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‘Don’t Panic Over New Coronavirus Strain,’ Says Stanford’s John Ioannidis

Stanford Professor Dr. John Ioannidis says there is no need to panic despite the disturbing news regarding the development of a new coronavirus strain in the United Kingdom. Greek Reporter spoke to the Greek-American medical professor from Stanford University, regarding...

Moderna Vaccine Gets OK from FDA; EU to Receive 160 Million Doses

The coronavirus vaccine developed by the American pharmaceutical firm Moderna, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, along with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) was cleared by the FDA on Friday after receiving the all-important thumbs-up from its independent...

Foundation Donates Ultracold Freezers to Greek Health System for Vaccine Storage

A total of fourteen ultra-cold freezers will be donated by the Bodossaki Foundation to the nation of Greece for the storage of the coronavirus vaccine when it is delivered, according to the Foundaiton's announcement on Thursday. The freezers are needed...

Thessaloniki Wastewater Shows Disturbingly Large Presence of Coronavirus

After continual testing of the wastewater in Greece's large cities as a way to predict a spike in Covid-19, it now appears that the trajectory of the virus is still steep in Thessaloniki, according to a report released on...

Epidemiologist Tsiodras Calls for More Facemask Use, Says Virus Spread "Impossible to Control"

As the number of new confirmed coronavirus infections rose well above 1,000 for the first time since the pandemic began in Greece on Tuesday, infectious diseases expert Sotiris Tsiodras called on his fellow citizens to avoid mass gatherings and...

Greek Health Authorities Announce 196 New Coronavirus Cases; One Death

Greece's Public Health Organization, or EODY, announced today that there were 196 new  coronavirus infections in Greece, just one day after the body had disclosed 126 new cases nationwide. It had been hoped that yesterday's large decrease in the...

New Measures Imposed After Spike in Coronavirus Cases, Three More Deaths in Greece

In an emergency briefing on Friday, Greece's Deputy Minister of Civil Protection announced new measures and the extending of those that are already in place as the country counted an alarming increase in the number of coronavirus infections. A total...

Greece's Death Toll from Coronavirus Reaches 200

  Greece's coronavirus death toll reached 200 on Wednesday with the additional deaths of a 75-year-old woman from Thessaloniki, another elderly man who passed away in the same hospital and an 85-year-old man who succumbed with the disease at Vostanio...

Greece Records Two Covid-19 Deaths; 36 New Cases Nationwide

The Greek health authorities confirmed on Tuesday that there were two new deaths from Covid-19 in the past day, while 36 new positive cases of the virus were diagnosed over the same time period. In a reversal from recent trends,...

Tourists Visiting Greece This Summer Must Test Negative for Coronavirus

The Greek Minister of Tourism said on Thursday that all tourists planning to visit Greece this summer, after the season begins on July 1, must have tested negative for the coronavirus before they board the airplane to come to...