Greece

In a statement from the water board DEYAZ , there will be an interruption of the water supply today Monday 1st March and tomorrow Tuesday 2nd March. There are technical problems that need to be fixed. Areas affected include Ambelokipi Airport New and Old Ergatikes Kypo of St Catherine Argassi …

“The retail sector could open again sometime in mid-March,” Alternate Interior Minister Stelios Petsas said over the weekend. Speaking to Skai TV, he said “we are nearing the end of an unprecedented drama,” and noted that “this year’s Easter holiday will be different to last year.” If Greece proceeds with …

Former EU Commissioner and PASOK minister Anna Diamantopoulou announced on Monday she was withdrawing her candidacy in the race to become the next head of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Diamantopoulou was one of three candidates left in the race. She posted on her Twitter account: I …

Kalo Mina, Happy Month and a good week to you all. February has ended with three times more confirmed cases of coronavirus than in January. Last month it recorded 111 confirmed cases, compared to 36 in January. The data is based on the daily update (18:00) of EODY. Of these, we had 19 cases in students (at …

The end of February finds Greece in the fourth month of nationwide lockdown with increasing number of infections, death toll to  have surpassed 6,500 and hospitals in Athens and Attica reaching 90% of their capacity. On Sunday, health authorities announced 1269 new coronavirus cases by much fewer tests due to …

Government spokesman and Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister Christos Tarantilis announced his resignation  Sunday noon. According to a letter he submitted to Prime Minister, he said that he resigns for “family reasons.” He said further that he will continue his work as a member of New Democracy parliamentary group. …

A short time ago Zakynthos General Hospital announced that four people had tested positive with the coronavirus. More specifically a 43 year old foreign lady, resident of Zakynthos. A 43 year old local man, a 32 year old local woman. All three have mild symptoms and are in quarantine at …

The health of Dimitris Koufontinas has “seriously deteriorated” on Saturday, Head of Lamia General Hospital of Lamia, Andreas Kolokithas, announced in the evening. Convict terrorist Koudontinas is in hunger and thirst strike requesting his transfer from the prison on Domokos, Central Greece, to Korydalos in Athens, He is currently being …

Daily coronavirus infections remain high also on Saturday, when Greece’s health authorities announced 1630 new coronavirus cases and another 29 deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of Covid-19 patients in intubation increased to 379. Death toll has reached 6,468 and the total cases stand at 189,831. The Civil …

The worst year for global tourism saw Greece suffer an even worse decline in arrivals than the global average, the Institute of the Greek Tourism Confederation (INSETE) said on Friday. Against a mean international reduction of 74% from 2019, Greece posted a drop of 76.5%, welcoming only 7.4 million visitors …