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Greek Police Saddles Needy Man with €300 Fine for Not Wearing a Mask

The Greek police in the city of Chania in Crete recently fined a destitute 61-year-old man for not wearing a face mask. The fine was €300. The man was going to Splantzia Square, where a local soup kitchen offers...

Elderly Greek Woman Asked to Leave Church Service for Wearing Mask

  According to reports in the Greek media, a 74-year-old woman from Kozani, in northern Greece, was asked to leave a Sunday Liturgy yesterday for donning a surgical face mask. According to Greek broadcaster ERT, the hieromonk Ignatios, who officiates at...

Greek Man Adds Zipper to Face Mask to Make Eating, Drinking Easier

A Greek restaurant owner in Germany has created what he says is a new type of face mask which includes a zipper in order to make dining more convenient during these coronavirus times. Alexis Vaiou, originally from Neochori, near Trikala...