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Greece Announces Fifteen New Coronavirus Cases 

Fifteen new cases of the Covid19 coronavirus were diagnosed on Friday according to an announcement made by Greek health authorities. The total number of coronavirus cases has now risen to 46 in Greece. According to Sotiris Tsiodras, the Health Ministry spokesperson...

Number of Coronavirus Cases Jumps to 31 in Greece

Twenty-one new cases of infection with the Covid19 coronavirus were recorded in Greece on Thursday, making the overall number of victims in the country spike to 31. Twenty one out of the 24 contacts of the ninth person in Greece...

Coronavirus Cases in Greece Climb to Double Figures

The second case of coronavirus was recorded in the western Greece city of Patras on Thursday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases throughout the country to ten. The Greek Health Ministry announced that the tenth victim is a close...

Italy Closes All Schools, Death Toll Rises to 107

The Italian government announced on Wednesday afternoon, after hours of speculation, that all schools across the country will remain closed until March 15, beginning on Thursday. ''For the government, it was not a simple decision,'' Italian Education Minister Lucia Azzolina...

Coronavirus: Greece Closes Schools, Theaters, Cinemas in Achaea, Zante and Elis

Greek authorities announced on Wednesday evening that emergency preventative measures will be taken in three counties in the West of the country amid Covid19 coronavirus fears. More specifically, the regional units of Achaea, Zakynthos (Zante) and Elis (Ilia) will be...

Cruise Ship Arriving on Corfu Could Be Quarantined Over Coronavirus Case

The captain of the cruise ship "MSC Opera," which is set to arrive at the Greek island of Corfu on Thursday, has reportedly told more than 2,000 passengers not to leave the vessel, due to the diagnosis of a...

Greece's Ninth Coronavirus Case Hospitalized in Serious Condition in Patras

The first case of coronavirus has been recorded in the western Greece city of Patras on Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases throughout the country to nine. The Health Ministry announced that the latest victim is a Greek...

Greece Confirms Eighth Coronavirus Case in the Country

The Greek Health Ministry confirmed a new case of coronavirus, on Wednesday, bringing the total number of infections in the country to eight. The latest case of COVID-19 involves a man who is related to a previously-confirmed victim of the virus who...

EU Raises Coronavirus Risk to High, Greece Sends E-Mail Blast to All Citizens

Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, said that the risk of a European COVID19 Coronavirus outbreak has risen from moderate to high on Monday morning, as Portugal was the latest EU member state to report incidents...

Greece Ready to Enjoy Clean Monday Delicacies, Despite Carnival Ban

As we all know, this year's festivities which would have been part of Carnival weekend and Clean Monday have been banned across Greece due to the COVID19 Coronavirus outbreak. However, faithful to centuries' old tradition, millions of Greeks are ready...