Greece

Despite the government’s recent claims that there is no need for new ICU beds, the national health system is already under tremendous pressure, said SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras in a Monday statement on television. The main opposition party leader added that the government failed to make the best use …

Greece’s Civil Protection published on Monday the new, 3-tier map showing regional units in “increased surveillance”, “alert level” and in full “lockdown.” The map and the new categorization of regions based on the registered Covid-19 infections is the guide for the new measures to go info force on November 3, …

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent a letter to Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, expressing the support of the trump administration for Greece’s positions and condemning the actions of Turkey. In his letter, Pompeo underlined that the US “disapproves” the ongoing Turkish surveys for hydrocarbons in areas where Greece …

Greece’s health authorities announced 1,152 new coronavirus cases and seven more deaths on Monday evening. The number of intubated Covid-19 patients reached a new high with 153, that is 13 more in the past 24 hours. Total cases reached 42,080 and death toll 642. The latest new daily cases fall …

Queen Maxima, 49, looked effortlessly chic during a visit to Thuis West Community Center in Rotterdam where she spoke to charity workers who aim to combat loneliness.

Lockdown Thessaloniki – Serres: How movement can be made by sending an SMS to 13033 The universal lockdown of Thessaloniki and Serres results in movements from the early hours of Tuesday can only be made by sending an SMS to 13033. According to what has become known, sending SMS will …

EODY announced today, Monday, 1,152 new cases of the new coronavirus in the country. The total number of cases is 42,080, of which 54.9% are men. Of the current cases, 96 are related to influxes and 33 were detected following checks at the country’s gates. 4176 (9.9%) are considered related …

Government spokesman Stelios Petsas announced Monday noon that the regional units of Thessaloniki and Serres, in northern Greece, will be placed in full lockdown from 06:00 a.m. Tuesday, 3. November, 2020. The measure will be in effect fro 14 days. The night curfew will be longer and thus from 09:00 …

Health authorities are mulling a full lockdown in Greece’s second biggest city Thessaloniki, media report Monday noon, after several government ministers as well as the mayor that stricter measures against the spread of coronavirus will be needed. The health care system is at the brink of collapse, ANT1 TV reported. …

Greek Police admitted on Monday that it fired teargas in an area where children and families were hanging around in a neighborhood of Galatsi suburb of Athens on Sunday. Following persistent denouncements on social media since Sunday afternoon that a “5-year-old child was beaten by riot police,” the Police was …