In the last twenty-four hours, in Italy, 98,020 cases of coronavirus were recorded and 136 people lost their lives. In total, 1,029,429 diagnostic tests were performed, 9.5% of which were positive. There are 1,185 patients with covid 19 in the intensive care units of the country, while there are 10,578 in the hospital wards. At […]
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Switzerland: Record number of cases, with 17,634 infections in 24 hours
Covid-19 cases in Switzerland again broke records today, with 17,634 infections within 24 hours, according to data announced by the authorities. Health Minister Allen Bersett said he had spoken with President Guy Parmelen and the head of the regional health directorate to discuss the deteriorating situation. The ministry has already planned measures that will be […]
Outbreak in Portugal: New record with 26,867 infections
Portugal announced a new record of 26,867 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours on Wednesday, a sharp increase from 17,172 the previous day, although daily deaths fell. DGS recorded 12 deaths, up from 19 on Tuesday, while the number of patients in intensive care units was stable at 151. At the end of January, […]
WHO worries about ‘tsunami of cases’ – ‘Twin threat’ by Omicron and Delta
LAST UPDATE: 19:03 The World Health Organization (WHO) is deeply concerned about the “tsunami of cases” caused by the simultaneous spread of the Delta and Omicron variants of the coronavirus, expressed by the Director General of the Tantros Antanom Gebregesus. “Delta and Omicron are now a ‘twin threat’ leading to record cases and a spate […]
SYRIZA: Retaliation and informal lockdown without financial support
The expected fire on the prime minister was “fired” by SYRIZA, after the announcements of the Minister of Health for the new measures that will be implemented from tomorrow. “Mr. Mitsotakis knew what was coming, all the experts and the opposition were warning and he did not take any measures at all to prevent new […]
Coronavirus: Omicron ‘does not cause the same disease’ as previous executives, says British professor
The horrific scenes we experienced in the previous waves of the pandemic are “now history,” according to John Bell, a professor of medicine at Oxford University and a UK government life science consultant. Speaking on the BBC’s Radio 4, Bell analyzed data from the United Kingdom, which showed that coronavirus cases were “breaking” one record […]
G. Economou: Intention of the government to open the schools on January 10
Within the day, after the suggestions of the Committee of Experts, the Minister of Health will announce the measures that will be in force before the New Year, possibly with some adjustments, the government spokesman Giannis Oikonomou stressed today on SKAI. The government spokesman said the measures would be more or less what we knew […]
WHERE: The risk posed by the new Omicron variant remains ‘very high’
The risk posed by the highly contagious Omicron variant of the new coronavirus worldwide remains “very high”, the World Health Organization warns today. “The global risk associated with the new Omicron variant of concern remains very high,” the WHO said in its weekly epidemiological bulletin. “Reliable data show that the Omicron variant has a developmental […]
Alarm in the government for the record of cases – The new measures before the New Year
By Dimitris Gatsios Government and experts are faced with the strong possibility of an adjustment or immediate shift of the measures announced with an initial timeframe of 3 January. After the … shock brought by “Black Tuesday”, with the country counting 21,657 cases in a twenty-four hour period, the change of course regarding the strategy […]
France: Black record with almost 180,000 cases in a 24 hour period
A new Covid-19 daily case record was set by France, with 179,807 infections in a 24-hour period, by far the largest number recorded in the country since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record, with 104,611 infections, was recorded on Saturday. Despite the eruption, the number of patients in hospitals remains well below the […]
