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Spiros Vasilakis who lost his mother to COVID-19 speaks to Neos Kosmos
Maria Vasilakis, 81, recently celebrated her birthday in isolation, at St Basil’s Home for the Aged. A few days later, she tested positive for Coronavirus and within a week she …
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St Basil’s coronavirus cluster weighs heavily on Greek Australian community
One of the most recent coronavirus infection clusters in Victoria has been recently linked to St Basil’s aged care facility, home to many Greek-Australian elders. As of Saturday, the total …
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Australian citizenship up by 60 per cent this year despite COVID-19 with highest number on record
More than 200,000 people have pledged their allegiance to Australia and become new citizens in the past 12 months. In the 2019-20 financial year, 204,817 people were conferred Australian citizenship …
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Greek community mourns St Basil’s deaths as another 357 new COVID-19 cases are recorded in Victoria
Victoria recorded 357 new coronavirus cases and another five deaths on Saturday. “I’m very sad to have to report a further five Victorians have passed away, bringing the total to …
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Australia’s purse strings: Top economists analyse post-COVID-19 world
The economic statement released on Thursday morning by Australia’s Treasurer Josh Frydenberg was grim, and a stark reminder of the huge economic disruption caused by COVID-19. Mr Frydenberg compared the …
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Concern at St Basil’s with 75 COVID-19 infections, five deaths
The rising case numbers within Victoria’s aged-care homes are of grave national concern with five deaths already noted at St Basil’s Home for the Aged in Fawkner. Neos Kosmos’ exclusive …
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Greek Australian St Basil’s resident dies of COVID-19
A Greek Australian woman in her 70s has died from COVID-19, lifting the number of deaths from within the Greek community of Melbourne to five. St Basil’s Homes for the …
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Australia’s worst economic disruption since WWII is still better than the Greek debt crisis
Australia is living through the biggest economic and social disruption it has had in decades as a result of COVID-19. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg predicted the deficit of the current financial …
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Fronditha tightens lockdown rules to protect clients against COVID-19
Fronditha Care announced on Tuesday that it will extend voluntary lockdown procedures and strengthen regulations concerning the wearing of masks in all of its Victorian facilities as the state grapples …
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Tenth edition of Antipodean Palette goes online to reflect isolation of COVID-19
The profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is reflected in the revised title for the 10th anniversary of Antipodean Palette 2020, In Isolation. The exhibition which was to have been …