Athanasios Tsakris
Tiger mosquito here to stay due to climate crisis
The number of areas in Europe where the tiger mosquito has established a presence in the past decade has tripled as a result of climate change, according to experts who say Europe is rapidly heading towards a future where tropical diseases will affect its population.
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Expert committee proposes reopening of secondary schools
The Health Ministry's committee of experts on the pandemic is believed to have advised the government in favor of reopening secondary schools as of February, except in regions where the viral load is high.
The decision was taken after a meeting on Monday.
School reopening proposal by experts expected Friday
Proposals are expected Friday from the Health Ministry's committee of experts on the pandemic as to when, and under what conditions, secondary schools can reopen, which Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has stressed take precedence over the lifting of the ban on other activities.
Testing reveals powder in letter to court was not anthrax
Laboratory inspections on a white powder found in an envelope that was mailed to the capital?s Evelpidon court complex on Wednesday, prompting a security alert, did not test positive for anthrax or other substances associated with bioterrorism, according to Athanasios Tsakris, a microbiologist at Athens Medical School.