The main news in headlines. From Australia, Greece, Cyprus and the rest of the world.
Main news headlines
- Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Australia Makarios tested positive - He is fully vaccinated, and shows mild symptoms of Covid-19.
- The chaos in the testing centers is increasing.
- NNO recorded a total of 35,054 confirmed cases - 8 dead. One in three people tested in New South Wales is positive. Vaccinations of children 5-11 years old to start on Monday.
- Victoria reported 17,636 cases, 11 deaths.
- Tasmania 867 new cases.
- The National Cabinter will consider today, among other things, the shortcomings in the RAT tests.
- Opposition Labor leader has called for RAT tests to be distributed for free.
- In Greece, 50,126 new cases and 61 deaths were recorded.
- Schools will open with masks and self-tests after the Christmas holidays on Monday, January 10th.
- There were five deaths and 5,457 new cases in Cyprus. Even tougher measures are being decided today by the Council of Ministers on the pandemic.
- Omicron could create new dangerous mutations, according to the World Health Organization.
- A new coronavirus variant has already been identified in France.
- With a medical exception, Novak Djokovic, No. 1 in the world, will compete in the Australian Open.
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