Health

The Greek government took over two private hospitals in Thessaloniki on Thursday in which transmission of the coronavirus has been particularly widespread. The decision was reached after the private clinics failed to voluntarily provide 200 beds for Covid-19 patients despite...

A total of fourteen ultra-cold freezers will be donated by the Bodossaki Foundation to the nation of Greece for the storage of the coronavirus vaccine when it is delivered, according to the Foundaiton's announcement on Thursday. The freezers are needed...

In his daily briefing on Thursday, Greek government spokesman Stelios Petsas warned the public that the new coronavirus measures will be strengthened to prevent spread of coronavirus in the community if infection rates do not subside in the near...

In an interview with Sky News on Thursday, the Thessaloniki-born scientist at the helm of Pfizer, the American pharmacological conglomerate which looks to have the first coronavirus vaccine on the market, said that it will begin to be distributed...

Greek Health Minister Vasillis Kikilias outlined the government's plan for the vaccination of the country's population against the novel coronavirus, during the live briefing on the pandemic on Wednesday evening. Speaking alongside the president of the National Vaccinations Committee, Maria...

While economies across the world have all been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, new foreign investments in Greece are expected to help the country bounce back, promising much-needed growth in 2021. The Greek economy is estimated to shrink by...

Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos was hospitalized on Thursday morning after testing positive for the coronavirus. The 82-year-old head of the Greek Church, who is believed to be suffering from only mild symptoms at present, is receiving treatment...

In the most recent blockbuster findings on the ongoing coronavirus vaccine trials, the US pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer stated on Wednesday that its vaccine is "94% effective on those over 65." This demographic is the one at most risk for contracting...

Ten nurses are travelling from Crete to Thessaloniki on Wednesday, in order to voluntarily assist their medical colleagues in the fight against the coronavirus. The Greek Minister of Health, Vasilis Kikilias, announced that nurses named Vasiliki, Olympia, Evangelia, Artemis, Katerina,...

A record-breaking 443 patients are now intubated in Greece and 59 people with Covid-19 died on Tuesday, as the country marks its tenth day under lockdown. A total of 2,422 cases were diagnosed in Greece over the last 24...

A staggering 400 patients are now intubated in Greece and 59 people with Covid-19 died Monday as the second wave of the coronavirus reaches its peak in the country. A total of 2,198 cases were diagnosed in Greece over...

The three leftist parties in the Greek Parliament have blasted the New Democracy government for banning the Polytechnic uprising's annual demonstration on Tuesday, November 17 as part of the strict new coronavirus measures imposed recently all over the nation. Syriza,...

In another hugely important piece of coronavirus news after last week's bombshell revelation that the Pfizer company's vaccine had proven to be 90% effective, on Monday Moderna announced that its own vaccine has shown so far that it has...

The Greek National Organization of Health, EODY, announced on Sunday afternoon that 71 people had died in the last 24 hours after contracting COVID-19. It was also announced that 1,698 cases of COVID-19 had been diagnosed over the last day. There...

The Greek Police issued a statement late on Saturday night announcing that all public gatherings of more than four people in Greece's public places will be banned from Sunday, November 15, to Wednesday, November 18. This comes as Greece prepares...