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Greece is among the top 5 countries in Europe in testing.

Greece is among the top 5 countries in Europe in testing.

The prime minister, in his post, writes the following message: “7 out of 10 Greeks have received at least the first dose of the vaccine. While our fellow citizens over 60 years old closed more than 170,000 new appointments in the last month.

With the COVID-19 Omicron variant raging in Greece, the National Public Health Organisation (EODY) confirmed over 35,000 new infections in the last 24 hours, while the positivity rate has soared to 8.38 percent.

The number of intubated patients is 636, with a median age of 64-years-old, and 80 percent have an underlying medical condition and/or are age 70 or older. Of intubated patients, 85 percent are unvaccinated or partly vaccinated

The restaurants and entertainment shops will be open until 12 midnight without music, 6 people per table, not standing and a moderate distance to the table seats. Exception is New Year’s Eve, when the shops will be open until 2:00 in the morning.

The payment of the levy is imposed on consumers per piece of product and the plastic cover or cap is considered as a distinct product, for which the levy is imposed independently

The heavy cost of the coronavirus for wages. The two increases of 2022 and the request of the General Confederation of Labor GSEE for a new minimum wage at 809 euros.

Travel canceled, passengers quarantined – The start of the new season seems to be delayed due to the Omicron mutation

To date, archaeologists have not identified a human victim of the blast. No human remains have been found even at the archeological site at Akrotiri in Santorini

The National Public Health Organisation today announced 28,828 newly confirmed COVID-19 infections (compared to 21,697 yesterday and 7,665 on 24 December) and 72 deaths in the last 24 hours.

The government from the start had proposed a 2:00 closing time on restaurants, but a large segment of the Committee believes this will further fuel the Omicron variant. The experts recommended that all citizens celebrate New Year’s at home.

The burial of Mr. Karolos Papoulias will take place tomorrow, Thursday, on the island of Ioannina. Only close kin will be present

Though the PM and Tsiodras meet every week, the poor epidemiological situation due to the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant renders tomorrow’s meeting critical in charting out a strategy for now and the future.

There were 60 COVID-19-related deaths in the last 24 hours, and since the start of the pandemic 20,557 people (95 percent with an underlying medical condition and/or age 70 or older) have died of the disease.

'A lot of young people are sick right now and will become even more ill in the coming days. If adolescents believe they have been exposed to the virus, they should not come into contact with their parents and grandparents,' said Health Minister Thanos Plevris.

The Committee of Experts is due to convene tomorrow to consider whether the measures will take effect before January 3rd.

In 2021, Piraeus Bank, Alpha Bank and Eurobank completed transactions of 5,8 billion euros, reducing the risk-weighted asset by 3,6 billion euros, while they also stregthened the capital adequacy ratios by 40-50 units

The warnings of the Union Of Hellenic Chambers Of Commerce

The Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) wants to know from citizens and businesses the problems they face every time they request the issuance of a tax clearance certificate