COVID-19

Greek health authorities reported the death of two patients from the coronavirus on Sunday night following nearly three days without any fatalities at all. Sunday’s first victim was a 66-year-old woman who was being treated at the capital’s Sotiria Hospital,...

The European Commission proposed on Wednesday to allocate to member states a massive 750 billion euro ($824 billion) aid program to fight the economic repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic in Europe. Greece is slated to receive 32 billion euros from...

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...

The Dutch air carrier KLM and Air France will resume direct flights to Athens within weeks, it was announced on Tuesday. KLM will begin its Athens route on June 6, while Air France will resume flying to the Greek...

Excited sun worshippers throughout the nation of Greece are anticipating, perhaps as they never have before, the official opening of beaches throughout the country on Saturday, May 16. On Wednesday, the government received a plan from its Committee of Scientists...

Greek health authorities confirmed late on Tuesday that two migrants in a temporary refugee accommodation facility on the island of Lesvos have tested positive for Covid-19. The facility, which was leased by the Ministry from a local owner, is being...

In Greece, a country of 10.7 million people, there have only been 2,726 cases of COVID-19 and 151 deaths, as of May 12. And unlike much of the world, not a single physician treating COVID patients in Greece has...

Out of all the gestures of greeting used until recently around the globe, the handshake is the most widely used. The first nearly-universal way of greeting someone, which was first portrayed in the arts of ancient Greece, has been...

By Dr. Constantine Passaris* Greece became the whipping boy of Europe in the aftermath of the global financial crisis of 2008. As the contagious effect of the financial crisis reached Greek shores, it devastated its national economy. In the subsequent...

Unseasonal temperatures of 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit) are expected early in the coming week in Greece, while southern winds will bring dust from Africa, meteorologists say. This is the first time that Greeks will have to deal with summer-like...