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Global COVID-19 death toll passes two million
The global death toll from Covid-19 surpassed two million on Jan. 15, with the World Health Organization (WHO) urging mass vaccinations as the pandemic progresses at a record pace.
As of 1825 GMT on Friday, at least 2,000,066 people worldwide had been confirmed dead of the virus that first emerged in Wuhan, China, in late 2019, according to an AFP tally.
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Greek Tourism Minister: Vaccination Certificate Not Mandatory for Traveling to Greece
"The vaccination certificate will not be a precondition for somebody to travel to Greece," Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis said on Thursday. He added that the relevant proposal by Prime Minister Kyrikaos Mitsotakis to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was aiming to stir the waters so that the European Union coordinates on this issue.
Prime Minister Brnabić received the second dose of Pfizer's vaccine
Brnabi was revaccinated today and on that occasion she called on all citizens to apply for vaccination.
Just to reiterate, Brnabi received the first dose on December 24, 2020, which made her the first European prime minister to be vaccinated.
WHO head for Serbia: I'm afraid that epidemic end is far away
He told RTS that he was afraid the end of the epidemic was far away.
Ivanusa added the vaccination had started worldwide, and that that brings hope.
"About 50 countries have started vaccination so far. The largest number of vaccines per 100 people was consumed in Israel, and in Spain only one vaccine per 100 people," Ivanusa said.
Greek gov’t sets vaccination target of 70% by summer
Government spokesman Christos Tarantilis was optimistic on Monday that the Covid-19 vaccinations would go according to plan, noting that the government's goal is for 70% of the population to be inoculated against the disease by the summer "in order to achieve immunity."
Greece launches online vaccination registration
Greece launched an online platform on Monday for people to register for vaccinations as authorities prepare to begin rolling out Covid-19 shots for the general public after a first phase of inoculating top priority groups.
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Pope, Queen Elizabeth join vaccine drive as UK tops 3 million cases
Pope Francis and Britain's Queen Elizabeth became the latest high-profile figures to join the global vaccination campaign against the coronavirus, as the U.K. reported it had surpassed more than three million cases since the pandemic began more than a year ago.
PM says vaccination of general population to start on Jan. 20
The vaccination of the general population against the coronavirus will begin on January 20, starting with those aged 85 or above, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during a meeting he chaired at the headquarters of the Civil Protection Secretariat on Tuesday evening.
The online platform for the electronic booking of inoculation appointments will open on January 11.
More than 2.600 infected, 41 people died
12.954 people were tested.
There are 242 people on respirators.
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, 349.238 people have fallen ill, while 3.405 have died. A total of 2.344.590 people were tested.
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More than 2.700 newly infected, 39 people died
A total of 11.202 people were tested.
There are 259 people on respirators.
Since the first case on March 6, a total of 346.585 cases have been registered in Serbia.
A total of 3.364 people died as a result of the COVID-19 disease.
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