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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 8,613 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with 19 of these identified at entry points to the country, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) said on Tuesday.
Since the pandemic began, Greece has confirmed 801,208 infections (daily change: +1.1 pct). In the confirmed cases of the last 7 days, 140 infections are related to travel from abroad and 2,341 to other confirmed cases.
There are also 46 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the total of pandemic victims to 16,414. Of these, 95.3 pct had an underlying condition and/or were aged 70 or over.
A total of 486 patients are on ventilators in hospitals. Their median age is 65 years and 81.7 pct have an underlying condition and/or are aged 70 or over. Of the total, 408 (83.95 pct) are unvaccinated or partly vaccinated and 78 (16.05 pct) are fully vaccinated.
Another 3,364 have been discharged from ICUs since the pandemic began.
In addition, 411 Covid-19 patients were admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours (daily change: +0.98 pct). The average admission of patients with Covid-19 to hospitals over the last 7 days was 373.
The median age of new infections is 38 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.
MANADO, Indonesia (AP) — More people living near an erupting volcano on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island were evacuated on Friday due to the dangers of spreading ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic clouds and the possibility of a tsunami.
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million acres (5.
MANADO, Indonesia (AP) — More people living near an erupting volcano on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island were evacuated on Friday due to the dangers of spreading ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic clouds and the possibility of a tsunami.
SEATTLE (AP) — Saturday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather — at 4:20 p.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As the nation prepares for trillions of red-eyed bugs known as periodical cicadas to emerge, it's worth noting that they're not just annoying, noisy pests — if prepared properly, they can also be tasty to eat.