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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 3,565 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with 7 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 463,473 infections (daily change: +1.00 pct). In the confirmed cases of the last 7 days, 123 infections are related to travel from abroad and 1,318 to other confirmed cases.
There are also 9 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the total of pandemic victims to 12,867. Of these, 95.1 pct had an underlying condition and/or were aged 70 or over.
A total of 121 patients are on ventilators in hospitals. Their median age is 66 years and 89.3 pct have an underlying condition and/or are aged 70 or over. Another 2,765 have been discharged from ICUs since the pandemic began.
In addition, 136 Covid-19 patients were admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours (daily change: -3.55 pct). The average admission of patients with Covid-19 to hospitals over the last 7 days was 121.
The median age of new infections is 42 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.
NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians began voting Friday in a six-week election that's a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has championed an assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics and is seeking a rare third term as the country's leader.
BARCELONA - Stefanos Tsitsipas encountered a significant challenge in his match against Facundo Diaz Acosta during the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell on Friday.
NEW YORK — A person who was on fire in a park outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump’s hush money trial is taking place has been rushed away on a stretcher.
NEW YORK — Emergency crews rushed away a person on a stretcher after fire was extinguished outside the Manhattan courthouse where jury selection was taking place Friday in Donald Trump's hush money criminal case.
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Casper Ruud defeated Jordan Thompson in straight sets to earn his season-leading 26th win and secure a spot in the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open on Thursday.