“Every time the pandemic is in full swing and the paradoxically high number of daily deaths puts our country in the worst position in Western Europe, the Minister of Health, Mr. Pleuris, brings back the issue of changing the current way of recording covid-related deaths,” he says The Head of Health of SYRIZA PS, Andreas […]
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Turkey: Omicron’s BA.5 sub-variant blamed for coronavirus outbreak
Experts attribute the recent outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Turkey to Omicron’s BA.5 sub-variant. Tayar Shasmaz, a professor of public health at Mersin University’s medical school, told New China that cases rose sharply in June because of this sub-variant, which spreads faster and infects faster, even outdoors. BA.5, which the World Health Organization (WHO) […]
North Korea: A national meeting to review coronavirus measures will be held within the next few weeks
North Korea will hold two major government meetings, one of them to assess the country’s policy against COVID-19, in the coming weeks, state media reported today. Pyongyang claims it has recorded no new cases of COVID-19 infection since late July. The internationally isolated country’s parliament (SPA) will meet on September 7 to discuss legislation on […]
Australia: The number of people hospitalized due to Covid reached a record level
The number of Australians admitted to hospital with COVID-19 hit a record high of around 5,450 today, official figures showed, as the spread of highly infectious new sub-variants of Omicron put pressure on the national health system. The number of people hospitalized is the highest since the coronavirus emerged, surpassing January’s high of 5,390 people […]
Because the ‘beast’ of inflation will be out of control for years – and it will change our lives
By Allison Schrager We have awakened the beast and now we may have to learn to live with it. After more than 20 years of low, steady inflation, it’s rebounding—to over 9%—and may never return to pre-pandemic levels. We’ve already lost the advantages of our once economy: the low interest rates and wage increases that […]
ING: How likely is a new debt crisis? In the ‘danger zone’ Spain, France, Belgium, Italy and Greece
Her Eleftherias Kourtalis A decade after the last eurozone crisis, fears of another crisis have intensified again, notes ING, with Spain, France, Belgium, Italy and Greece in the “danger zone”. After the great shock of the pandemic and in the midst of a war on European soil, it is easy to draw parallels with the […]
WHO to Europe on coronavirus: Take action now to avoid a tougher fall
With Omicron’s BA.5 sub-variant leading the new wave of Covid-19 in Europe, countries must speed up vaccination and reintroduce measures such as mask use to avoid the need for stricter measures in autumn and winter, he warns Hans Kluge, Regional Director for Europe of the World Health Organization. In an interview with Reuters, Hans Kluge […]
Anthony Fauci plans to retire by the end of Biden’s term
Dr. Anthony Fauci plans to retire by the end of President Joe Biden’s current term, the administration’s top infectious disease expert told CNN on Monday. Anthony Fauci, who serves as Biden’s chief medical adviser and has served as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for decades, clarified, however, that he does […]
China – Corona virus: 598 new cases of Covid-19 announced by the authorities
China’s health authorities today announced 598 new cases of coronavirus in the previous 24 hours, including 167 with symptoms of the disease Covid-19 and 431 asymptomatic. In comparison, one day earlier 691 new cases were recorded – 154 with symptoms of Covid-19 and 537 asymptomatic. No new cases were reported in Beijing for the second […]
Attica Bank: Escalating energy crisis, strong dynamics in tourism
Expectations for a recovery in advanced economies are deteriorating as geopolitical instability lingers and inflation looks set to last longer than initially expected, according to the June 2022 Attica Economic Review. In the monthly report of Attica Bank prepared in collaboration with IOBE entitled “The energy crisis is escalating, strong dynamics in tourism, amid volatility […]
