Health

The Greek government is expected to announce next week the gradual lifting of coronavirus restrictions which will start on May 4, as health authorities announced on Saturday that no fatality had been recorded in the last 24 hours. Health Ministry...

The coronavirus pandemic is changing life styles across the globe as people are wondering if and when they can enjoy the things they used to again — like going out to dinner. A restaurant in Rome is now testing out...

Greek authorities announced on Thursday that all Covid-19 tests performed on residents of the town of Kranidi, Peloponnese, were negative. Authorities had been particularly concerned that the coronavirus had spread to the local population after a cluster of infections was...

The Greek government announced on Thursday that all the restrictions imposed on the Greek public in the effort to combat the coronavirus epidemic will be extended until May 4. Government spokesman Stelios Petsas said that the exact timeline for the...

Greek Health Ministry representative Sotiris Tsiodras on Wednesday announced seven new cases of coronavirus in the nation, bringing the total who have been diagnosed to 2,408, but adding that there were no new deaths over the past 24 hours. This...

As the covid-19 pandemic death toll nears 178,000 worldwide and over 2.5 million people are now infected, Greece continues to amaze the rest of the world with its low rate of fatalities and cases, receiving praise from the international...

Greek Development and Investment Minister Adonis Georgiadis said on Wednesday that Greece will begin mass production of surgical masks to fulfill its own needs within a few days. Speaking with the ERT, Open and Alpha TV networks, Georgiadis confirmed that machines...

"My daughter recently gave birth to my first grandchild. I haven't even met my grandchild. I have seen him through Skype. But, it is really hard for me not to be able to touch him, to kiss him," Maria...

Greece's Deputy Minister for Civil Protection Nikos Chardalias announced on Tuesday that the town of Kranidi is now quarantined and under strict lockdown after a total of 150 refugees and migrants tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus. Under the new,...

Greece’s Deputy Minister for Civil Protection Nikos Chardalias announced on Tuesday that the town of Kranidi is now quarantined and under strict lockdown after a total of 150 refugees and migrants tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus. Authorities tested a total of...

Greek authorities announced ten new confirmed coronavirus cases in the country on Monday, as the first results of an ongoing study conducted about the benefits of colchicine in treating the COVID-19 coronavirus were described as “very encouraging.” Epidemiologist Sotiris Tsiodras,...

A 28-year-old pregnant woman from Somalia who is being housed at a hotel in the area of Kranidi in Argolis on Greece's Peloponnesian peninsula, has been found to be positive for the coronavirus. Greece's Migration and Asylum Ministry sent a...

Speaking with Greece's Kathimerini newspaper on Saturday, Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his belief that Greece will overcome the coronavirus crisis. Mitsotakis admitted that 2020 will be a year of recession for the Greek economy, but stated that 2021...

During these unprecedented times, when billions of people are either obliged by law or strongly advised by governments to stay at home and not go anywhere, mental health is an issue which is sadly very often neglected. Of course, the...

The  Atomic Energy Commission of Greece (EEAE) announced on Thursday that radiation levels in Greece have been normal in the last several days, despite the forest fire that raged near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine between April...