Calamos Supports Greece

Health

Coronavirus Cases Spike to 1,400 in Greece on Thursday

A total of 1,400 cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed in Greece on Thursday, spiking sharply yet again after the country recorded 755 cases of the virus just one day earlier, on Wednesday. The cases diagnosed on Tuesday represent 645 more...

Pfizer to Send 200 Million Additional Doses of Vaccine to EU

Pfizer and BioNTech have agreed to supply an additional 200 million doses of their coronavirus vaccine to the European Union, the companies announced on Wednesday. This massive shipment will be sent in addition to the 300 million doses the pharmaceutical...

Coronavirus Cases Jump to 1,121 in Greece Tuesday

A total of 1,121 cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed in Greece on Tuesday, spiking sharply yet again as the country was blanketed with a thick layer of snow. The cases diagnosed on Tuesday represent 423 more than those recorded in...

Thessaloniki Wastewater Shows Alarming Spike in Viral Load

Researchers from Thessaloniki's Aristotle University on Tuesday announced that they had discovered an alarming spike in the amount of coronavirus detected in the city's wastewater. This measurement, which tracks the presence of the virus in the population as a whole,...

Covid-19: 698 Cases, Record Vaccinations Monday Despite Snow

A total of 698 cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed in Greece on Monday, 36 more than the 662 cases that were recorded in the country just one day earlier, on Sunday, but far fewer than the 1,000+ that had been...

Survey Shows Greece Most Sexually Active Nation

A survey conducted by the condom manufacturer Durex, which analyzed the sexual habits of people belonging to 26 nationalities, showed that Greeks have sex the most frequently of all. Nearly 30,000 people from countries across the world participated in the...

662 Cases of Covid-19 Diagnosed in Greece, 301 Intubations Sunday

A total of 662 cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed in Greece on Sunday, 560 fewer than the 1,222 cases recorded in the country just one day earlier, on Saturday. Just over half of Greece’s cases were diagnosed in Attica, where...

Covid-19: 1,222 Cases, 26 Deaths in Greece on Saturday

A total of 1,222 cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed in Greece on Saturday, 188 more than the 1,410 cases recorded in the country just one day earlier, on Friday. Nearly half of Greece’s cases were diagnosed in Attica, where 583...

Evia, Achaea Under Strict Lockdown; 1,410 Cases Friday

A total of 1,410 cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed in Greece on Friday, 83 more than the 1,327 cases that were recorded in the country just one day earlier, on Thursday. Over half of cases diagnosed in Greece were found...

Greece to Test Israeli Covid-19 Drug

Greece will take part in the trials for an Israeli treatment for COVID-19, following the meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday. The Jerusalem Post reports that during the press conference...

Greece Announces 638 New Covid-19 Infections, 25 Deaths on Monday

A total of 638 coronavirus infections were announced by Greek health authority EODY on Monday, along with 25 deaths that occurred over the past 24 hours. This represents a welcome decrease in the number of infections nationwide from the 733...

Covid-19: 1,195 Cases in Greece Friday, 558 in Attica

A total of 1,195 cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed in Greece on Friday, 125 more than the 1,070 cases that were recorded in the country one day earlier, on Thursday. Alarming health officials, a great number of Friday's 1,195 cases...

Greeks Under 64 Years of Age Will Receive AstraZeneca Vaccine

The Friday meeting of Greece's National Vaccination Committee resulted in a unanimous vote to go forward with administering the AstraZeneca vaccine to citizens up to 64 years of age. The meeting was followed by statements by the president of the...

Johnson & Johnson Sends New Vaccine to FDA For Approval

The American Food and Drug Administration will begin to review the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which the company states is 100% effective at preventing hospitalizations and deaths from Covid-19, on February 26. The Johnson & Johnson product -- in contrast...