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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 19,712 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with 70 of these identified at entry points to the country, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) said on Thursday.
Since the pandemic began, Greece has confirmed 1,867,935 infections (daily change: +1.1 pct). In the confirmed cases of the last 7 days, 380 infections are related to travel from abroad and 1,113 to other confirmed cases.
There are also 112 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the total of pandemic victims to 23,083. Of these, 95.0 pct had an underlying condition and/or were aged 70 or over.
A total of 633 patients are on ventilators in hospitals. Their median age is 66 years and 83.6 pct have an underlying condition and/or are aged 70 or over. Of the total, 504 (79.62 pct) are unvaccinated or partly vaccinated and 129 (20.38 pct) are fully vaccinated.
Another 4,004 have been discharged from ICUs since the pandemic began.
In addition, 415 Covid-19 patients were admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours (daily change: +5.06 pct). The average admission of patients with Covid-19 to hospitals over the last 7 days was 449.
The median age of new infections is 35 years (range: 0.2 to 106 years), while the median age of the deceased is 78 (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.
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — An international team of doctors visiting a hospital in central Gaza was prepared for the worst.
NASHVILLE, ΤΝ – With a special event organized by the Hellenic Institute of Cultural Diplomacy - U.
ASTORIA – Greek Minister of the Interior Niki Kerameus offered an informative presentation on postal voting in the upcoming European Union elections for Greek citizens in a well-attended event held at the St.
NICOSIA - A meeting between the ministers of energy for Cyprus and Israel - George Papanastasiou and Eli Cohen - led to an agreement that the countries would make an underwater electric cable link a top priority, linking them to Europe.
LONDON (AP) — The British Museum on Thursday appointed National Portrait Gallery chief Nicholas Cullinan as its new director, as the 265-year-old institution grapples with the apparent theft of hundreds of artifacts and growing international scrutiny of its collection.