Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY has issued a weather warning s heavy rainfalls and thunderstorms and stormy winds are forecast in the next few days as a bad weather front hits the country as of the evening hours of Saturday, Dec 26, 2020. EMY warns that the intense weather phenomena …

The planets Jupiter and Saturn will be coming together in a so-called “Great Conjunction” or the “Christmas Star” on Monday, December 21, 2020. Although millions of miles away from each other, they appear to the naked eye like a single, bright star. It is a rare phenomenon that last time …

The Hessian Peace Prize 2020 has been awarded to the Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev, and the former prime minister of Greece, Alexis Tsipras, for solving the name dispute, SYRIZA said in a press release on Tuesday. The decision was announced by Boris Rhein, President of the Landtag …

Greece’s National Meteorological Service issued a new weather warning due to a weather deterioration and “extreme weather phenomena” in the East and South parts of the country. According to EMY, the weather deterioration is expected to start in the West on the late afternoon hours of Friday, December 11, 2020. …

Αlarm in western Macedonia after Covid-19 outbreak in eleven mink farms, while three more are in suspicion to have infected animals. The farms, several of them with a large number of animals, are located in the regional units of Kastoria and Grevena. In Kastoria, animals positive to the virus have …

Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued a weather warning about an upcoming deterioration with powerful rainfall and thunderstorms and stormy winds. The weather warning is valid from December 8 to 12, 2020. The bad weather front will started affecting Greece in the West on Tuesday night and quickly sweep over …

A high-tech device, a personal protective mask combined with a antimicrobial and antiviral system (PPE), that sterilizes both the inhaled and the exhaled air has been developed at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The “mask virus terminator” is awaiting approval from the relevant services and is expected to be a …

Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY has issued warning about weather deterioration with heavy rainfall and thunderstorms, locally accompanied by hail and powerful winds. The bad weather front will set in in the West of the country on Sunday night, December 6, 2020. Έκτακτο Δελτίο Επιδείνωσης Καιρού (ΕΔΕΚ) Πρόσκαιρη μεταβολή του …

Greece’s health authorities announced on Saturday another 98 deaths in past 24 hours and 1,383 new coronavirus cases. 594 Covid-19 patients are intubated in hospitals ICUs. Death toll has reached 2,902 and the total cases stand at 114,568. Among the latest Covid-19 fatalities is a 37-year-old nurse hospitalized in Naousa, …

Greece’s health authorities announced on Friday, 98 more deaths in past 24 hours and 1,667 new coronavirus cases. 612 Covid-19 patients are intubated in hospitals ICUs. Death toll has reached 2,804 and the total cases stand at 113,185. Again the number of Covid-19 tests is some 18,000, even though Deputy …

The union of Police officers in Greece has raised serious safety issues on Thursday after three police officers died of Covid-19 since the beginning of the month. The latest fatality, a 55-year-old officer was intubated and passed away in the early morning hours of Thursday. He had been was hospitalized …

Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority extended travel restrictions for domestic and international flights until December 7 and December 14, 2020 respectively. In a statement issued on Monday, Nov 30, the CAA said the the extensions aim for the protection of passengers from Covid-19. Domestic flights The air notification (notam) is extended …

The Greek government has decided to close some of the border crossings in northern Greece and increases Covid-19 test demands in an effort to contain the rapid spread of coronavirus in the broader area. Closed is one border crossing with Albania, while one border crossing with Bulgaria will remain open …

Two incidents with police against young people in northern Greece over the weekend have mainstream media and social media users wonder whether police is going too far with brutality and apprehension of people for literally no reason. media and social media users speak of “police arbitrariness and authoritarianism.” A video …

Over 1,800 mink animals have been culled in a farm in Siatista over the weekend after the breeder was tested positive to Covid-19 and samples from nine dead and alive animals showed that they were infected as well. some animals had symptoms and no further tests were conducted. The culling …

The Bishop of Langadas. Litis and Retinis, Ioannis died on Sunday after contracting Covid-19. The 62-year-old clergyman was hospitalized in Papanikolaou hospital in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, since last Friday. According to a statement issued by the hospital, Bishop Ioannis was tested positive to virus SARS-CoV-2 on Friday and was hospitalized …

Dead mink animals have been found in a breeding farm in Kaloneri of the Municipality of Siatista, western Macedonia, while the breeder has been tested positive to Covid-19. The breeder was tested and found positive  after he developed coronavirus symptoms. He is in self-isolation. Some animals in farm have reportedly …

Doctors in AHEPA hospital in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, said on Tuesday they have to make choices which Covid-19 patients will treat. All ICU beds are occupied, there is an increase number of coronavirus infected seeking the hospital. At the same time, over 150 doctors and nurses in AHEPA, the biggest …

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in Greece has extended until November 30 a series of travel restrictions “aiming to protect passengers and citizens from the Covid-19 pandemic,” as noted in a press release issued on November 9, 2020. The air directives (notams) regarding travel restrictions from certain countries and Non-EU …

Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued several air notifications (notam) that include the temporary suspension of flights to/from “Macedonia” airport in Thessaloniki, while they lift restrictions to other Greek airports. Thessaloniki and Serres are in full lockdown from 3. November 2020 and for 14 days. Aviation directive for flight …