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Greece’s National Health Care organization EODY announced on Wednesday that it halts its daily bulletin coronavirus cases, while the number of infections and other related data will be announced collectively once a week only, on Fridays. The decision raises question-marks (and eyebows) as currently the daily infections with Covid-19 range …

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Increased coronavirus infections in the last three weeks are a cause of concern and Greece’s health experts do not rule out the return of masks indoors, National Health Care Organization EODY said in an emergency meeting on Monday morning.There is an sharp increase in tourist destinations and Athens. Main factors …

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Greece’s health authorities announced on Thursday 5,523 new coronavirus cases and 81 deaths in the past 24 hours. The number of intubated Covid-patients in hospitals stands at 708. At the weekly Live Briefing on coronavirus on Thursday, health authorities said that pandemic numbers show a downward trend for the second …

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Greece’s health authorities announced on Thursday 2,604 new coronavirus cases and 5 Covid-related deaths in the past 24 hours. The number of intubated Covid-patients in hospitals Intensive Care Units stands at 126. As the infections today are little over 2,500, it looks as if the head of EODY was just …

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Tourism is not to blame for the resurgence of the pandemic in Greece, 83% of the cases are domestic, head of the Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias said on Tuesday during the weekly live briefing on the course of the coronavirus. Together with deputy Health Minister Vassilis Kontozamanis, dismissed reports that …

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“Suzanne Eaton was raped and murdered,” the local branch of Greek Police on the island of Crete announced during a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, short before the 27-year-old perpetrator with initials G.P. was taken to prosecutor. The 27-year-old Greek man “has confessed to the murder of 60-year-old American biologist …

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The U.S. is looking to further expand its military presence in Greece, including increasing access for US aircraft and ships and joint exercises, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford told reporters during his visit in Athens on Tuesday. However, the US is not seeking for a large …

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Chances are 50-50 for a comprehensive agreement over the Greek program at the Euroroup meeting on Monday, May 22 2017. A high-ranking Eurozone official, anonymous, of course, talked to several media representatives and correspondents late Wednesday afternoon and briefed them on the upcoming Eurogroup meeting. Among others, the EZ-official emphasized …

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Representative of International Monetary Fund Poul Thomsen, one of the so-called Troikans, admitted that there were mistakes in the bailout agreement between Greece and its lenders. According to Sunday newspaper TO VIMA, shortly before the Eurogroup meeting on October 8th and the visit of German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Athens …

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