 will live to...
Greece
Greek Health Minister: Additional Covid-19 Measures After Holidays
Thanasis Plevris, Greek Minister of Health, announced on Wednesday that Greece would likely impose Covid-19 measures after the holidays to halt the spread of the omicron variant.
"It is a clear position of the government that after the holidays there...
Greece
Over 20,000 People Have Now Died with Covid-19 in Greece
A total of 77 people with Covid-19 passed away in Greece on Tuesday alone, compared to the 85 people who died with the virus in the country on Monday.
This brings the total number of coronavirus-related fatalities in the country...
Greek News
Greece to Give Two Free Coronavirus Self Tests for the Holidays
Greece will offer two free coronavirus self tests to all Greeks over the holidays to help curb the spread of the virus, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday.
Mitsotakis decided on the measure after health officials recommended that he...