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Greece's police have been imposing fines on individuals and businesses violating the lockdown for several days now. The total amount of fines imposed throughout Greece until Friday, April 3, amounted to 4,253,700 euros for violations related to the traffic ban...

Authorities in Greece have banned swimming, fishing and water sports as the country toughens up its already severe restrictions of movement to combat the spread of coronavirus. According to public broadcaster ERT, the Ministry of Shipping and Islands Policy has...

A migrant camp near the town of Ritsona, north of Athens, has been put under quarantine for 14 days, starting on Thursday, after health authorities discovered at least 20 infections from coronavirus there. Medical tests were carried out on dozens...

Footage captured by a drone shows Athens almost deserted during the strict lockdown imposed on Monday, March 23, to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus. On Sunday, Greek Minister of Development and Investment Adonis Georgiadis announced that the lockdown...

The daily number of requests submitted via SMS by citizens to the Civil Protection Ministry for permission to leave home has ranged between 1.3 million and 1.8 million in the four days since the system was put in effect...

Greek health authorities announced on Tuesday afternoon that the total number of deaths related to the Covid-19 pandemic had risen to twenty. The total number of diagnosed Covid-19 coronavirus cases is now 743 in the entire country, as 48 new cases...

Greece’s Civil Protection uploaded their movement permits, laying out exactly what activities are permitted during the total lockdown, in the English language late on Monday evening. The permits are for work or other activities such as like shopping, visiting doctors or visiting...

Greece went under lockdown at 6:00 a.m. on Monday to prevent further spreading of the coronavirus in the country. All unnecessary movement outside one's own home is now banned. The government has issued strict guidelines on exactly who and how...

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a nationwide lockdown, starting Monday at 06:00 a.m., as health authorities confirmed that two more people died on Sunday, bringing the total number of fatalities to 15. The number of confirmed cases in the country...

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a nationwide lockdown starting Monday 06:00 a.m. "It must be done in time before it is too late," Mitsotakis announced on Greek television on Sunday and added: "In the name of the common good, I...