Health

The Greek government announced new measures to combat the spread of coronavirus on Monday, including the closure of shops as of Wednesday and the quarantine of all incoming arrivals to the country for the duration of two weeks. The quarantine...

The Athens Urban Transport Organisation (OASA) on Monday announced a special timetable ifor all public transport, with fewer trains and buses due to the special-purpose leave taken by drivers based on the Legislative Act outlining emergency measures for the...

Two villages in the region of Kozani, northern Greece, went on lockdown after authorities discovered an above-average number of coronavirus cases there. The villages of Damaskinia and Dragassia in the Voio municipality, will be closed off from the rest of...

The Greek government is considering imposing a nationwide lockdown following on the steps taken by Italy and Spain as the death toll from the coronavirus reached four and the number of cases jumped to 352 on Monday. On Monday Greece...

New Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, who was sworn in on Friday, sent a message of unity and hope to the country's citizens on Sunday. In her first official message since taking office, the first female president of the country called...

Coronavirus victims in Italy will be denied access to intensive care if they are aged 80 or more or in poor health should pressure on beds increase, a document prepared by a crisis management unit in Turin proposes. Some patients...

Thousands of Greeks showed their gratitude to health personnel working tirelessly on the coronavirus frontline by applauding from their balconies on Sunday at 9 p.m. “We applaud for five minutes the people who are fighting for us. The health personnel....

The Old Port of Mykonos, one of the busiest spots on this idyllic, cosmopolitan Greek island, was deserted over the weekend as footage from Mykonos Live TV shows. The island's year-round residents appear to be obeying the restrictive measures adopted...

Greeks are called through the social media to show their gratitude to health personnel on the coronavirus frontline by applauding from their balconies on Sunday at 9 p.m. "We applaud for five minutes the people who are fighting for us....

Greek Orthodox faithful attended Sunday services today despite warnings to avoid overcrowded places due to the coronavirus pandemic. Photos and videos circulated on social media showed churches throughout the country at least half-empty. Many worshipers are seen accepting holy Communion, which...

The Greek government announced on Sunday that it is closing off the country's borders with Albania and North Macedonia and suspending ferry services with Italy in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The adoption of new emergency measures...

Greek health authorities announced on Sunday that a patient hospitalized at the AHEPA hospital in Thessaloniki has died from coronavirus, bringing the total fatalities in the country to four. Total cases in the country have jumped to 331, with...

Greek authorities announced on Sunday that they will impose crowd controls on supermarkets starting Monday to prevent overcrowding and prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country. Speaking to Open TV, Deputy Development Minister Nikos Papathanasis said that security guards...

Governments throughout the world have been advising citizens against panic buying during the coronavirus pandemic. In Greece, there’s no panic in the supermarkets yet, but shoppers have nearly cleaned out some necessities such as anti-bacterial wipes and hand sanitizers, and...

Thousands of Greeks aided by warm weather on Saturday defied the authorities who called for people to stay at home to prevent the spread of coronavirus, by converging to the beaches. At an organized beach at Asteras Vouliagmeni, south of...