Health

By Parastou Donyai, Professor and Director of Pharmacy Practice, University of Reading* There’s been some confusion recently on whether we should or shouldn’t take ibuprofen to treat symptoms of COVID-19 – especially after the World Health Organization (WHO) changed its...

As the worldwide death toll from the coronavirus pandemic on Friday jumped over the 10,000 mark, Greece, which has recorded nine deaths, strengthened its measures against the spread by announcing that all hotels which operate on a 12-month basis...

In his second address to the nation in just a few days, Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a series of new measures related to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic on Thursday afternoon. PM Mitsotakis said that Athens will be significantly...

The first baby born of a woman who had tested positive to the novel coronavirus was born in a hospital in Athens on Wednesday, it was announced on Thursday. An initial test on the infant, who was born at the...

Greek health authorities announced on Thursday that a 70-year-old male died from yjr Covid-19 coronavirus infection in the northern town of Kastoria. This is the sixth victim of the pandemic in Greece. On Wednesday, Greek authorities confirmed thirty-one new diagnosed cases...

Greece announced announced on Thursday that all hotels which operate on a 12-month basis will be forced to shut down until April 30. It has additionally banned gatherings of more than ten people as authorities try to contain coronavirus spread. The...

Australia will no longer allow entry to non-Australian citizens or residents, unless they are direct family members of Australians, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Thursday. "Tonight we will be resolving to move to a position where a travel ban...

By Jeremy Rossman, University of Kent* Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in Wuhan, China in December 2019, we have seen the virus spread to over 160 countries. Several countries have experienced large outbreaks, including China, South Korea, Italy, Iran, Spain...

A shocking picture was published in the Italian newspaper La Repubblica on Thursday showing a convoy of military vehicles apparently transporting bodies of coronavirus victims. The newspaper says that the city of Bergamo, a city in the Lombardy region northeast of...

Nikos Chardalias, Greece's deputy minister of Civil Protection announced on Wednesday afternoon that all gatherings of ten people or more will be banned in the country beginning on Thursday. This is the latest draconian emergency measure Athens has taken to...

Turkey’s state broadcaster TRT Haber said on Wednesday afternoon that the country's land borders with Greece and Bulgaria will be closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Thus Turkey's borders with the European Union will remain closed to the entry and...

By Chrysiida Dimoulidou* Suddenly the streets were emptied, the cities went silent, the houses were turned to prisons. Suddenly all the things we considered significant, that gave us importance, prestige, even a reason to live, became petty, insignificant. Suddenly our health, which...

The Ambassador of the People's Republic of China Zhang Qiyue offered 50,000 medical masks to Greece on behalf of the people of China on Wednesday morning. Greek Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias went to the Chinese Embassy in Athens to receive...

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) issued a statement on Wednesday afternoon announcing the cancellation of this year's Eurovision Song Contest due to the coronavirus pandemic. ''It is with deep regret that we have to announce the cancellation of the Eurovision...

As the world works to slow the spread of coronavirus, countries have imposed a variety of travel restrictions.