Greece

Dentists in Greece will be able to return to work on Monday, following health precautions and careful management of appointments, the Hellenic Federation of Dentists said on Thursday. Appointments must be scheduled with the minimum of an hour in-between them, a statement said and precaution measures against the coronavirus will …

Undersecretary of Sports Lefteris Avgenakis announced the government’s plan for sports in the context of the gradual lifting of measures due to coronavirus, where he stressed, among other things, that open water swimming and underwater activities will begin on May 5.While water skiing and beach sports (eg:- beach volleyball) and …

May Day: Who works on holiday, how they are paid This year’s May Day will be different, as the celebrations are postponed until after the lifting of the restrictive measures. This year, May Day is different due to the pandemic of covid-19. The holiday will be normal, but the celebrations …

While the world is facing the challenge of a fast-spreading virus, the Greek NGO Ippothesis is facing a further challenge: feeding and caring for their equines, horses they have rescued from abuse and neglect. In this last month donations have dramatically decreased, while grant funding requests have been rejected before …

School masks: Optional use due to “safety illusion” Confusion prevails over the use of a facial mask with Education Minister Niki Keramos stressing that students and teachers are not required to wear it in classrooms. The Minister of Education, Niki Kerameos, spoke about the use of the mask in schools one day after the presentation of …

The representative of the Ministry of Health yesterday, Professor Sotiris Tsiodras, described the reopening of the schools in the context of lifting measures as an important challenge with uncertainties. He cited six substantiated reasons for the decision, noting that children are now shown to have a low affect when it comes to covid-19. …

EU countries must work together on flights and shipping, said Transport Minister Costas Karamanlis. Mr. Karamanlis, in the context of the teleconference of the EU Ministers of Transport, stressed that it is necessary to take measures at European level to support airlines and shipping companies. At the meeting, which lasted …

Death toll increased to 140 after a COVID-19 patient died in northern Greece on Thursday morning. The 74-year-old woman was in intensive care unit of the University Hospital of Alexandroupolis. she reportedly had underlying health issues. Among the coronavirus-related dead were 103 men and 37 women. The average age of …

Finland has agreed to take one hundred unaccompanied refugee children from camps in Greece and another 30 adult refugees and migrants in the framework of family reunification. This was agreed during a telephone conversation between Deputy Minister of Migration Giorgos Koumoutsakos and Finnish Interior Minister Olly-Poika Parviainen on Wednesday. According …

Vessels of the Turkish Coast Guard have been escorting migrants boats to Greece. A Greek Navy ship and patrol boats of the Hellenic Coast Guard spotted a boat carrying migrants in the sea area North-East of the island of Lesvos on Wednesday morning. According to a GCG statement, following the …