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Alarm sounded in a nursing home in Marousi suburb, northern Athens, on Monday morning when dozens of elderly residents and staff were tested positive to Covid-19. Both residents and staff had received vaccination some ten days ago. Already 12 elderly have been transferred to hospitals due to the seriousness of …
Read More »334 new coronavirus cases, 24 more deaths; mutation cases rise to 32
Greece’s health authorities announced on Sunday, 334 new coronavirus cases and 24 more deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of Covid-19 patients intubated in hospitals across the country has decreased further to 288. Death toll has reached 5,646 and the total cases stand at 151,980. Due to the …
Read More »Fine on students who hang out in squares after school, says Greece’s Education Ministry
Deputy Education Minister Zeta Makri announced on Sunday that fines will be imposed on students who sit in squares with their friends after class and do not return home on time. The Deputy Minister, in fact, threatened the students as the reopening of Gymnaisums and Lyceums is scheduled on February …
Read More »Sailing coach arrested for the rape of 11-year-old athlete; he claimed “consensual relationship”
Authorities arrested on Sunday, a former sailing coach who admitted live on a private TV channel that he had had what he claimed a “consensual relationship” with an 11-year-old athlete. The arrest on Sunday took place on the island of Samos where the man has been living and working in …
Read More »Stunning tomb monument of woman and mourning servant unearthed in East Attica
Archaeologists unearthed a marble tomb-like monument in Paiania, East Attica. The findings include two full-body female figures, a deceased and her servant, made of white marble. The monument has been found in the cemetery of the ancient Demos of Kathyperthen. The monument features two female figures opposite to each other: …
Read More »Ex ND PM Samaras blasts Mitsotakis’ foreign policy regarding Turkey
Former New Democracy Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has challenged the foreign policy by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis especially with regards to Turkey. In an exclusive interview with the Sunday edition of newspaper Kathimerini, the arch-conservative former PM blasted the choices of the current PM regarding resuming of the exploratory talks …
Read More »Greece approves administration of drug Colchicine to Covid-19 patients
Greek health experts at the committee of the Health Ministry gave the green light for the administration of colchicine, a well-known and cheap cardiological drug, to be included in the protocol of oral treatment in patients with Covid – 19. The approval was reportedly given following the results of a …
Read More »Greece increases number of passengers in taxis, private cars
Greece is increasing the number of passengers in taxis and private vehicles as well as in trucks from Monday, January 25, 20201. According to a joint ministerial decision “”Emergency measures to protect public health from the risk of further spread of coronavirus COVID-19,” the number of passengers is raised to …
Read More »Blinken: US-Greece relationship is important to US interests in East Mediterranean
Nominee for the position of the U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has expressed his desire to work to further strengthen security link between the United States and Greece. Responding to a written question by US Senator Robert Menendez, the nominee described the US-Greece relationship as important for Washington’s interests …
Read More »Greece records 605 new coronavirus cases, 24 more deaths
Greece’s health authorities announced on Saturday, Friday, 605 new coronavirus cases and 24 more deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of Covid-19 patients intubated in hospitals across the country that stands at 292. Death toll has reached 5,622 and the total cases stand at 151,646. On Friday Greece …
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