OMICRON VARIANT

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EODY: Omicron variant rages with over 35,000 new infections in 24 hours, 72 deaths, 636 intubated

Since the start of the pandemic, 20,708 people have died of COVID-19 in Greece, 60 percent men, and 95 percent had an underlying medical condition and/or were age 70 or older.

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Government, experts on high alert as infections expected to reach 20,000, restrictions may be expedited

About 50 percent of patients with new infections were age 39 or younger, while six percent were age 60 or older. The health minister said that COVID-19 self-tests detected 30 percent of infections over recent days

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Editorial Ta Nea: Vaccination, but that is not enough

The extremely rapid spread of the Omicron variant all over the planet has made clear that vaccination is not enough. The unvaccinated will get sick or die, but the vaccinated can also be infected.