Health

Greece's Undersecreatry for Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias announced Tuesday that the country has detected 269 new cases of the coronavirus over the last 24 hours. There were two deaths in the same span of time, bringing the total of...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke via telephone on Tuesday with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. According to a press release, the two leaders talked briefly  together about current events in the Mediterranean and the continued cooperation between the...

Greece is set to receive 3 million doses of the vaccine developed by the University of Oxford in collaboration with AstraZeneca, the Minister of Health Vassilis Kikilias said on Tuesday. The announcement follows the agreement by the European Union and...

It was announced on Monday that 150 new cases of the coronavirus were diagnosed in the country in the last 24 hours, and two Greek citizens have succumbed with the virus in the last day. Only seven of the 150...

Health authorities in Thessaloniki announced on Monday that a 27-day-old baby has tested positive for the coronavirus. The infant is being treated at Ippokratio Hospital, which is the Covid-19 referral hospital for children and infants in the city. Authorities are testing...

The new package of protection measures against the spread of the coronavirus came into effect on Monday morning, August 17. Among the measures announced by Greece's Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias on Friday are: -- All restaurants, bars and catering...

Thousands of cars from Albania were lined up at the Kakavia border on Sunday, August 16 after the Greek government relaxed restrictions on the amount eligible to enter the nation. According to the recent decision, the amount of people able...

Greece's National Public Health Organization announced on Sunday, August 16, that 217 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported within the past 24 hours, as well as 2 deaths. The statement was released following health authorities explaining how the country's...

Nightclubs across Greece are implementing new health and safety measures, including limited hours and social distancing, in order to help prevent the spread of Covid-19. The effort comes in the midst of newly imposed government mandates, meant to address the...

Greece's National Public Health Organization announced on Sunday, August 15, that 230 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported within the past 24 hours, as well as 3 deaths. The statement was released in the midst of health authorities explaining...

Greece's Public Heath Authority, EODY, announced on Friday that there have been 254 new cases of the coronavirus detected across the nation in the last 24 hours and two elderly women have succumbed with the virus. This brings the total...

Greece's Undersecretary of Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias announced much stricter measures against the spread of the coronavirus as the nation grapples with a disturbing spike in numbers around the country. Bars, restaurants in Attica to close at Midnight Bars, caterers, restaurants...

  General Secretariat for Counter-Criminal Policy, part of Greece's Civil Protection Ministry, announced on Friday that visits to detention centers and jails in the country are now restricted and even prisoner transports to hospitals are prohibited, except for serious cases. The...

  According to reports in Greek media, the country's Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias will soon announce the imposition of curfews on the islands of Spetses, Paros and Antiparos. The curfews are meant to contain the further spread of the...

  The VIAL Reception and Identification Center for migrants on the Greek island of Chios was placed under full lockdown due to two cases of the coronavirus being diagnosed there as of Thursday, authorities announced. The complete lockdown will continue...