Health

Greek health authorities placed the overcrowded migrant camp of Moria, on the island of Lesvos, in quarantine for 14 days beginning Wednesday, after they detected the first case of coronavirus there. Authorities say the positive sample was taken from a...

Greek authorities ordered two of the most popular beach bars on Mykonos to close down temporarily as a cluster of coronavirus cases was detected among their employees on Monday. The beach bars "Nammos" on Psarrou Beach and "Scorpios," in the...

England is continuing to allow travelers to arrive from Greece without quarantining despite Scotland and Wales acting with an abundance of caution over concerns of rising numbers of coronavirus cases. Travelers returning to Scotland from Greece must quarantine for 14...

A total of 207 new Coronavirus cases and five deaths were recorded by Greek health officials on Tuesday. One of Tuesday's deaths was a 102-year-old woman who passed away with the virus in Athens' Evangelismos Hospital. Twenty of Tuesday's 207 new...

Greek Minister of Education Niki Kerameus, along with Greek health officials, announced on Tuesday that schools in the nation will officially open on Monday, September 14th. In her announcement, the Minister gave repeated assurances regarding the safety of schoolchildren, stating...

The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority on Monday announced the extension of current flight restrictions between Greece and several countries, as part of its ongoing campaign to safeguard public health against the coronavirus. This means that the following set of restrictions...

A total of 183 new coronavirus cases were recorded by Greek health officials on Monday, along with four new deaths in the country. Ten of the new cases were found through testing at points of entry around the nation. The total...

At least seven cases of the coronavirus have been identified among the 193 passengers and crew on a TUI flight from the Greek island of Zakynthos to Cardiff, Wales on August 25. All of the passengers who were diagnosed with...

There were 157 new cases of coronavirus detected in Greece on Sunday, of which 41 were detected during checks on travellers entering the country, the National Organisation for Public Health said. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in...

Police checks to prevent the spread of coronavirus carried out throughout Greece on Friday led to the confirmation of 373 violations for not using a mask and not maintaining the required minimum distance, as well as for 20 other...

Greek health authorities announced on Saturday they detected 177 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours and one more person has died, bringing the total Covid-19 death toll in the country to 260. Despite the reduction in new...

271 new cases of Covid-19 in the country, and 5 new deaths, announced Greek health officials on Friday. These numbers follow the trend of elevated Covid cases in Greece. Cases are up from Thursday's 259. 6 deaths were registered on...

A young woman from Northern Greece refused to let Covid-19 ruin her summer vacation plans. The 24 year old received positive Covid-19 test results on Thursday while on a train ride from Thessaloniki to Athens. Authorities ordered her to...

On Thursday, 259 new Covid-19 cases were detected in the country, and 6 people died from the virus, according to Greek health authorities. This is a slight reduction from Wednesday's record 293 cases. 25 of Thursday's new cases were discovered during...

Greek health authorities announced on Wednesday they detected 293 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, a new record since the pandemic spread into the country in March. Three more people died bringing the total fatalities to 249, while the...