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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...

Coronavirus Outbreak: Local Communities React to Carnival Cancellation

Local communities in Greece have reacted negatively to the government's decision to cancel all Carnival festivities in the country between February 29 and March 2 in order to limit the spread of the Covid-19 Coronavirus in the country. Greece's largest...

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...

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 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 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 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...

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...

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...

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...