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Antigen tests for Covid-19 based on saliva swabs are currently available in Greece. These tests are less costly, simpler to do, and they provide fast results in detecting coronavirus. Their results are available 15 minutes after sampling. They have a 95% success rate, facilitating frequent testing of the same individual …
Read More »Greece records 28 deaths in 24 hours, 237 new coronavirus cases with fewer testing
Greece’s health authorities announced 237 new coronavirus cases on Sunday and 510 cases on Saturday. 48 Covid-19 patients lost their lives in the last 48 hours. On Sunday, the Covid-19 patients intubated in hospitals across the country stands at 320.. Death toll has reached 5,469 and the total cases stand …
Read More »Greece’s Meteo updates warning as snow front moves to the South
Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY updated Sunday noon its warning of snow weather front “Leandros” that is currently sweeping across the country. The next wave of weather deterioration will bring snow, sleet, torrential rainfalls, thunderstorms, gale-force winds and total frost. The recent EMY weather warning has been updated as the …
Read More »Bekatorou opens the bag of Aeolus on sexual abuse and harassment in Greek sports
Resignations and public outcry and prosecutor’s investigation as other athletes come out and speak up. With her revelations about being sexually abused by a high-ranking official of the Hellenic Sailing Federation, Olympic champion Sofia Bekatorou opened the bag of Aeolus about what is going on in the Greek sports world. …
Read More »Finance Minister doesn’t rule out another extension suspending loan repayments beyond April
Finance Minister Christos Staikouras did not rule out another extension to the suspension of outstanding debt payments beyond April, if the economy has not recovered. Speaking to Thema FM about the active regulations and their deadline extensions to help support businesses and jobs during the pandemic crisis, Staikouras said “this …
Read More »Two minors, aged 15 & 17, one policeman arrested for brutal beating of metro worker
Two minors, aged 15 and 17, as well as a special guard policeman have been arrested for the brutal assault of a metro worker in downtown Athens last Wednesday. They were arrested late on Friday night after the victim identified them as his attackers. They face felony charges for the …
Read More »Snow weather front “Leandros” dresses parts of Greece white (vds, picts)
Snow weather front “Leandros” dressed white many regions in north and central Greece, parts of the Peloponnese and even the mountains surrounding the Attica basin and the northern suburbs of Athens. Temperatures dropped significantly. Some parts of the national Athens-Thessaloniki highway have been reportedly closed for heavy trucks since 5:45 …
Read More »Greece records 610 new coronavirus cases, 34 deaths in 24 hours
Greece’s health authorities announced on Thursday evening, 610 new coronavirus cases and another 34 deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of Covid-19 patients intubated in hospitals across the country stands at 319. Death toll has reached 5,421 and the total cases stand at 147,860. At the live briefing …
Read More »Shopping conditions as Greece reopens retail, maintains some lockdown restrictions
Greece announced on Friday to open retail stores and malls, services and churches on Monday January 18, 2021. At the same time it maintains lockdown restrictions such as night curfew, travel ban between regions, the mandatory use of masks and movement with per SMS. Citizens are free to do their …
Read More »PM Mitsotakis makes U-turn, keeps lockdown fine at €300 after outcry
Just hours after he announced to raise the fine for lockdown violations from €300 to €500, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made a big U-turn. He announced that he will keep the 300-euro fine for one week. Speaking at the Plenary session in the Parliament on Friday evening, Mitsotakis said that …
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