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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 771 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with 4 of these identified at entry points to the country, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) reported on Friday.
Greece has confirmed 424,165 infections from the start of the pandemic (daily change: +0.2 pct). In the confirmed cases of the last 7 days, 97 infections are related to travel from abroad and 787 to other confirmed cases.
There are also 10 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the total of pandemic victims to 12,722. Of these, 95.2 pct had an underlying condition and/or were 70 years old.
A total of 186 patients are on ventilators in hospitals. Their median age is 66 years and 84.4 pct have an underlying condition and/or are aged 70 or more. Another 2,689 have been discharged from ICUs since the pandemic began.
In addition, 33 Covid-19 patients were admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours (daily change of a -13.16 pct). The average admission of patients with Covid-19 to hospitals over the last 7 days was 38.
The median age of new infections is 43 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.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Sabreen Jouda came into the world seconds after her mother left it.
SEATTLE — A former Washington state police officer wanted after killing two people, including his ex-wife, was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a chase in Oregon, authorities said Tuesday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.
AUSTIN - Tesla’s first-quarter net income plummeted 55%, but its stock price surged in after-hours trading Tuesday as the company said it would accelerate production of new, more affordable vehicles.