Greece

Intensive Care Units in hospitals in Attica have reached 95% of their capacity on Tuesday morning, with Covid-19 admissions on the rise and a significant increase over the weekend. In seven hospitals capacity has reached even 100%. State broadcaster ERT reported on Tuesday morning, that in three of the biggest …

Stage director at the Drama School of the Greek National Theater, Stathis Livathinos, submitted his resignation on Tuesday, citing irreconcilable differences with the students.. The resignation followed complaints by students of the Drama School who accused him of “authoritarian behavior, derogatory and homophobic comments and discrimination,” media reported. The students …

Athens Photo World Award 2021 has opened for submissions until April 18, 2021. Athens Photo World (APW) is, for the third year, organizing the annual Photojournalism Award for professional photographers living and working in Greece and/or Cyprus. APW will award a 5,000€ cash prize to an ongoing or complete project …

Greece’ health authorities announce don Monday evening, 1,176 new coronavirus cases again by much fewer tests due to weekend. Another 30 Covid-19 patients died in the last 24 hours. The number of Covid-19 patients in intubation has increased to 406. Death toll has reached 6,534 and the total cases stand …

Τhousands of elementary school pupils are left without free meal, due to “a bureaucratic problem” as the Greek Education Ministry claimed. Τhe meals for 185,000 pupils are suspended “until further notice.” The principals of the school units included in the free-meal program were informed only on Friday, February 26, that …

Greece’s health authorities had to cancel about 120 Covid-19 jab appointments scheduled for Monday and Tuesday in the city of Nafpaktos, western Greece, after a power cut on Saturday night destroyed the temperature-sensitive vaccines kept at the local health center. This was reveled by the hospital workers union POEDIN on …

The European Commission will present a proposal in March on creating an EU-wide digital COVID-19 vaccination passport that may allow Europeans to travel more freely over the peak summer holiday period. Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced the coming legislative proposal in a speech to German conservative lawmakers on …

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appealed to Greeks to continue abiding by the measures aiming to contain the spread of coronavirus and indicated another extension of lockdown. He called on citizens to be patient for another two weeks. The tougher lockdown in Athens and Attica was extended on Friday until March …

 Two 69-year-old locals,have been found guilty of causing a fire due to negligence in the area of ​​Lagkadia Keriou, and was activated by a unit of the Fire Service of Zakynthos. The legal procedure was followed as well as the imposition of an administrative fine. On the occasion of these …

With an SMS to 13032, consumers will be able to do their shopping in stores for three hours when retail opens. The application, however, is ready to enter our daily lives. The service, which apparently operates on a trial basis, anticipates how we will move once retail opens. So if we …