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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.
THESSALONIKI — Five percent of ICU beds for Covid-19 in Thessaloniki were currently unoccupied, the health ministry reported on Monday, while 30 pct of Covid ICU beds are unoccupied in Attica and 21 pct throughout the country.
A total of 1,177 ICU beds are operating nationwide, of which 914 are occupied and 263 pct (22 pct) are unoccupied. The non-Covid ICU beds currently number 588, of which 463 are occupied and 125 (21 pct) are not occupied.
The Covid ICU beds in Thessaloniki number 192 in total, of which 182 are occupied, while Attica has 212, of which 148 are occupied.
The total number of hospital beds available throughout the country for treating Covid-19 cases (in ICUs, enhanced care, negative pressure wards, ordinary wards and others) are 5,629, while the patients currently receiving hospital treatment are 3,527.
There are also 170 beds available in military hospitals, of which 119 are occupied.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — More than 100 long-finned pilot whales that beached on the western Australian coast Thursday have returned to sea, while 29 died on the shore, officials said.
On Monday, April 22, 2024, history was being written in a Manhattan courtroom.
PARIS - With heavy security set for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games during a time of terrorism, France has asked to use a Greek air defense system as well although talks are said to have been going on for months.
PARIS (AP) — Paris has a new king of the crusty baguette.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A tiny Philip Morris product called Zyn has been making big headlines, sparking debate about whether new nicotine-based alternatives intended for adults may be catching on with underage teens and adolescents.