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Greece
Greece to Receive 1.2 Million Doses of Pfizer’s Covid Vaccine by Late March
In a press conference on Monday, Maria Theodoridou, president of Greece's National Vaccinations Committee, announced that the country would receive over 1.2 million doses of the Pfizer Covid vaccine by the end of March.
The first inoculations in the country...
Greece
Covid-19: Cases Fall in Greece as Deaths Remain High
After many weeks of high covid-19 case numbers in the country, the number of daily cases recorded in Greece has finally fallen for the past two days.
The country recorded a total of 526 new cases of Covid-19 on Monday,...
Greece
Special Vaccine Refrigerators Arrive in Greece; Greek PM to be Vaccinated December 27
Greece received a number of specialty vaccine refrigerator/freezers, designed to keep the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine at a frigid -70 degrees Celsius (-94 degrees Fahrenheit), on Sunday.
The refrigerator/freezers -- which are currently being stored at an undisclosed location -- have...
Greece
Low Covid-19 Figures Continue in Greece: 588 New Cases, 70 Dead
The drop in the numbers of Covid-19 infections and deaths continues in Greece. On Sunday the National Public Health Organisation (EODY) announced 588 news cases and 70 deaths, while 515 patients are in intubation.
According to EODY, 11 of the...
Greece
Greece's First Responders Doubt Covid-19 Vaccine and Won't Take it
A large percentage of health workers in Greece have responded negatively to the upcoming Covid-19 vaccination, with anti-vaccination doctors and nursing staff in some hospitals being the majority.
According to a recent poll by Pulse among health professionals, 29 percent...
Europe
EU Counties Ban UK Flights Over New Variant of Coronavirus
Several European countries placed new restrictions on travel to and from the United Kingdom on Sunday due to concern over a new strain of the coronavirus that is spreading rapidly there.
The Netherlands banned passenger flights from the UK until...
Greece
Numbers of Covid-19 Cases and Deaths Drop in Greece, Authorities Still on Alert
Greece's National Public Health Organization (EODY) announced on Saturday that 901 people were infected with Covid-19 and 58 died in the past 24 hours, while 534 are in intubation.
Of the total cases, only six were detected in the country's...
Greek News
Moderna Vaccine Gets OK from FDA; EU to Receive 160 Million Doses
The coronavirus vaccine developed by the American pharmaceutical firm Moderna, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, along with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) was cleared by the FDA on Friday after receiving the all-important thumbs-up from its independent...
Greece
Covid-19 Deaths Exceed 4,000 in Greece; Kozani Under Strict Lockdown
Tragically, 96 people with Covid-19 passed away on Friday, 18 more than the number who passed away with the virus yesterday, Thursday, bringing the total number of deaths with the virus in the country to 4,044.
The median age of...
Greece
First Covid-19 Vaccines Expected in Greece on December 26
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Friday that the first Covid-19 vaccines will arrive in the country on December 26 and that vaccinations will begin the following day.
"We believe that the first vaccines will be in Greece on December...
Greece
Giannis Antetokounmpo Has a Message on Covid: "We Need to Play Defense"
NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo joined the campaign against Covid-19 in Greece by starring in a video in which he calls on people to defend themselves against the virus by observing public safety measures, including wearing a mask.
Fresh from agreeing...
Greece
Greece Imposes Stricter Local Lockdowns; Records 1,155 Cases Thursday
Greek Deputy Minister for Civil Protection Nikos Chardalias announced a series of new emergency lockdown measures on Thursday for the regions of western Attica that have been unable to curb the spread of Covid-19.
The new measures will be in...
Europe
Covid Vaccination to Start Across the EU on December 27
European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen announced on Thursday that vaccinations against Covid-19 will start on December 27, 28 and 29 throughout all EU countries.
A senior EU official said on Wednesday the bloc could give its final approval...
Greece
Covid-19: Greece Records 85 Deaths on Wednesday
Greece recorded a total of 1,190 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, and 85 people with the virus passed away in the 24-hour-period.
Currently, 552 patients with Covid-19 are intubated in Greece.
Yesterday, Tuesday, 1,240 cases of the virus were diagnosed...
Greece
Greece to Receive Vaccine Before End of Year; Fewer Doses than Expected
Addressing the public on Wednesday, Greek government spokesman Stelios Petsas announced that there is "strong evidence" that Greece will receive the Covid-19 vaccine before the end of the year, somewhat earlier than previously thought -- but it will be...