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Meropi Kyriacou Honored as TNH Educator of the Year
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
ATHENS – Greece confirmed 3,190 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) said on Saturday, bringing all confirmed infections since the pandemic began to 3,442,963 (daily change: +0.1 pct).
Of the daily total, reinfections are estimated at 375 in the last 24 hours, while their total since the pandemic began is estimated at 134,546 (3.8 pct of the total positive results).
There are also 9 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the total of pandemic victims to 29,784. Of these, 95.6 pct had an underlying condition and/or were aged 70 or over.
A total of 134 patients are on ventilators in hospitals. Their median age is 72 years and 91.8 pct have an underlying condition and/or are aged 70 or over. Of the total, 63 (47.01 pct) are unvaccinated or partly vaccinated and 71 (52.99 pct) are fully vaccinated.
Another 4,679 have been discharged from ICUs since the pandemic began.
In addition, 85 Covid-19 patients were admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours (daily change: -10.53 pct). The average admission of patients with Covid-19 to hospitals over the last 7 days was 85.
The median age of new infections is 36 years (range: 0.2 to 112 years), while the median age of the deceased is 80 (range: 0.2 to 106 years).
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
CAIRO — Stalled talks aimed at securing a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas are expected to restart in earnest in Qatar as soon as Sunday, according to Egyptian officials.
Days after a Russian missile struck near where Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was in Odessa meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Greece moved to send more guns and ammunition to help against Russia’s ongoing invasion there.
UPPER DARBY, PA – The Saint Demetrios Greek School in Upper Darby held a celebration on March 17 in honor of March 25th, 1821.
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin basked in a victory early Monday that was never in doubt, as partial election results showed him easily securing a fifth term after facing only token challengers and harshly suppressing opposition voices.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Monday, their first interaction in more than a month, as the divide has grown between allies over the food crisis in Gaza and conduct of the war, according to the White House.