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The last 24 hour report was made by the spokesman of the Ministry of Health for coronavirus, Professor of Infectious Diseases Sotiris Tsiodras . It was announced 48 new outbreaks in Greece, bringing the total diagnosed to 743. 48 new outbreaks of coronavirus were confirmed in Greece on Tuesday afternoon, …

Finland’s largest tour operator AURINKOMATKAT and a subsidiary of the airline Finnair have announced that due to the situation in Europe by coronavirus it cancels all scheduled flights for the summer of 2020 to certain destinations including three Greek islands, Zakynthos, Skiathos and Skopelos.   Zakynthos was supposed to be …

Germany’s national carrier Lufthansa has announced that due to the continuing situation in Europe with the continued spread of coronavirus, a large number of flights are being cut in April.   The aforementioned developments affect both Ionian islands, Corfu and Zakynthos, as the company was scheduled to launch flights from …

The Hellenic Association of Banks, in a statement, informs traders of transactions that they will not be able to conduct in banking  within the banks or their branches as of  today, Tuesday, March 24th, following the circulation ban in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus spread risk. For this reason, as …

Corendon is the first travel company to cancel all holidays until June 1st due to the corona crisis. “We now want to create clarity for Dutch tourists,” says CEO Steven van der Heijden. This means that the May holiday is definitively defunct. “People who have not yet made a residual payment do …

According to information out about three hours ago, a relevant NOTAM has been issued and posted in the Government’s Gazette, stating  a ban on flights from England and Turkey will apply. All midnight flights from Britain and Turkey are suspended at midnight, according to the Joint Ministerial Decision published in …

The final decision is expected in the coming hours on whether to ban the measure and the decision to impose a general quarantine, as has happened in most European countries where the coronavirus has had a serious impact. Although the picture this weekend was markedly better than the previous one, …

The Education Department of Greece is examining their options in regards to holding the national exams. There are two options on the table. One scenario is that they may be held in July and the second in late August with early September. At present, according to the Nation’s plan for …

As many countries have been struck with the pandemic virus COVID-19, we have all seen our daily lives changed. A young Dutch lady named Cindy,  who has lived on our Island for the last four years, describes her new found home through her blog. Cindy has allowed Zakynthos Informer to …

The number of deaths accross Greece have now come to a total of 13.  At the moment we stand at 539 cases of which 19 have recovered. There have been another 35 new cases today.   Of the three new deaths a 94-year-old woman, an 84-year-old man, and another man …