Sotiris Tsiodras
Daily infection rate remains above 1,000
With daily cases of the coronavirus reaching quadruple digits consistently this week, especially in large urban areas, a subcommittee of epidemiologists which convened Thursday suggested the inclusion of Thessaloniki in the country's red zones - high-risk areas - along with Attica and Patra.
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Health expert says Covid variants will prevail in Attica
The government's chief scientific advisor on Covid-19, Sotiris Tsiodras, told a parliamentary committee on Wednesday that the new variants of the coronavirus will be the ones that prevail in the region of Attica.
Health minister to brief parties on Covid-19 response
Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias will on Wednesday update Greece's opposition parties on the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic, including progress in the nationwide vaccination program.
Fourth Halki Summit to address Covid pandemic and climate change
The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople will present a series of three webinars in its fourth Halki Summit next week, titled, "Covid-19 and Climate Change: Living with and Learning from a Pandemic."
The Halki Summit IV sessions will be held as three Zoom webinars on January 26-28 from 8 to 9.30 p.m. each day.
Alarm sounded over virus mutations
Amid global concern over the emergence of mutated strains of the coronavirus, the Health Ministry in Athens has announced the creation of a nationwide network for the systematic monitoring of these variants.
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Health Ministry to set up surveillance network to track coronavirus mutations
Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced on Friday that the ministry will establish a nationwide surveillance and alert network to monitor mutated strains of SARS-CoV-2.
This will create more accurate epidemiological data that will help the government make better decisions for the protection of public health, Kikilias said after a meeting on the issue at the ministry.
Health officials meet over new Covid strains
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PM receives second dose of Covid-19 vaccine
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis received on Monday the second dose of Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine against the coronavirus at Attiko Hospital in Athens.
Mitsotakis had received the first dose of the jab on December 27, 2020, when the first batch of the Pfizer vaccines arrived in Greece.
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Pandemic-related entries most popular in Greek Wikipedia in 2020
The "Coronavirus pandemic in Greece in 2020" was the most popular entry in the Greek-language pages of Wikipedia last year, according to data presented yesterday by the Open Technologies Alliance (EELLAK).
Authorities to boost testing, checks in west Attica as infections spike
Greek authorities on Friday decided to increase random testing for coronavirus in west Attica and intensify checks for compliance with the health measures as the viral load in the area remained high.
Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias said at the daily briefing on the coronavirus that west Attica had over 300 active coronavirus cases.