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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 2,219 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours of which 21 were identified at entry points to the country, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) said on Thursday.
So far, Greece has a confirmed total of 199,496 SARS-CoV-2 infections. Based on confirmed data of the last 7 days, 70 of them are linked to incoming travellers and 2,695 to already registered cases.
Another 35 registered deaths related to Covid-19 occurred in the last 24 hours, bringing the total of casualties since the first outbreak to 6,632. Of these, 95.7 pct had an underlying condition and/or were aged 70 or more.
The number of hospital patients on ventilators totals 449. The patients' median age is 68 years. An 85.1 pct has an underlying condition and/or is aged 70 or more.
Another 1,389 patients have been discharged from ICUs since the pandemic began.
The number of new patients in hospitals due to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours is 365, while the rolling average of hospital admissions in the last seven days is 316 patients.
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.