Health

The European Commission urges the vaccination of at least 70% of all adults in every country of the European Union by the Summer of 2021, according to a statement issued by the European Commission on Tuesday. The high percentage is...

Nearly half of the 566 Covid cases diagnosed in Greece on Tuesday were recorded in Attica, home to Athens, the country's capital and largest city. There were 256 cases of the virus detected in Attica, 71 of which were diagnosed...

After over two months of a strict national lockdown, Greece has successfully battled its second wave of Covid-19 and stores have reopened across the country. All retail stores, including hair and nail salons, are open for business once again, albeit...

The rapid antigen test for Covid-19 has arrived in Greece, giving people a much easier way to be tested with only a saliva sample, without the need for samples from the back of the throat or nose. The new tests...

Greece will ease the lockdown starting on Monday as it reopens retail stores to the public. On Sunday, health authorities confirmed 28 deaths due to Covid-19, bringing the standing total in Greece to 5,469. Retail stores in areas still experiencing...

The Covid-19 update in Greece on Saturday shows a gradual decrease in the number of new infections and deaths, with 510 cases and 20 deaths, and 323 currently intubated. Of the 510 new cases, seven were identified after checks at...

The retail sector is set to reopen in Greece as the country has successfully battled its second wave of Covid-19 during its two-month lockdown. Starting Monday, January 18, Greece's retail sector, along with hair and nail salons, will be open...

Greece is successfully dealing with the second wave of Covid-19, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday, announcing that authorities could ease some restrictions and reopen shops as early as next week. Opening the debate in Parliament on the course of...

Pfizer is set to temporarily limit shipments of its coronavirus vaccine to Europe in order to ramp up future production, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) announced on Friday morning. Norway, the first European country that Pfizer warned about...

Greece is the only "green" country on the European epidemiological map showing the prevalence of coronavirus infections, according to new information released on Thursday by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). This admirable accolade is not completely...

Greece is the only "green" country on the European epidemiological map showing the prevalence of coronavirus infections, according to new information released on Thursday by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). This admirable accolade is not completely...

Greek Olympic sailing champion Leonidas Pelekanakis died of Covid-19 on Thursday, aged 58, after an almost two-month battle with the illness. The athlete did not have any underlying health issues and had been taking part in open sea sailing events...

The first batch of the Moderna vaccine against the coronavirus arrived in Greece on Wednesday. After its approval by EU regulators in early January, shipments of the Covid-19 vaccine, developed by the American biotech company Moderna, out of Cambridge, Massachusetts,...

Greece imposed a strict lockdown in the regions of Sparta and Argolida in the Peloponnese on Wednesday due to the rapid increase in Covid-19 cases. A total of 671 Covid-19 cases were diagnosed in Greece on Wednesday, which is 195...

Greece seems to be on the right path to successfully tackle the second wave of the coronavirus, according to the most recent data. A comparative analysis of new deaths and cases shows that Greece is doing much better in stemming...