Health

A new coronavirus strain that infected mink during the second wave of the pandemic in November has also spread to humans in Western Macedonia, scientists say. According to scientists from the Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens (IIBEAA), the...

A total of 444 Covid-19 cases were diagnosed in Greece on Monday, which is just one more than the 445 cases that were recorded in the country just one day earlier, on Sunday. Tragically, 39 people with the virus passed...

A total of 445 new coronavirus cases were diagnosed in Greece on Sunday. This is a significant decrease compared to the 800 cases that had been recorded on Saturday, according to Greece's Public Health Authority EODY. Additionally, the total number of...

A total of 800 new COVID-19 cases were diagnosed in Greece on Saturday, a slight increase compared to the 721 new cases recorded on Friday, according to Greek Health authorities. Tragically, 32 people with the novel coronavirus died in the...

Greece's strict lockdown will be in effect for at least another week, Deputy Minister for Citizen Protection Nikos Chardalias announced on Friday. The national lockdown, in place since early November, had already been extended to Monday, January 11 earlier in...

Thessaloniki's coronavirus infections are finally on the decrease, after months of surges this Winter, according to researchers who shared their findings on Friday. Greece's second-largest city had been a hotbed of the infections, after the capital of Athens, for some...

Greece's coronavirus vaccination campaign is being rolled out at a satisfactory pace, while the number of vaccinations performed will soon increase from the present 5,000 to roughly 8,000 a day, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis promised on Friday, addressing the...

Quarantines have been reimposed on travelers coming into Greece after a short break over the holidays, according to a joint ministerial decision issued on Friday. The tightened restrictions will last at least through January 21 after a respite for people...

300,000,000 additional vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech have been secured by the European Union, according to an announcement from Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday. The European Commission is extending its contract with Pfizer/BioNtech, according to the press release. The 27...

A total of 510 Covid-19 cases were diagnosed in Greece on Thursday, which is 306 fewer than the 816 cases that were recorded in the country just one day earlier, on Wednesday. Tragically, 47 people with the virus passed away...

The coronavirus in Greece will spread faster after the holiday season because people were more lax during the weeks of Christmas and New Year's Day, scientists warn. Reports from the liturgies on the feast of Epiphany across Greece on Wednesday...

As the UK variant of Covid-19 spreads across Europe, the World Health Organization has called for European nations to enact stricter measures to curb its transmission. Hans Kluge, the Europe Director of the WHO, stated on Thursday that more measures,...

Greek-American Congressman Gus Bilirakis, a Republican who represents Palm Harbor, Florida in the US Congress, has tested positive for coronavirus, his office announced Wednesday. Bilirakis is now in quarantine and was not on the House floor on Wednesday as Congress...

A total of 816 Covid-19 cases were diagnosed in Greece on Wednesday, which is 112 fewer than the 928 cases that were recorded in the country just one day earlier, on Tuesday. Tragically, 48 people with the virus passed away...

Vaccination starting with those aged 85 or over will begin on January 20, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday.