Greek Police is outfitting some officers with body-worn cameras as part of a pilot program initiated in response to accusations of heavy-handed police tactics to quash street protests. About 20 officers of the motorcycle police unit DRASI and the crime prevention and suppression team (OPKE) will wear the new cameras, …
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Confirmed cases of Coronavirus British variant reach 2,467
While the third wave of the pandemic in Greece is in full progress, confirmed cases of coronavirus mutations have sharply increased as well. Among the cases are also some where mutations of the British and the South African mutations have been detected. B.1.1.7 continues to gain ground in Greece, According …
Read More »Covid-19: Doctors’ Federation calls on Gov’t to revoke transfer of resident doctors to private clinics
Hospitals doctors call on the Health Ministry to revoke its decision for the transfer of resident doctors from public hospitals in Athens to a private clinic that accepted to treat Covid-19 patients. According to a statement by the Greek Federation of Hospital Doctors (OEGNE) five resident doctors from Laiko (2), …
Read More »Hospitals in Attica reach 95% of capacity, some even 100% as Covid-intubations increase
Intensive Care Units in hospitals in Attica have reached 95% of their capacity on Tuesday morning, with Covid-19 admissions on the rise and a significant increase over the weekend. In seven hospitals capacity has reached even 100%. State broadcaster ERT reported on Tuesday morning, that in three of the biggest …
Read More »Mitsotakis indicates tough lockdown extension until mid-March
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appealed to Greeks to continue abiding by the measures aiming to contain the spread of coronavirus and indicated another extension of lockdown. He called on citizens to be patient for another two weeks. The tougher lockdown in Athens and Attica was extended on Friday until March …
Read More »Authorities extend hard lockdown in Athens/Attica, place more regions in stricter measures
Greece’s Civil Protection extended the hard lockdown in Athens and Attica for one more week, until March 8, 2021, as daily number of new infections remained high and intensive care units treating patients with Covid-19 were close to capacity. At the same time, authorities extended hard lockdown in several regional …
Read More »First Uganda mutation detected in Athens; Total mutation cases reach 1053
The first case of the so-called Uganda mutation of Covid-19 was detected in Greek capital Athens on Thursday. Scientists believe that the Uganda mutation behaves similar to the British mutation. The total number of British and South African mutations have reached 1052. The Uganda mutation “Lineage A.2.3.1” has been identified …
Read More »Greece’s Justice Ministry submits draft bill on equal custody of children
The Greek Justice Ministry has submitted a draft bill introducing equal custody of children in cases of divorce. The bill aims to put an end to fights over custody and to focus on the children, whose interests lie at the heart of the bill, the minister stressed. The bill’s provisions …
Read More »Abandoned historical building collapses in the center of Athens, one rescued
Part of an abandoned historical building on the busy Patision Avenue in the center of Athens collapsed on Saturday noon time. 10 firefighters with 6 trucks are operating at the spot, while men of the Fire Service Rescue unit EMAK with a trained dog rushed to search for people trapped …
Read More »Snowfall in Athens disrupts public transport, leave thousands without power, halts vaccinations
Thousands of households in dozens of suburbs in Athens are without electricity for over 14 hours, some even without water. Public transport in Greek capital collapsed due to snowfall that is claimed to be the “heaviest in the last 15 years.” Covid-19 vaccinations have been suspended. Supermarkets will close at …
Read More »Snow front Medea closes national highway, causes extensive power outages
Snow and freezing temperatures also in capital Athens have paralyzed the Greek south mainland after police ordered the closure of the south part of the national highway connecting the Greek capital with the north of the country. Police closed the national network from the Kalyftaki junction in Kato Kifissia, subrub …
Read More »New coronavirus cases spike to 1526, half of them in Attica; total deaths surpass 6000
Greece recorded a new spike in coronavirus infections with 1,526 new confirmed cases in the last 24 hours. The number of deaths surpassed 6,000 after authorities announced another 20 fatalities on Tuesday evening. The number of Covid-19 patients intubated in hospitals across the country has increased to 277. Death toll …
Read More »Greece – Israel: “Vaccination passport” and trials in Covid-19 drug
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu agreed on a “digital vaccination passport” and as it looks also for the participation of Greece in clinical trials regarding the medicine for Covid-19. Netanyahu had a surprised for his Greek guest and pulled out of his pocket a vial with …
Read More »EODY President warns: UK variant could become dominant virus in Greece
A total of 403 cases of the new UK variant of Covid-19 have been registered in Greece so far, Panagiotis Arkoumaneas, president of the National Organization for Public Health (EODY), has said, while not ruling out the prospect of another full national lockdown to contain infections. Speaking on Skai TV …
Read More »Greece: 733 new coronavirus cases, 21 deaths, 403 mutations
Greece’s health authorities announced on Sunday evening 733 new coronavirus cases and 21 more deaths in the past 24 hours. Increased by 13 to 269 is the number of Covid-19 patients intubated in hospitals across the country. The stand is similar to the one on December 4, 2020. Death toll …
Read More »Body of Iraqi pilot recovered following small plane crash in NW Greece
The debris of a training plane missing since Sunday and the body of the pilot were found on Thursday. Search and rescue teams located the body of the 32-year-old pilot in a ravine at the top of Mitsikeli mountain near the city of Ioannina, Epirus in north-western Greece. via epirustv …
Read More »Greece: 1,151 new coronavirus cases, 27 more deaths; Tsiodras warns
New coronavirus cases in Greece remain over 1000 for a second consecutive day as authorities announced on Wednesday evening 1,151 detected cases in the last 24 hours. In the same time, 27 more people lost their lives due to Covid-19, among them a 16-year-old girl, the youngest victim in the …
Read More »Four French Rafale jets in Greece for joint exercise “Skyros 2021”
Four Rafale fighter jets of the French Air Force arrived in Tanagra air base by Athens ahead of the joint exercise “Skyros 2021” with Mirage 2000 and F-16 the Greek Air Force. This is the “official first” of the French Rafale in the Greek skies after France and Greece signed …
Read More »Greece records huge jump in new coronavirus cases that rise to 1,261
New coronavirus cases in Greece recorded a huge jump reaching 1,261 on Tuesday; that is 718 more cases than a day earlier. Greece’s health authorities announced on Tuesday evening also 22 more deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of Covid-19 patients intubated in hospitals across the country stands …
Read More »Agriculture Ministry to promote the “Greek Diet” brand
Rural Development and Food Μinister Spilios Livanos said on Monday that the ministry’s goal is to promote the “Greek Diet” brand. Speaking to Skai TV, Livanos said that the goal includes to subsidize infrastructure, increase exports and train farmers and promote the “Greek Diet” brand. He also spoke about the …
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