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Greek-American James A. Koshivos, 21, Killed after Car Plunged into Ocean
FALMOUTH, MA – The police in Falmouth have identified the victim in an accident involving a car plunging into the ocean on February 20, NBC10 Boston reported.
ATHENS – Just as vaccinations were working to slow the COVID-19 pandemic in Greece, anxiety is arising that more contagious Delta variant could see some local lockdowns being imposed as health restrictions were otherwise being eased.
“The international community is on alert and there are worries because the Delta variant is 50-60 percent more contagious than the previous one, the Alpha, or British variant, that had prevailed in this country. The models show that by mid-August it will be the dominant strain in Europe and here,” the President of the National Organization for Public Health (EODY), Panagiotis Arkoumaneas told SKAI TV
Parts of the country with low take-up of the coronavirus vaccines are likely “to have a problem,” he also warned.
“It is wrong to have the option and not get vaccinated,” he said, with many in the country – including health professionals – refusing to be inoculated and doubters disbelieving the vaccines are safe or effective even though they are.
University of Crete lung specialist Nikolaos Tzanakis said that the Delta variant has already spread in many parts of the country and will become dominant by August, despite the blazing heat that can be effective against some viruses.
He added that entire areas may have to be put on lockdown in the event of sizeable outbreaks featuring this strain. He told the TV station that of the 15 cases of the Delta variant on Crete that all of those affected were not vaccinated.
Asked by Skai TV to comment on the 15 confirmed cases of the Delta variant in Crete, Tzanakis said that they all concerned patients who have not been vaccinated.
FALMOUTH, MA – The police in Falmouth have identified the victim in an accident involving a car plunging into the ocean on February 20, NBC10 Boston reported.
PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Rosalynn Carter received her final farewells Wednesday in the same tiny town where she and Jimmy Carter were born, forever their home base as they climbed to the White House and traveled the world for humanitarian causes.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are considering holding a formal vote next month to authorize the impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden as the party looks to legitimize a process that has yet to yield any direct evidence of wrongdoing by the president.
JERUSALEM (AP) — It has become an Israeli mantra throughout the latest war in Gaza: Hamas is ISIS.
ATHENS – As the 100th anniversary of her birth approaches on December 2, the tributes to Maria Callas continue – literally all over the world.
NEW YORK – Ahead of The Hellenic Initiative’s 11th Annual New York Gala on December 2, honoree Ted Leonsis, the well-known entrepreneur and philanthropist, shared his thoughts with The National Herald.