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For fourth consecutive day, new coronavirus cases in Greece remain at four-digit level . Authorities announced on Friday, 1,195 new cases in the last 24 hours and another 19 deaths. The number of Covid-19 patients intubated in hospitals across the country stands at 246, three more than a day earlier. …
Read More »Shopping:- What shops will be open for Red Zone areas.
The new epidemiological picture of the country has led experts and the government to new measures, which are changing the opening hours, as well as the way the stores operate. According to the announcements of the Deputy Minister of Civil Protection, Nikos Hardalias, as made during the briefing by …
Read More »Zakynthos:- Classed as RED ZONE… Stricter measures as of Saturday 06.00am
UPDATED;- 06/02/2021 12.10p.m Zakynthos remains in a “red zone”. Specifically, the Deputy Minister of Civil Protection, announced during the briefing on the course of the coronavirus pandemic in Greece that from tomorrow morning until Monday, February 15th that further restrictive measures apply in the municipalities of Thira, Mykonos, Chalkida, Patras …
Read More »Thriller with the new lockdown measures. The programmed annoucement of Nikos Hardalias has been postponed
The scheduled announcements of the government by Nikos Hardalias for 6 pm on Friday, February 5, have been postponed until later. The reason is the marathon meeting of the committee of 32 experts of the Ministry of Health who are unable to reach a decision on new measures for Attica. …
Read More »Vaccinations for people aged 60-64 to start after the 12th February with the AstraZeneca vaccine
At the meeting of the National Vaccination Committee it was unanimously decided to administer the AstraZeneca vaccine to citizens up to 64 years old, confirming the report of iefimerida.gr. The meeting was followed by statements from the President of the National Vaccination Committee Maria Theodoridou and the Secretary General of …
Read More »UK plans “vaccination passport”, Greeks say British visitors back from May
The UK has started developing a ‘vaccine passport’ so people who are protected against coronavirus can go on holiday. Officials at the Foreign Office are said to be working on a certification system which would give vaccinated people an official document, the Times reports. It comes as tourism bosses in …
Read More »Operation SECRETO: Greek-led criminal network stole $12 million from US-based banks
A Greek-led criminal network that used shell companies to steal over $12million from 50 US-based banks has been dismantled following a cross-border operation led by the Spanish National Police, the Europol and the US Secret Service. Operation SECRETO resulted in the arrest of 105 suspects and the freezing of 87 …
Read More »No co-production of the Russian vaccine with Greece, says Foreign Ministry
The Greek Foreign Ministry dismissed media reports on Friday claiming a possibility of co=production of the Russian anti-Covid19 vaccine SPUTNIK-V in the country. The possibility of co-production of the Russian vaccine with Greece was never mentioned during a meeting between Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, …
Read More »Govt response to pandemic “chaotic and nonsensical” says Tsipras
In strongly-worded criticism leader of main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance and former PM Alexis Tsipras accused Mitsotakis’ government of having a “chaotic and nonsensical” response to the pandemic. He also accussed the Prime Minister of “insisting on mistaken European initiatives” with respect to suspending patents for vaccines to speed up production. …
Read More »Greece weather: Temperatures to climb up to 25°C
Temperatures much higher than the seasonal average will prevail throughout Greece in the next days and will rise up to 25 degrees Celsius in some regions. National Observatory of Athens weather service meteo, this is the result of an intense warm front traversing the Mediterranean, which is expected to reach …
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