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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has conveyed an emergency meeting with top health officials on Tuesday to discuss recommendations for a hard lockdown for the regional unit of Attica that is home to 4-5 million people. Epidemiologists have recommended a 3-week hard lockdown like in spring 2020 due to a …
Read More »Greece – Israel: “Vaccination passport” and trials in Covid-19 drug
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu agreed on a “digital vaccination passport” and as it looks also for the participation of Greece in clinical trials regarding the medicine for Covid-19. Netanyahu had a surprised for his Greek guest and pulled out of his pocket a vial with …
Read More »Greece: 638 coronavirus cases, another 25 deaths, intubations increased
Greece’s health authorities announced on Monday evening 638 new coronavirus cases and 25 more deaths in the past 24 hours. The number of Covid-19 patients intubated in hospitals across the country has increased to 276. Death toll has reached 5,997 and the total cases stand at 164,584. In the aftermath …
Read More »EODY President warns: UK variant could become dominant virus in Greece
A total of 403 cases of the new UK variant of Covid-19 have been registered in Greece so far, Panagiotis Arkoumaneas, president of the National Organization for Public Health (EODY), has said, while not ruling out the prospect of another full national lockdown to contain infections. Speaking on Skai TV …
Read More »Granny fined €300 for “unnecessary movement” during lockdown
Police officers in Lamia, central Greece, fined an 80-year-old granny with 300 euros for “unnecessary movement” during the lockdown restrictions. The fine is a slap in the face of the ethos of a whole society as it comes just two days after the corona-party with the Prime Minister and an …
Read More »Power outage destroys Covid-19 vaccines in Athens hospital
Power outage in Athens has destroyed sixty-six doses of vaccines against Covid-19 in Dromokaitio hospital in Athens. The 66 doses correspond to 11 vials containing the precious liquid against the pandemic. The damage was initially reported by the president of Hospital Workers Union (POEDIN) Michalis Giannakos. Speaking to Skai T …
Read More »Finance Ministry extends rent support to March, reduced VAT to coffee & services
Finance Minister Christos Staikouras announced on Monday that the total cost of support measures to deal with the pandemic in the first quarter of this year amounts to 5.9 billion euros so far. He added that the monthly cost to the economy from the health crisis was now 2.4 billion …
Read More »Greece to legislate “a special visa” for “digital nomads,” says Migration Minister
Migration Minister Notis Mitarakis announced a legislative initiative for the introduction of a visa for “digital nomads”, that is the “new global category of workers who work remotely and are looking for attractive destinations to settle.” The legislation will be in cooperation with the Greek Foreign Ministry. 📌Θα φέρουμε προς …
Read More »Power restored after fire in PPC station causes extensive blackout in Greece
A fire at a high-voltage power station in western Attica late on Sunday night caused an extensive blackout in several regions of south mainland and Peloponnese, including Greek capital Athens. Nobody was injured or harmed from the blaze. The fire broke out at 11 p.m. n the High Voltage Center …
Read More »Greece extends travel restrictions for international and domestic flights
Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) the extension of air directives (Covid-19 notams) with travel restrictions for domestic and international flights until February 15 and February 22 respectively. The travel restrictions refer to mandatory PCR tests and quarantine, PLF form, non-EU member states with exceptions as well as specific instructions for …
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