In Italy, the campaign to administer a second booster dose of the vaccine against Covid-19 to citizens over 60 will soon begin, the country’s health minister announced yesterday Monday, after receiving a “green light” from the health authorities of the European Union. The EU recommendation comes amid concern over rising cases and hospital admissions across […]
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Oil plunges more than 2% on China covid-19 fears
Oil prices traded sharply lower, erasing Friday’s bullish reaction, as fears over the risk of limited demand from China underscored worries about low global supply levels. In particular, after the 2% gains on Friday, the Brent for September delivery today sees its price falling by 2.2% or 2.3 dollars and trades at $104.7 the barrel. […]
P. Skourletis: Excessive complacency about the pandemic by the government
The vast majority of the world considers the management of accuracy by the government to have failed, that its relationship with society has broken down. Apparently that is why Mr. Mitsotakis, who himself was leaking the possibility of early elections, now seems to be postponing them, in order to avoid this situation. At the same […]
S. Kyriakidou: Second booster dose for the coronavirus immediately for citizens over 60 and the most vulnerable
The Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakidou calls on the Member States to proceed with the second booster dose of the vaccine against COVID19 for those over 60, but also the vulnerable groups, in accordance with the recommendations of the ECDC and the EMA and underlines that ” there is no time to […]
South Korea – coronavirus: President suspends informal media briefings
South Korea’s president will suspend the informal media briefings he has held almost daily since taking office in May, his office said Monday, citing rising numbers of COVID-19 cases, while a poll showed a decline in his public approval ratings. The end of the briefings, which broke with a long-standing tradition as President Yoon Suk-geol […]
First lockdown since the beginning of the pandemic for Macau
Macau authorities today imposed the first lockdown since the outbreak of the pandemic with the aim of eliminating the worst wave of coronavirus to hit the Chinese city. The government of Macau has announced that a one-week lockdown is being imposed from today after more than 1,500 cases of covid-19 have been recorded in the […]
Italy: The cases of coronavirus are 100 times more than the corresponding period of 2021
“Coronavirus cases in Italy, in this first week of July, were a hundred times more than in the corresponding period last year,” Enrico Coccioni, president of the Italian Regional Health Infrastructure Service, said tonight. Cosioni stressed, at the same time, that “the pressure of the new wave of coronavirus is increasing in the hospitals of […]
V. Kontozamanis-G. Yankopoulos: We are prepared for the next waves of the pandemic
Today things with covid-19 are much better than two years ago. We have vaccines, treatments, information has improved and we are prepared for the next waves, Vassilis Kontozamanis, adviser to the prime minister on health issues, and Dr. George Giankopoulos, president and director of the scientific team of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. According to Mr. Giankopoulos there […]
Traveling to Europe? Fear the ‘flying’ chaos – Flight cancellations, lost luggage and it’s just the beginning
By Cecilia Rodriguez The air travel situation in Europe is already so bad that some airlines are advising passengers not to fly this summer. It’s the season of “Air Armageddon” – the name given to the chaotic reality of summer travel, with airlines and airports bracing for collapse and travelers experiencing stressful experiences. Huge queues […]
China: A lockdown was imposed on 1.7 million people in the eastern part of the country
Chinese authorities have placed 1.7 million residents under lockdown in the eastern province of Anhui, where about 300 new cases of covid-19 were reported today, as the epidemic appears to be resurgent in some parts of the country. The Asian giant has adopted a strict policy to stem the spread of covid-19, carrying out large […]
