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Greece
Athens University Assembles 3D Printing Team to Produce PPE for Greece
Groups of researchers from various departments and laboratories of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) have coordinated their efforts and joined forces, with the initial goal of producing face shields using 3D printing.
These face shields, which have...
Greece
Greece to Begin Mass Production of Surgical Masks in Larissa and Thrace
Greek Development and Investment Minister Adonis Georgiadis said on Wednesday that Greece will begin mass production of surgical masks to fulfill its own needs within a few days.
Speaking with the ERT, Open and Alpha TV networks, Georgiadis confirmed that machines...
Diaspora
16-Year-Old Greek Girl Donates Hundreds of Masks to Hospital
A 16-year-old Greek girl on Thursday donated 300 masks to an Athenian hospital in a heartwarming gesture that shows how philotimo can motivate the country during these dark times.
Coralia Hadjiyannaki created a fundraising campaign called "The Greek Mask...
Greece
Albanian Seamstress Donates Hundreds of Masks to Greek Hospital
An Albanian seamstress who owns a small sewing workshop in the town of Grevena, northern Greece, has volunteered to manufacture masks for the local hospital, showing that solidarity and philotimo in coronavirus times is tearing down borders and spreading...
Greece
Coronavirus: Greek Volunteers Make 3D-Printed Visors for Hospitals
Volunteers across the globe have marshaled their forces in recent days to assist the perilous work of the world's doctors and nurses during the coronavirus era. One example of such an action is that carried out by a group...
Greece
China Sends 1.7 Million Surgical Masks to Greece
An Aegean Airlines flight arrived at Athens International Airport early on Monday with 1.7 million surgical masks and other materials from China to help the efforts of the Greek state in responding to the coronavirus pandemic.
The delivery was the...
Diplomacy
Coronavirus Outbreak: China Offers 50,000 Masks to Greece
The Ambassador of the People's Republic of China Zhang Qiyue offered 50,000 medical masks to Greece on behalf of the people of China on Wednesday morning.
Greek Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias went to the Chinese Embassy in Athens to receive...
Greece
Coronavirus Fears Cause Mask Shortage, Skyrocketing Prices in Greece
Protective facial masks have become a rare item in Greece as pharmacies are unable to cope with demand, the president of the the Athens Pharmaceutical Association revealed on Sunday.
Speaking to Proto Thema radio, Constantinos Lourantos said that the shortage...