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US Sends $2.9 Million To Assist Greek Islands, Unaccompanied Minors

Incoming aid form the United States will aim to improve the living conditions of unaccompanied minors who are migrants to Greece, and to assist the Greek islands as they seek to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The U.S. government...

115-Million-Euro Greek Aid Package Seeks To Help Struggling Airlines

The nation of Greece will give the country's airlines a 115 million euro aid package to assist them as they struggle to return to profitability after the near-complete shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Sectors such as air transport, which...

Traveling to Greece: All You Need to Know in the Coronavirus Era

Editor's Note: Some of the guidelines on who and when can travel to Greece have been changed and are described in detail here: Greece Opens to All Tourists Regardless of Nationality on June 15 Greece is open again to receive...

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Donate Blood Plasma to Help Fight COVID-19

After recovering from coronavirus in Australia in March, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have been donating blood plasma to help fight COVID-19. Hanks is apparently back for another round of donation. Doctors and epidemiologists think that plasma and blood from...

Stringent Lockdown Measures "Saved Thousands In Greece"

Sotiris Tsiodras, the epidemiologist in charge of Greece's management of the coronavirus crisis, said on Tuesday that had Greece not locked down and imposed other restrictions on society, instead of only 173, there would have been many thousands of...

Number of New Coronavirus Cases in Greece Drops to Single Figures

Greece's health authorities announced a total of four new confirmed coronavirus cases on Monday and one new death in the last 24 hours. Since the outbreak of the pandemic in Greece, the total number of cases has now reached 2,882;...

Greek Cafes, Restaurants Reopen After Lockdown

Greece's cafes and restaurants are reopening for business on Monday after a long hiatus, as they closed just over two months ago due to the coronavirus curfews, home quarantines and the strict preventive measures imposed by health authorities against...

Travel Ban for All Greek Islands Lifted

Travel to and from all of the Greek islands is now allowed as of Monday morning after the long coronavirus lockdown. Until now, citizens had so far only been able to travel to Crete, due to the travel bans...

Greece Issues Detailed Directions for Hotels Ahead of June Reopening

The Greek Ministry of Tourism released comprehensive and detailed guidelines that hotels, camping sites, travel agents and transport companies must observe during the reopening of the tourist season in June, as part of preventative measures for the COVID-19 pandemic. Each...

Cameras in Greek Classrooms: Educational Aid or Invasion of Privacy?

The Greek government's proposed bill to offer live streaming lessons from classrooms to stay-at-home students during the coronavirus pandemic has sparked a great deal of controversy in Greece. As Greek high school students gradually return to class after the lockdown,...