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Schools in Greece to open on Sept 7

Schools in Greece will open on September 7, 2020, government spokesman Stelios Petsas announced on Monday. Speaking to Open TV, he said “we will have to face again the same main challenges.” He underlined that personal health measures and the safety distances must be observed, however, he did not elaborate …

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Coronavirus Greece: 217 new cases, 7075 in total; 2 more deaths, 228 in total

Greece’s National Public Health Organization (EODY) announced 217 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Sunday and 2 more deaths. The number of total infections has increased to 7,075 and the death toll to 229. Among the katets two deaths is a 71-year-old man from the nursing home in Thessaloniki. 18 of …

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Bar owners arrested and fined on Greek islands for operating after midnight

Six business owners were arrested on the Ionian islands and fines worth several thousands euros were imposed because they operated their bars and restaurants beyond the midnight curfew. Among those arrested on Saturday, were two facility owners on the island of Corfu and one on Paxos. Each one was fined …

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Extraordinary restrictions for Paros and Antiparos against coronavirus

Greece’s Civil Protection announced a series of extraordinary restrictions for the Cyclades islands of Paros and Antiparos on Friday in order to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The restrictions are similar to ones imposed on the island of Poros in the Saronic Gulf beginning of the month. According to …

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Greece announces more measures to contain spread of coronavirus

Greece announced on Friday additional measures and restrictions to prevent the increasing trend of the spread of the coronavirus in the country. The measures include the closure of restaurants and bars in Attica by midnight, limit to the number of people participating in social events, the use of mask in …

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Greek frigate Limnos rams Turkish frigate Kemalreis in East Mediterranean

Greek frigate Limnos has reportedly collided with or better say rammed Turkish frigate TCG Kemalreis destroying its propeller and causing serious damage. The incident has allegedly taken place on Wednesday. According to the news website armyvoice.gr, the incident occurred in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, more or less in the area …

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From beach parties in Halkidiki to over 30 infected elderly in Thessaloniki

A live music concert with 2,000 people in a beach bar of Halkidiki peninsula triggered lots of coronavirus infections in the neighboring Thessaloniki including 33 elderly in a nursing home. According to locals media, three of the bartenders were tested positive. President of Medical Association of Halkidiki, Marios Pyrpasopoulos told …

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Civil Protection: Number of infections in first August week led to additional measures

In his weekly briefing on the course of the pandemic in Greece, Head of Civil Protection and Deputy Minister for Crises Management Nikos Hardalias stated that there have been 961 confirmed coronavirus cases last week and that this “fact that led to the government’s decision to impose additional measures in …

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