Greece

Coronavirus – Greece: High with 100 deaths and 622 intubated – 1882 new cases These are the latest data on the evolution of the coronavirus pandemic in Greece. EODY announced 1882 new cases of coronavirus in the country, of which 8 were detected after checks at the entrance gates of …

Authorities in the city of Serres in northern Greece hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic said Thursday scrap plans to set up Christmas decorations and a nativity scene this year to donate the money to the local hospital’s intensive care ward. “We have decided to use the funds to pay …

A complaint has been filed against Greece’s Education Ministry for ignoring the rights of Roma children during the lockdown and for their exclusion from distance education. The Greek chapter of Helsinki Watch has filed a complaint against Education Minister Niki Kerameos and deputy minister Sofia Zaharaki. Greek Helsinki Monitor filed …

The Ministry of Development and Investment officially announced the opening of stores selling purely seasonal Christmas item as from Monday, December 7, 2020. Supermarkets will be allowed to sell Christmas items as well. Details for the opening hours and the way of operation of these stores will be reportedly announced …

Greece extends the lockdown restrictions until Decmber 14, 2020, the government spokesman announced on Thursday.Te extension of the lockdown that has been imposed since November 7 was expected as the second wave of the pandemic does no decrease to a degree sufficient to open the economy. “The increased epidemiological load …

The union of Police officers in Greece has raised serious safety issues on Thursday after three police officers died of Covid-19 since the beginning of the month. The latest fatality, a 55-year-old officer was intubated and passed away in the early morning hours of Thursday. He had been was hospitalized …

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis inaugurated the new elevator for people with disabilities who will finally have access to the Acropolis of Athens. The lift will facilitate access to the monuments of the Acropolis in Athens for wheelchair users, elderly citizens and others with mobility problems. It starts at the level …

Prime Minister, Mitsotakis: Closed bars and nightclubs until the vaccine arrives – We are thinking of opening retail. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis clarified that until the coronavirus vaccine arrives in Greece, bars and nightclubs will remain closed. In the thoughts of the government, according to the prime minister is the …

Critical decisions are being made today by experts on what will follow over the next few days  until Christmas. The final decisions regarding the lifting of the lockdown and the measures against the coronavirus are expected to be taken today by the experts of the committee of the Ministry of …

Private laboratories in Greece have strongly reacted to the price cap the government decided for Covid-19 tests, Molecular PCR tests and Rapid tests, Private laboratories in western Greece went so far to even stop conducting Covid-19 tests. The reaction of the private laboratories to the decision of the Government to …