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Greek Orthodox Church Declares Coronavirus Not Transmitted by Communion

The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Greece issued a statement on Monday referring to the Covid19 coronavirus outbreak, maintaining that Holy Communion does not transmit the virus. The new, controversial statement comes after days of heated public debate...

Greece Announces New Emergency Measures as Coronavirus Cases Rise to 73

Greek Health authorities announced on Sunday afternoon that seven new cases of the Covid19 coronavirus have been diagnosed in the country, raising the total number of victims to 73. The announcement was made by Sotiris Tsiodras, the Health Ministry spokesperson...

Italy Quarantines 16 Million People in Extraordinary Coronavirus Move

The Italian authorities announced on Sunday morning that more than sixteen million people will be quarantined in a total of fifteen provinces of the country, in order to limit the spread of the Covid19 coronavirus. Among the regions affected by...

Coronavirus Cases Rise to 66 in Greece, Emergency Measures In Place

Twenty-one additional cases of the Covid19 coronavirus were diagnosed on Friday and Saturday according to announcements made by Greek health authorities. The total number of diagnosed cases has risen to 66 in the country. 13 of the 21 new cases were...

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: 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...

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...

Concerns Over Coronavirus Rise as Greece Confirms Seventh Case

The number of confirmed cases of the COVID-19 Coronavirus in Greece rose to seven on Saturday, with another three patients testing positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus which causes the disease. According to the Health Ministry, which had already announced that...