Greece

Greek authorities are on high alert on Wednesday following the first case of coronavirus in the country and the alarming outbreak in Italy, where as of Wednesday morning more than 300 cases and eleven deaths have been recorded. The virus...

The list of victims who have succumbed to the West Nile Virus in Greece continues to grow. According to KEELPNO, the Hellenic Center for Disease Control & Prevention, the number of people who have succumbed to the West Nile Virus...

Highlighting a disturbing trend, data published by the Greek Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) showed that infectious incidences of infectious diseases increased by 20.5 percent in 2017. In total, 5,967 were recorded in 2017 compared to 4,951 incidents in 2016. The data...

The list of victims who have succumbed to the West Nile Virus in Greece continues to grow. According to an announcement by the Hellenic Center for Disease Control & Prevention (KEELPNO), the number of deaths that have resulted from...

The number of people who died due to the West Nile Virus (WNV) outbreak in Greece is now 34, according to the Hellenic Center for Disease Control & Prevention's (KEELPNO) latest announcement. The deaths recorded this year are seven times...

The number of dead affected by the West Nile virus (WNV) outbreak in Greece went up to 31, with a total of 271 cases recorded, the Hellenic Center for Disease Control & Prevention (KEELPNO) announced on Saturday. According to KEELPNO,...

The number of dead from the West Nile virus has reached 21 since the beginning of 2018, while a total 178 have been affected by the disease, according to the Hellenic Center for Disease Control & Prevention (KEELPNO). Of the...

A 35-year-old woman who had been given a measles vaccine dose has become the third victim of the disease in Greece, after she died of pneumonia and respiratory failure. To date, as reported by the Hellenic Center for Disease Control...

One hundred new measles cases were recorded last week, bringing the total number to 1,362, with most appearing in southern Greece. The vast majority of measles cases are children from Roma communities and people from the general population, mostly in...

December 1 is the World AIDS Day, when people around the world look closely into the victims of the epidemic that devastated the world 33 years ago, when it was first recorded. The number of HIV infections in Greece in...

Municipal authorities across Greece have started sending crews to spray the piles of garbage in order to prevent contamination. The trash collectors strike continues for the 10th day with mounts of trash forming in most cities and towns across the...

Speaking in Greek Parliament on Friday, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras attacked previous administrations for the poor condition of the National Health System, while announcing a committee to investigate scandals involving previous health officials. On the weekly "Hour of the Prime...

Health authorities sound the alarm as Greece enters the main phase of the influenza outbreak. According to the Hellenic Center for Disease Control & Prevention (KEELPNO), in the last week of 2016, 35 out every 1,000 Greeks who went to...

Attica Bank has become the unofficial battleground in the war between Bank of Greece governor Yiannis Stournaras and the Greek government. The reason is that the BoG chief is doing his job and doesn't allow the Alexis Tsipras administration...

The company offices of Stavroula Nikolopoulou - wife of Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras - were searched. The couple's home was also searched on Thursday following an order by Chief Corruption Prosecutor Eleni Raikou who is probing into...