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Pandemic Upends Christmas and New Year Festivities All Over Europe

As expected, the global coronavirus pandemic has overturned Europeans' plans for the 2020 holiday season, as governments search for measures to prevent the further spread of Covid-19, while allowing citizens to celebrate with their families and friends as much...

Greece Imposes Stricter Local Lockdowns; Records 1,155 Cases Thursday

Greek Deputy Minister for Civil Protection Nikos Chardalias announced a series of new emergency lockdown measures on Thursday for the regions of western Attica that have been unable to curb the spread of Covid-19. The new measures will be in...

Covid-19: Greece Records 85 Deaths on Wednesday

Greece recorded a total of 1,190 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, and 85 people with the virus passed away in the 24-hour-period. Currently, 552 patients with Covid-19 are intubated in Greece. Yesterday, Tuesday, 1,240 cases of the virus were diagnosed...

Greece to Receive Vaccine Before End of Year; Fewer Doses than Expected

Addressing the public on Wednesday, Greek government spokesman Stelios Petsas announced that there is "strong evidence" that Greece will receive the Covid-19 vaccine before the end of the year, somewhat earlier than previously thought -- but it will be...

Covid-19: New Cases Rise to 1,240 Tuesday; 98 Pass Away with Virus

On Tuesday, Greece recorded a total of 1,240 new cases of Covid-19 after 30,000 virus tests, both rapid and PCR, were conducted across the country. Just yesterday, Monday, only 639 new cases of the coronavirus were diagnosed in Greece. That...

EU Medicines Agency to Begin Examining Coronavirus Vaccine on December 21

German Minister of Health Jens Spann stated on Tuesday that his country is counting on approving the coronavirus vaccine "before Christmas," as the EU body responsible for giving the green light will begin examining the vaccine on December 21. The...

Greece Records 639 New Coronavirus Cases, 62 Deaths on Monday

On Monday, a total of 639 cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed in Greece, down from 693 on Sunday -- which was itself a significantly lower figure than those recorded in recent months. In the past day, 62 people with the...

Bourla Cracked Whip to Push Scientists to Create Coronavirus Vaccine in Record Time

During the depths of the pandemic this year, when lockdowns and shutdowns were being imposed across the world in the desperate fight against the coronavirus, the situation seemed about as bleak as it could possibly be. In the dark days...

Greece Records 85 New Coronavirus Deaths, New Cases Significantly Lower

Health authorities in Greece announced on Sunday evening that another 85 individuals had died in the last 24-hour period across the country due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic. There are currently 553 intubated patients in the country's hospitals, down from...

Maria Menounos’ Parents Both Hospitalized With COVID

Famous Greek-American host Maria Menounos' parents have both been hospitalized with COVID-19. Menounos announced that she took a weeklong break from hosting her podcast and daily show, "Better Together", because of her parents' hospitalization. Menounos' mother Litsa was already fighting brain...