Health

Kalymnos has been placed under strict coronavirus containment measures as of Thursday, New Year's Eve, the government said on Wednesday.

Greek nurse Gabriel Tachtatzoglou has set up an ICU at home to care for members of his family who are infected with the coronavirus.

A total of 942 Covid-19 cases were diagnosed in Greece Wednesday, which is 105 fewer than the 1,047 cases recorded in the country on Tuesday.

The coronavirus vaccination process in Greece has come under fire from opposition parties who accuse the government of prioritizing officials to receive the vaccine before most health care workers.

The coronavirus vaccine side-effect was mild, according to a 32-year female doctor who developed an allergic reaction yesterday

Sotiris Tsiodras, the epidemiologist who took Greeks by the hand this year, informing them about Covid-19 and giving the sad daily tally of the virus on TV during the first wave of the pandemic, is Greece's Person of the Year...

Coronavirus vaccine side effects happen only rarely; however, authorities recorded the first allergic reaction in Greece on Monday. So far 471 people have been vaccinated with the Pfizer/ BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 in Greece. Health Ministry official Marios Themistokleous said...

In a press conference on Monday, Greek Government Spokesman Stelios Petsas stated that country's top priority after the end of the lockdown is to open schools safely. Greece has been under a strict nationwide lockdown, set to end on January...

A Greek priest expelled several faithful who were not wearing masks from the church of  Agios Nikolaos in Flario, Kalamata, during a liturgy on Christmas Day. "Play objector in your home, not here," were the caustic words of the priest who...

Stanford Professor Dr. John Ioannidis says there is no need to panic despite the disturbing news regarding the development of a new coronavirus strain in the United Kingdom. Greek Reporter spoke to the Greek-American medical professor from Stanford University, regarding...

Τhe National Public Health Organization of Greece (EODY) announced 342 new certified coronavirus cases in Greece on Sunday, 22 of which were diagnosed following tests at the country's entrance gates. The total number of certified coronavirus infections in Greece is...

It is official: the first coronavirus vaccinations were administered in Greece and across the European Union on Sunday, December 27, 2020. A new, brighter chapter gradually begins, offering a glimpse of hope to all those who have suffered so much...

Greece is now marked as ''green'' in the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) maps for the coronavirus. This is because the test positivity rate of the COVID-19 fell below four percent and the notification rate is lower...

In a symbolic gesture, the President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, will be among the first individuals to get the Coronavirus vaccine on Sunday. Sakellaropoulou is not the only one to be vaccinated on December 27, though, as Greek...

Forty-six more people died on Christmas Day in Greece due to the Coronavirus pandemic, while the country recorded an additional 262 new positive cases over the last 24 hours. According to Greek Public Health authorities, 473 people are now intubated...