General News
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 – Children in Greece who haven't been vaccinated against COVID-19 as the pandemic re-surges will eventually catch the virus, cautioned a member of the New Democracy government's advisory team of scientists and doctors.
“Children will be infected at some point if they are not vaccinated. By Christmas we will have a very extensive spread of the virus. All children will be exposed, sooner or later,” Nikos Sypsas, an Infectious Diseases Professor at the Athens School of Medicine told SKAI TV.
It wasn't said if he had told Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis or the Health Ministry or if the panel recommended against opening schools, which resumed classes on Sept. 13 amid worries there could be an outbreak.
He said parents should not worry about possible side effects – which he said are “infinitesimal” and should insure their children are protected from the Coronavirus that is spreading again because of the dominant Delta Variant from India, anti-vaxxers and people not wearing masks nor staying safe distances from each other.
“We know that there are now many references in the literature for children who have long COVID, long-term complications from the virus, such as extreme fatigue, depression, disorders in various organs such as the lungs and heart,” he said, the virus' effect far worse than any possible side effect.
He didn't say what age group is most susceptible as the government has offered vaccinations to the 12-17 year-old category but that it could be extended to even lower ages if the pandemic still lingers.
The Education Ministry changed a stance from vowing to keep schools open in any case and not return to remote learning as happened during lockdowns to saying they would be closed if more than half the students contract the disease.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
CAIRO — Stalled talks aimed at securing a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas are expected to restart in earnest in Qatar as soon as Sunday, according to Egyptian officials.
Days after a Russian missile struck near where Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was in Odessa meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Greece moved to send more guns and ammunition to help against Russia’s ongoing invasion there.
UPPER DARBY, PA – The Saint Demetrios Greek School in Upper Darby held a celebration on March 17 in honor of March 25th, 1821.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Monday, their first interaction in more than a month, as the divide has grown between allies over the food crisis in Gaza and conduct of the war, according to the White House.
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin basked in a victory early Monday that was never in doubt, as partial election results showed him easily securing a fifth term after facing only token challengers and harshly suppressing opposition voices.