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The Greek government announced on Friday that it will extend the period during which schools and Universities will have to remain closed due to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. The closure is now extended until April 27, when schools would close...

Greek Deputy Minister for Civil Protection Nikos Chardalias announced on Friday a series of new, even stricter measures which will come into force this weekend to limit the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. The sailing of private boats and yachts...

Three flights are expected to arrive on Friday in Athens, all of which are from London, bringing a total of four hundred Greek nationals back to Greece. Staff from EODY, Greece's National Public Health Organization, will be waiting for them...

The Bishop of Athens and Archbishop of Greece Ieronymos II issued a statement on Friday in regard to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic which has changed all of our lives in the last several days. “I stay at home because I...

The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in continual negotiations with authorities in Italy and Spain so that Greek nationals, who are primarily students, who wish to return to Greece will be able to do so. Greek Foreign Minister Nikos...

The all-male monastic autonomous polity of Mount Athos announced on Thursday it will not be receiving any further visitors or pilgrims until March 30, 2020 as part of measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The Orthodox Christian monastic community comprises...

In his second address to the nation in just a few days, Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a series of new measures related to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic on Thursday afternoon. PM Mitsotakis said that Athens will be significantly...

The Greek Ministry of Tourism announced on Thursday afternoon that all hotels which operate on a 12-month basis will be forced to shut down until April 30. This move comes as the country's latest measure to combat the spread of...

Despite the fact that Italy is currently the global epicenter of the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, Italians are still valiantly trying to stay calm. Now they are also beginning to send messages of support to their neighboring nations. This is just...

In a new wartime-like televised address to the nation, Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis informed the public about the latest emergency measures taken by the government to cope with the unprecedented lockdown the country is in due to the...