A document released by the National Health Organisation (EOΔΥ), dated 13/05/2020 gives not only instructions for travellers but gives information as to which country is of high or low cases levels. Greece obviously is among the low cases levels worldwide and therefore has started to lift some restrictions. One of …
Read More »Coronavirus:- Greece updates 14/5
Mr. Tsiodras stressed that it is difficult to predict how much the coronavirus will circulate, while he pointed out that even after the vaccine is found, the virus will still be around. “It is not ruled out that the coronavirus will become an endemic virus with an annual occurrence,” said …
Read More »Coronavirus:- Zakynthos Updates.
The press release from our Regional Offices is positive. The annoiuncement that Zakynthos is still clear of Covid-19. In particular, According to the information from the Hellenic Health Organisation ΕΟΔΥ (May 14, 2020), the findings from the epidemiological surveillance of the disease by the new coronavirus (COVID-19) remain a total …
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Meteorologists forecast extremely high temperatures that will reach locally up to 39-40 degrees Celsius over the upcoming weekend. The heat wave unprecedented for this time of the year and the deviation from the average seasonal temperature in mid-May is over 10 degrees Celsius, the weather service of National Observatory of …
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