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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 registered 2,433 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with 3 of these identified at entry points to the country, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) reported on Tuesday.
Greece has confirmed 393,583 infections from the start of the pandemic (daily change: +0.6 pct). In the confirmed cases of the last 7 days, 30 infections are related to travel from abroad and 1,997 to other confirmed cases.
There are also 50 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the total of pandemic victims to 11,872. Of these, 95.1 pct had an underlying condition and/or were 70 years old.
A total of 556 patients are on ventilators in hospitals. Their median age is 67 years and 84.4 pct have an underlying condition and/or are aged 70 or more. Another 2,368 have been discharged from ICUs since the pandemic began.
In addition, 194 Covid-19 patients were admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours (daily change of a -7.62 pct). The average admission of patients with Covid-19 to hospitals over the last 7 days was 251.
The median age of new infections is 44 years, while the median age of the deceased is 78.
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 Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike on a hospital courtyard in the Gaza Strip early Monday killed at least four people and triggered a fire that swept through a tent camp for people displaced by the war, leaving more than two dozen with severe burns, according to Palestinian medics.
Johnny Gaudreau’s Columbus teammates were given a few options for how to handle their emotions during the Blue Jackets’ home opener.
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian man convicted of discrediting the military after his daughter made a drawing criticizing Russia's military actions in Ukraine was released from prison after serving 22 months, a group that monitors political detentions said Tuesday.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Disasters, including those wrought by fiercer storms, are threatening more people and could derail economic progress in the Asia Pacific region if governments don't invest more in disaster mitigation and prevention, a U.
ATLANTA (AP) — Tom Brady has another new role in the NFL: owner.