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Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis has come under fire from opposition parties and social media users for apparently breaking the lockdown rules in taking part in a lunch reception attended by dozens on the island of Ikaria over the weekend. Mitsotakis,...

The Greek Minister of Citizen Protection, Nikos Chardalias, announced new, stricter lockdown measures in the regions of Patra, Agios Nikolaos, Mykonos, Santorini and Chalkida Friday. Patra, located in the northwestern Peloponnese, the Cretan town of Agios Nikolaos, and  Chalkida, on...

Greece announced a stricter lockdown for areas with an increased number of Covid cases, including Attica, where Athens is located, on Friday. The new lockdown measures will apply to places considered "red zones," where transmission of the coronavirus is high...

Greek professor Charalambos Gogos proposed on Thursday that Greeks should be allowed to leave their homes and go about, depending on the end number of their ID cards. Those with ID cards ending in odd numbers could be allowed to...

Daily analysis of the region's wastewater, conducted by a special research team at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, has shown an alarming spike in drug abuse, especially cocaine, and the use of psychiatric medications amongst its citizens...

Greece will ease the lockdown starting on Monday as it reopens retail stores to the public. On Sunday, health authorities confirmed 28 deaths due to Covid-19, bringing the standing total in Greece to 5,469. Retail stores in areas still experiencing...

Greece is successfully dealing with the second wave of Covid-19, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday, announcing that authorities could ease some restrictions and reopen shops as early as next week. Opening the debate in Parliament on the course of...

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain announced on Saturday that all its churches will close across the country. This comes as a result of the new national lockdown imposed in England and the rest of the nations...

A total of 800 new COVID-19 cases were diagnosed in Greece on Saturday, a slight increase compared to the 721 new cases recorded on Friday, according to Greek Health authorities. Tragically, 32 people with the novel coronavirus died in the...

Greece's strict lockdown will be in effect for at least another week, Deputy Minister for Citizen Protection Nikos Chardalias announced on Friday. The national lockdown, in place since early November, had already been extended to Monday, January 11 earlier in...