Greece’s Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos visited France on Wednesday to attend the handover ceremony of the first of the 18 Rafale fighter jets that will join the Greek Air Force. Panagiotopoulos is accompanied by the Chief of the Defense General Staff General Konstantinos Floros and the Chief of the Defence …
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466 Delta variant cases detected in Greece mid June to July; geographic distribution
Samples tested by Greece’s National Genomic Surveillance Network revealed 466 new cases of the Delta variant strain in the time June 17 – July 12, 2021. According to official data released on Monday, out of the 856 samples tested, 760 were classified as variants of concern (VOC) and 69 as …
Read More »Greece: 1,834 new coronavirus cases, 8 deaths; geographic distribution
Greece’s health authorities announced on Monday 1,834 new coronavirus cases and 8 Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of intubated Covid-patients in hospitals Intensive Care Units stands at 123. Note that again there were thousands of fewer tests due to the weekend. Delta Variant Authorities released the …
Read More »Greece: 2,794 coronavirus cases, 6 deaths; Live-briefing; Geographic Distribution
Greece’s health authorities announced on Thursday 2,794 new coronavirus cases and 6 Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of intubated Covid-patients in hospitals Intensive Care Units stands at 132. Live Briefing At the Live Briefing on Friday, health experts made a dramatic call to citizens to get …
Read More »Deputy Labor Minister: Dismissal for unvaccinated care homes workers after furlough
Greece’s deputy Labor minister announced on Wednesday morning that unvaccinated personnel in private nursing homes will be dismissed after the unpaid furlough. Speaking to Open TV on Wednesday morning, Deputy Labor and Social Affairs Minister Domna Michailidou has stressed that “those not wishing to get vaccinated after some time will …
Read More »Delta Variant in Greece: Which age group infected, which regions
The Delta variant of Covid-19 is a cause of concern also for Greece’s epidemiologists who see a resurgence of the coronavirus and the government tries to get the whole situation under control through vaccination. The 2,108 new coronavirus cases confirmed in 24 hours on Thursday hit a record number of …
Read More »Metro, ISAP workers on strike protesting working conditions like no A/C in summer UPD
Metro workers in Athens launch work stoppages on Wednesday protesting their working conditions. The strike affects Metro lines 2 and 3 and Urban train ISAP (Line 1) and will take place from 9 p.m. until the end of the shift. The unions of ISAP and STASY workers complain about their …
Read More »New Covid-regulations to travel to/from Greek islands from July 5
Head of Civil Protection and Deputy Minister Nikos Hardalias announced on Thursday new rules and Covid-certificates for traveling to/from the Greek islands. He said that these are the recommendations of the epidemiologists’ committee. From Monday, 5. July 201, for travel to the Greek islands required will be: For adults either …
Read More »Tragic end for French tourist Violet Gigano missing on Crete (UPD)
A tragic end for the missing French tourist Violet Gigano. Police officers participating in the big search operation found the body of the 29-year-old woman early Thursday afternoon. The body was found in a ravine near Cape Krios, southwest from Chania, and some 5 km away from Elafonisi. The area …
Read More »With treats, punishment, authoritarianism and insanity Greece Gov’t tries to boost vaccinations
With threats, punishment, insane measures and authoritarianism the Greek government tries to “convince” the country’s citizens to get vaccinated. Ministers rule out new lockdown claiming “economic disaster for the country” and a series of punitive measures such as lay-offs and exclusion from state support aid. In addition, the government plans …
Read More »French tourist Violet Gigano, 29, missing; huge search operation in Chania
Authorities in the Prefecture of Chania on the island of Crete has launched a huge search operation to locate 29-year-old French tourist Gigano Violet who has been missing since June 24, the day she had last spoken with her family in France. She was planning to visit Elafonisi. Gigano’s rented …
Read More »29 cases of Delta variant detected in Greece, 19 of them in Crete
Infections with the Delta variant of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 have tripled in the last days and set health experts on alert. 18 new cases of Delta mutation have been detected recently bringing the total number to 29. Of the 18 recently confirmed cases, 15 wee detected in Heraklio, Crete, 1 in …
Read More »Greece’s authorities hold emergency meeting on Delta variant in Crete
Ηead of Civil Protection, Greece’s top epidemiologist Sotiris Tsiodras are holding an emergency meeting with local authorities from Crete over the spread of the Delta variant of Covid-19 on the island. Τhe meeting takes place hours after the head of Greek National Health Care Organization EODY, Panagiotis Arkoumaneas warned of …
Read More »Senate Committee approves US-Greece Defense and Partnership Act 2021
The US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations approved the bipartisan bill to bolster the United States’ defense partnership with Greece, the US-Greece Defense and Interparliamentary Partnership Act of 2021. The bipartisan legislation boosts support for Greek military modernization by authorizing new transfers of American military equipment and fostering increased multilateral …
Read More »First case of Brazilian variant of Covid-19 detected in Athens
The first case of infection with the Brazilian variant of Covid-19 has been officially confirmed in Greece, the National Health Care Organization (EODY) announced on Friday. Infected is a man who lives in Athens. It added that it is not known how the man got infected. The infection case was …
Read More »General strike against Labor Law to paralyze Greece on June 10
The general 24-hour strike launched by public and private sector umbrella unions ADEDY and GSEE is expected to paralyze Greece on June 10, 2021. The strike will cause disturbances to transport of people and goods. Ferries and ships will be docked at the ports and trains of Trainose and Proastiakos …
Read More »Coronavirus variants get new names based on Greek alphabet
Coronavirus variants with clunky, alphanumeric names have now been assigned the letters of the Greek alphabet to simplify discussion and pronunciation while avoiding stigma. The World Health Organization revealed the new names on Monday amid criticism that those given by scientists to strains such as the South African variant – …
Read More »Historic Spitfire MJ755 to fly back to Athens from UK fully refurbished
The Hellenic Air Force’s historic Spitfire MJ755 is scheduled to fly back to the Greek capital on upcoming Thursday from the United Kingdom where it was fully restored and returned to flight-worthy condition. The Spitfire MJ755 was last seen in Attica’s skies 68 years ago. Speaking to state-run news agency …
Read More »Greece: 1918 new coronavirus cases, 54 deaths, 626 intubations
Greece’s health authorities announced on Thursday evening 1,919 new coronavirus cases and 54 Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of intubated Covid-patients stands at 626. Covid-19 Variants According to latest analysis of 1,064 selected samples investigated April 9 – May 9, 2021 a total of 755 were …
Read More »No evidence of an “Athenian” mutation of Covid-19, says Greek medical experts
There is nothing to indicate a mutation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus of Greek origin, professor Gkikas Magiorkinis and National Kapodistrian University of Athens Rector Thanos Dimopoulos, both of whom are professors at the NKUA School of Medicine said on Tuesday afternoon. Their statements come after several Greek health experts spoke …
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