public health
Greece
EU Raises Coronavirus Risk to High, Greece Sends E-Mail Blast to All Citizens
Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, said that the risk of a European COVID19 Coronavirus outbreak has risen from moderate to high on Monday morning, as Portugal was the latest EU member state to report incidents...
Greece
Amid Coronavirus Panic, Infuenza Has Killed 77 People So Far in Greece
Media across the globe have been constantly informing the public about the Covid-19 Coronavirus outbreak in the last several weeks, and its rapid spread is indeed troubling. However, the outbreak of influenza which occurs every winter is proving yet...
Greece
Death Toll from Influenza Rises to 53 in Greece
Fifteen additional individuals died in Greece this week from the annual outbreak of influenza during wintertime, raising the total number of fatalities this season to 53, Greece’s National Public Health Organization (EODY) said on Thursday, in its weekly updates...
Greece
Greece Announces Additional Precautionary Measures for Coronavirus Emergency
An additional package of measures to protect the country against a coronavirus outbreak was decided at the Greek National Public Health Council, which convened on Monday, in the presence of Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias in Athens.
The measures include an...
Greece
Greece Intensifies Preparations for Potential Coronavirus Cases
Greece's Health authorities, as well as its Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias, are in regular contact with the World Health Organisation (WHO), the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC), European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakidou, and the...
Greece
Greece Designates Referral Hospitals for Coronavirus
Greek Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias on Tuesday designated medical centers across the country which will be tasked with functioning as referral hospitals which will have to deal with potential cases of the deadly coronavirus.
The decision was taken during a...
Greece
Inspections Show High Compliance With New Greek Smoking Law
According to a new study conducted in the last several days by the Greek organization ''National Transparency,'' Greek society looks like it has turned a corner and begun to comply to a great extent with the new smoking ban...
Greece
Thinking of Smoking in Public Places in Greece? Better Think Again
A Joint Ministerial Decision published in Greece's Government Gazette on Friday enforces new, much tougher fines for those who violate the smoking ban in public places in Greece.
The new fines came to effect on Monday, November 18, as the...
Greece
Greek Government Determined to Enforce Anti-Smoking Legislation Across the Country
The battle to improve citizens' health by reducing smoking was the subject of a meeting chaired by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, with the participation of the country's Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias and Deputy Health Minister Vassilis Kontozamanis.
During the...