Health

Greece's Public Heath Authority, EODY, announced on Friday that there have been 254 new cases of the coronavirus detected across the nation in the last 24 hours and two elderly women have succumbed with the virus. This brings the total...

Greece's Undersecretary of Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias announced much stricter measures against the spread of the coronavirus as the nation grapples with a disturbing spike in numbers around the country. Bars, restaurants in Attica to close at Midnight Bars, caterers, restaurants...

  General Secretariat for Counter-Criminal Policy, part of Greece's Civil Protection Ministry, announced on Friday that visits to detention centers and jails in the country are now restricted and even prisoner transports to hospitals are prohibited, except for serious cases. The...

  According to reports in Greek media, the country's Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias will soon announce the imposition of curfews on the islands of Spetses, Paros and Antiparos. The curfews are meant to contain the further spread of the...

  The VIAL Reception and Identification Center for migrants on the Greek island of Chios was placed under full lockdown due to two cases of the coronavirus being diagnosed there as of Thursday, authorities announced. The complete lockdown will continue...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Friday that the government will announce new measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus, as the country has recorded an upward trend in infections in recent weeks. During a teleconference with health officials,...

Greece's Public Health Organization, or EODY, announced on Thursday that there were a total of 204 cases of the coronavirus detected throughout the country in the last day; only 12 of these were diagnosed at the country's borders and...

Greek scientists warn that the country is now facing a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic as cases have spiked in August, especially among those in the younger generation. On Wednesday there were 262 new infections detected across the country,...

Greece's National Health Authority, or EODY, reported on Wednesday that there were 262 new coronavirus infections detected across the country in the last 24 hours, representing a new record high number of cases. In keeping with the new, disturbing trend...

  According to a report from the Greek broadcaster SKAI on Wednesday, a total of 35 residents of a nursing home in Asvestochori, outside Greece's second city of Thessaloniki, have now tested positive for the coronavirus. Three employees of the...

Greek authorities have imposed new, much stricter measures for curbing the spread of the coronavirus  as the numbers of cases continue to increase at an alarming level, reaching a record 203 cases on Monday and 196 on Tuesday, the highest...

Australia's aged care regulating authority was accused of a "catastrophic communications failure" after delaying for four days to report a Covid-19 case at Melbourne's St. Basil's aged care home to the federal government. A total 28 people lost their lives...

After the country announced the presence of a total of 203 new cases of the coronavirus in Sunday, Greece decided to take swift action and introduce new measures to combat the spread of the virus this Summer on Monday. All...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on Sunday expressed his view that there is no danger of becoming infected by the coronavirus from receiving Holy Communion. The Patriarch, whose seat is in the Phanar in Istanbul, Turkey, officiated at the Divine Liturgy celebrated...

Seventeen out of the 38 migrants and refugees who arrived on the shores of the Plomari area on the Greek island of Lesvos on August 4 were found to be infected by the coronavirus  and have been put in...