Health

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

On Tuesday, Greece recorded a total of 1,240 new cases of Covid-19 after 30,000 virus tests, both rapid and PCR, were conducted across the country. Just yesterday, Monday, only 639 new cases of the coronavirus were diagnosed in Greece. That...

German Minister of Health Jens Spann stated on Tuesday that his country is counting on approving the coronavirus vaccine "before Christmas," as the EU body responsible for giving the green light will begin examining the vaccine on December 21. The...

The Greek government on Monday announced lockdown rules for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day as well as for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Gatherings at homes will be limited to a maximum of nine people from two families,...

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis asked the heads of top pharmaceutical firms during an online meeting on Sunday to develop practical proposals to create a strong and competitive biopharmaceutical sector in the country. As the Prime Minister noted, the challenge was...

Health authorities in Greece announced on Sunday evening that another 85 individuals had died in the last 24-hour period across the country due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic. There are currently 553 intubated patients in the country's hospitals, down from...

Greece has been under a national lockdown for more than forty days now, despite this, intubations and deaths due to the coronavirus pandemic remain very high in the country. On Saturday afternoon it was announced that a total of 64...

A new survey was published on Saturday morning revealing some of the attitudes of the Greek population towards the vaccination program that is about to begin to combat the spread of Covid-19. The survey, which was conducted by the Athens...

In triumphal news after a punishing year which unfolded with the coronavirus pandemic resulting in one medical, sociological and economic crisis after another worldwide, the vaccine produced by the American firm Pfizer and the German company BioNTech cleared the...

The Greek government announced on Friday a set of measures for the reopening of some businesses in the retail sector for Christmas sales. It also noted that churches may also reopen -- but only for Christmas and Epiphany Day. The...

Although the country has been under a national lockdown for over a month, intubations and deaths due to the coronavirus remain high in Greece. On Thursday, a total of 81 people died with Covid-19 in the country. There are currently...