Officials worried at infection-surge on Greek holiday islands
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The Greek government has sent police to holidays hotspots such as Mykonos and Ios as concerns mounted over tourists flouting health measures amid the tourism season, especially among the young, The Guardian reported. The cluster of 13 Greek south Aegean islands was marked dark red on the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control map on Thursday, meaning all but essential travel to and from the region is discouraged.
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The new tests don’t require a swab but the person spits in a cup Romain Gamba / Maison Moderne
The large-scale testing centre in Howald will switch from throat swab to saliva tests on 9 August, the health ministry announced online.
Under the new testing method, samples are no longer taken by swabbing the back of a person’s throat. Instead, the person being tested spits in a cup. However, for the PCR test to work properly, this means the person being tested should not eat, drink, smoke, chew gum, rinse their mouth or brush their teeth half an hour before the test.
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29 Jul 2021 - 23:13
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The U.S. economy grew solidly in the second quarter, pulling the level of gross domestic product above its pre-pandemic peak, as massive government aid and vaccinations against COVID-19 fueled spending on goods and services.
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EUROPE Portugal announced a three-stage plan to lift COVID-19 restrictions, including scrapping a night-time curfew, as the country s vaccination rollout speeds up, helping to bring a recent surge in infections under control. Greece s south Aegean islands were marked dark red on the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control s COVID-19 map on Thursday after a rise in infections, meaning all but essential travel to and from the region is discouraged.
Galway Bay FM
30 July 2021
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Galway Bay fm newsroom – The incidence rate of Covid-19 in the city centre is now three times higher than the national average.
The 14-day rate per 100 thousand people in the area is 1,033 – compared to the national average of 344.
Meanwhile, Galway City East is 639 and Galway City West is 528.
Elsewhere, and Connemara South is 370, Loughrea is 357, Athenry-Oranmore is 344, Tuam is 340, Connemara North is 308, Ballinasloe is 285, Gort-Kinvara is 255.
Nationally, the highest 14-day incidence rate is in Co. Donegal – with the Carndonagh local electoral area is over eight times the national average.
Carndonagh’s is by far the highest in the country, at 2,800.