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Greek Hotels to Create Quarantine Rooms for Covid-19 Cases

The Greek government issued new, compulsory guidelines on Tuesday for hotels across the country in order to deal with possible Covid-19 cases as the nation opens up to tourism once again. All hotels are now asked to create "safe rooms"...

Greece Facing Three Major Challenges in Summer 2020

Greece is facing three major challenges this summer, with PM Mitsotakis' government having to tackle Turkey's aggressive behavior in the Aegean, ensure that the post- coronavirus pandemic tourist season will be safe, and secure 32 billion euros from the European Union...

Twenty-One Covid-19 Cases Recorded at Greek Airports Since Reopening

Greek health authorities announced on Monday that twenty-one Covid-19 cases were detected among 9,349 airline passengers from abroad between June 15, when the country opened to tourism, and June 21. Over the first week, more than 120 flights have arrived...

Fake Doctor Charged for Causing Three Deaths in Greece

Greek police released on Monday photos of the 47-year-old suspect Nikos Kontostathis who has been posing as a doctor allegedly causing the deaths of three cancer patients. He was led to jail following his deposition before an investigating magistrate on...

Spike in COVID-19 Infections Forces Closure of Schools in Paramythia

Elementary schools have now closed their doors in Paramythia, Epirus after health authorities there recorded an increase in the number of of confirmed coronavirus infections over the weekend. A team from the National Health Organization was sent on Monday to...

Greece Might Stop Incoming Travellers from Israel Due to Increase of Coronavirus Cases in the Country

Israeli authorities express the concern that Greece might close the tourist corridor between the two countries as there is an increase in cases of COVID-19 in the Middle Eastern country. According to Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Cyprus and Montenegro downgraded Israel...

EU Report Notes Disturbing Trends in Greek Demographics

According to a European Commission report just released in Brussels, recent demographic changes in Greece may indicate problematic social and macroeconomic imbalances for the country in the future. The report itself presents long-term demographic trends across Europe, including their social...

Greece Imposes Lockdown in Northern Town After Spike in Covid-19 Cases

Greek civil protection authorities have imposed a seven-day-long complete lockdown on the town of Echinos in northeastern Greece after a spike in coronavirus cases and deaths over the past week. Residents of the town in the province of Xanthi are...

Greece Records Steep Rise in Coronavirus Cases

Greek health authorities announced 55 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday in what is the highest jump in the number of cases in a single day for weeks. Authorities say that most of the cases were recorded in Thrace, northeastern Greece,...

Bogus Greek Doctor Arrested Suspected of Causing at Least Three Deaths

Greek police arrested on Tuesday a 47-year-old suspect who was posing as a doctor. He is thought of being responsible for at least three deaths during the time he pretended to be a physician. Police accuse the man of persuading...

Greece on Alert after Increase of Coronavirus in Thrace Region

Greek health authorities are on high alert once again after 11 new cases of Covid-19 appeared in the Echinos community in the Xanthi Prefecture, an area in which the General Secretariat for Citizen Protection imposed a curfew and restrictions on...

Missing Doctor Theodore Giannaris Found Dead in NY

81-year-old Greek-American physician Theodore Giannaris was tragically found dead in Manhattan after having gone missing since June 7, 2020. According to his family, Dr. Giannaris left that Sunday morning to go for his usual walk, but without having taken his...

Greece Escalates Crackdown on Clubs Breaking Coronavirus Rules

Greek authorities ordered five nightclubs in Attica to close down over the weekend for overcrowding after police raided their premises on Friday night. The businesses, located in the port city of Piraeus and the Kerameikos and Gazi districts of central...

Greece's Plan to Secure Islands Stay Coronavirus-Free in Summer 2020

Greek islands are preparing to host their first tourists as the country opens up to foreign travel beginning on June 15. Authorities say that they have put in place a comprehensive plan to for early identification and treatment of possible...

Greece Quarantines Northern Village After Spike in Covid-19 Cases

Greek authorities on Thursday ordered a village near the city of Xanthi, in northeast Greece, into quarantine after a spike in the number of coronavirus cases there. Greece's General Secretariat for Civil Protection announced restrictions in the broader region after...