Greece

In a setback to a program that began last year, an amendment tabled in Parliament this week provides for the suspension of demolitions of illegal constructions in coastal zones, on lakesides and river banks until October 31, citing “complications created by Covid-19.” The demolition program, bankrolled by the Green Fund, …

It could have been been a relaxed day with a bit of posting about the traditional Greek Meat Barbecue Feast Tsiknopempti in the morning and plates with grilled meat, chops, sausages, meatballs – plus mountains of salad – from noon onward. The BBQ smell would arise from the balconies in …

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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Thursday that “vaccinations have reached 1,000,000” proudly adding that “we are building a wall of immunity that will allow us to leave behind this ordeal.” In a video message broadcast by all TV stations, Mitsotakis said that the vaccination “process is going ahead in …

Head of Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias announced on Wednesday evening some restriction regarding four sms options citizens have to use to exit their homes. The restrictions are apparently the “smart lockdown” measures the government has been heralding in the last few days given the surge of coronavirus infections, deaths and …

The platform for the Astrazeneca vaccine, which concerns the ages from 60 – 64 of the inhabitants of Zakynthos, is open. From noon on Wednesday. The issues with the national health system were corrected immediately thanks to the actions of Zakynthos MP Dionysis Aktypis. The vaccination center for the Astrazeneca …

Three new cases were confirmed by the General Hospital of Zakynthos. Specifically a 51 year old man and his two children 16 years old and 12 years old. All three have mild symptoms and have started their 14 day quarantine at home. Source HMERA

Due to the new restrictive measures that were announced, the Lykeio of Zakynthos from tomorrow will operate through distance education. These schools are the 1st and the 2nd Lykeio, the Lykeio of Kastari, the EPAL, the Music School and the Gymnasium of Volimon that has Lykeio classes. These restricions like …

Daily coronavirus cases spiked to 2,702 on Wednesday in a new negative record for 2021. For the first time in the current year, the number of daily deaths rose to 40 in the last 24 hours. The number of Covid-19 patients in intubation has further increased to 431. Death toll …

The measures in the red areas Movements For the movement of employees you need the relevant document from the Information System Ergani and in case this is not possible, you need the Certificate of Employee Traffic that is available at forma.gov.gr. Travel is allowed using SMS (or by completing the …