Public health

Ljubljana – A total of 1,847 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Slovenia on Tuesday, a daily drop of 5% and a weekly drop of 18%, show the figures the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) released on Wednesday. 28% of all PCR tests came back positive, a weekly drop of around 4 percentage points. 16 Covid-19 patients died.

The National Public Health Organisation has announced 81 COVID-19 deaths (95.4 percent had an underlying medical condition and/or were age 70 or older) and 5,899 newly confirmed infections (seven detected at points of entry into the country) in the last 24 hours.

The total number of COVID-19 deaths in Greece since the start of the pandemic is 18,901.

The National Public Health Organisation announced that 99 patients have died of COVID-19 and 7,009 new infections (a 0.8 percent daily rise) have been confirmed in the last 24 hours.

The news infections (a 0.7 percent daily rise) - seven were detected at points of entry into the country - bring the number of confirmed infections in Greece to 978,402 (50.5 percent men).

The National Public Health Organisation (EODY) has confirmed 116 COVID-19 deaths and 4,943 infections (seven detected at points of entry into the country) in the last 24 hours.

The total number of infections recorded since the start of the pandemic is 971,148 (with a daily rise of 0.5 percent). Slightly over 50 percent are men.

Coronavirus in all its strains causes increased blood clotting, which damages the lungs and all organs in general. More and more patients are blinded by the virus, said to BTV the head of the Clinic of Ophthalmology at Alexandrovska Hospital, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Alexander Oscar.

The spike in the number of pregnant women being treated, at times intubated, for COVID-19 has raised concerns in Greece's scientific community and among doctors.

Critics say there have been mixed signals that confuse public opinion and that medical associations in various specialties, such as OB/GYN, have not pushed hard enough to dispel misunderstandings.

"Now wash your hands." Often seen on the walls of public toilets around the world, this phrase highlights how vital handwashing is in preventing the spread of diseases. Yet for millions of people, the signs might as well say, "Now fly to the moon."

Fatigue is one of the main symptoms of the new variant of the coronavirus - Omicron. This is explained by the President of the South African Medical Association Angelique Coetzee, writes Sky News.

Ljubljana – Coronavirus keeps retreating in Slovenia with Thursday’s 2,364 new cases pushing the 14-day incidence below 2,000. However, official data also show the number of ICU rising to a new high as the disease claimed 17 more lives.

The National Public Health Organisation has announced 8,100 newly confirmed COVID-19 infections (a daily increase of 0.9 percent) and 91 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Of the new infections, ten were detected at points of entry into the country. There have been 894,555 confirmed infections since the start of the pandemic (50.6 percent men).