Society

by Shir Shimoni* The elderly have come to occupy a central place in our news bulletins these days. Headlines were quick to inform the public that the highest mortality rate from COVID-19 is in people aged 70 and over. Experts...

Τhe Onassis Foundation has donated 13.5 million surgical masks to the country, which they recently bought and had delivered to Greece from China. On Tuesday, Onassis Foundation President Antonis Papadimitriou delivered the precious cargo to Greek Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Health...

News websites in Greece have been known for years for reporting incidents of vandalism involving the controversial Greek anarchists' group ''Rubicon.'' However, the coronavirus pandemic has brought nearly an endless array of changes in such a short period of time,...

Volunteers across the globe have marshaled their forces in recent days to assist the perilous work of the world's doctors and nurses during the coronavirus era. One example of such an action is that carried out by a group...

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis has called on all government ministers and ruling New Democracy lawmakers to contribute half of of their wages for the next two months to a special fund in the battle against coronavirus. Mitsotakis's appeal comes as...

While Covid-19 continues to spread across Greece, there are 11 prefectures that have not reported any cases as of yet, according to a comprehensive report released by the National Public Health Organization (EODY) on Sunday. There are no confirmed cases...

A very peculiar story in the era of the coronavirus was made public on Friday in Greece, regarding the curfew and the tough measures the Greek state has imposed to limit the spread of the contagion. According to CNN Greece, a...

Many Greek artists, including famous singers and composers, participated in a remake of a popular old Loukianos Kilaidonis song titled ''Tha Kátso Spiti'' (I'll Stay at Home) in an attempt to create a happy, carefree moment for the nation...

The EuroPride 2020 event, which had been scheduled to take place in Thessaloniki, Greece in June will have to be postponed, it was announced on Tuesday. The organizers have said that they still do not know when the event will take...

The Greek authorities issued on Monday a national call for volunteers to assist the National Health System of the country in its ongoing effort to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. The state is now asking for volunteer doctors, nurses, psychologists, and...

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a nationwide lockdown, starting Monday at 06:00 a.m., as health authorities confirmed that two more people died on Sunday, bringing the total number of fatalities to 15. The number of confirmed cases in the country...

Greece is likely going through its most trying period since the Civil War, as the invisible enemy called COVID-19 is inside the bodies of many Greeks and no one knows how many will finally succumb to the deadly coronavirus. Usually,...

Fifty-one DJs in the Greek city of Katerini on Saturday took their laptops and sound systems onto their balconies and invited all their neighbors to come out on their own and join in a party to exorcize the coronavirus. Under...

Greek police on Saturday took to custody Kythera Metropolitan Seraphim for performing a divine liturgy in church despite the government ban as a measure for the coronavirus pandemic. The Kythera Metropolitan was arrested for opening the doors of the Church...

As a measure to aid EU Member States suffering from the coronavirus pandemic and its tremendous impact on their economies, the European Commission announced on Friday that state budget rules are eased. In order to aid people and companies, the...