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Greek Minister Proposes End of Mutual Quarantines for UK, Greek Citizens

Greek Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis officially proposed on Monday evening that Greece and Britain end the mutual quarantines that have been placed on each other’s citizens upon entrance into their countries. “If we don’t impose quarantines for people coming to...

Face-Masked Greeks Take First Steps After Coronavirus Quarantine

Greece partially opened up on Monday with the opening of small retail stores and hairdressers and the free movement of people within the prefecture of their permanent residence. Greeks took the first tentative steps back to normal life after more...

Greek PM Announces Gradual Lifting of Quarantine Starting May 4

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday the gradual relaxation of quarantine measures, which will begin this coming Monday, May 4. In a televised address, Mitsotakis thanked the Greek people who had to endure almost two months of lockdown...

Kelly Clarkson’s Family Shares Heartwarming Video to Celebrate Singer’s Birthday

Kelly Clarkson's loving family got together outside their home to wish Clarkson a happy birthday during quarantine. The clip was later shown on "The Kelly Clarkson Show" YouTube channel. On Friday, April 24, Clarkson turned 38 years old. Birthdays have...

Roma Settlement Quarantined After 20 People Infected by Covid-19

About 5,000 people in a Roma settlement in Nea Smyrni, Larissa were put in quarantine on Thursday evening after 20 people were found to be infected by the covid-19 coronavirus. On Thursday afternoon, a 32-year-old Roma man tested positive for the...

Coronavirus Quarantine Lifted for Two Villages in Kozani, Northern Greece

The total lockdown of two quarantined villages in the region of Kozani in West Macedonia, northern Greece, was legally lifted on Monday. The residents of the villages of Damaskinia and Dragasia, isolated since March 16, are now able to communicate...

Individuals Attempt Escape From Quarantined Ritsona Refugee Camp

An unknown number of individuals who are currently living at the Ritsona migrant and refugee camp on the Greek island of Euboea attempted to escape from the camp on Thursday night and Friday morning, breaking the quarantine of the...

Hellenic Film Society Moves Online During Quarantine

The Hellenic Film Society USA has decided to start uploading content from Greek filmmakers, as well as interviews with Greek-Americans in Hollywood, to its YouTube channel during the worldwide pandemic. For those at home seeking film, culture, and entertainment, they...

Greek Mothers, Grandmas and Wives to Enforce Quarantine As Police Struggle

Greek Prime Minister Kiriakos Mitsotakis, who was among the first EU leaders to implement a strict quarantine in Greece, in now transferring the authority of enforcing the quarantine to Greek women. The decision took most by storm but police sources...

Greek Man Fined €5,000 After Mother Turns Him In For Breaking Quarantine 

A very peculiar story in the era of the coronavirus was made public on Friday in Greece, regarding the curfew and the tough measures the Greek state has imposed to limit the spread of the contagion. According to CNN Greece, a...