A Chinese national is in quarantine in Attikon hospital in Athens, tested on suspicion of being infected with coronavirus. The 33-year-old man had traveled to Greece from China ten days ago. He first went to a private hospital in South Athens, with fever and coughing. The doctors alerted the Greek …
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Two Greeks in quarantine in Athens hospital after returning from Wuhan
Two Greeks are in quarantine in a hospital in Athens after they arrived from the Chinese city of Wuhan where the coronavirus broke out and has claimed so far the lives of more than 800 people. The two arrived to Athens with a special flight on Sunday afternoon. They left …
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Masks prices skyrocket by 300% due to increased demand also by Chinese in Greece
A sharp increase in demand of surgical masks has skyrocketed also their prices by 300% in the last few weeks. More and more Greeks purchase masks to protect themselves from the flu that is in its peak but also many Chinese buy masks in bulk and send them to China …
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“We are all Chinese”: Greek scholar calls against prejudice due to Coronavirus
The coronavirus outbreak in China has triggered a series of racist abuse around the globe. Reports coming from Europe, the US and Australia confirm that Chinese in particular and even people who look “Asian” fall victim to harassment. At the same time, lurid lurid conspiracy theories flood the internet and …
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Coronavirus: Greece to accelerate recruitment of medical staff in hospitals, labs, entrance gates
Greece has decided to accelerate the recruitment of health personnel as one of the alert measures of the country to deal with possible infections of coronavirus. This was decided at the meeting of the National Public Health Council on Monday with the aim to shield Greece against the disease.. Recruited …
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First Greek in Wuhan evacuation flight, all passengers in quarantine
One Greek national is among the Europeans evacuated from Wuhan with a special flight chartered by France. Among the passengers were many French and dozens of other European citizens. On passenger showed symptoms suspected to cornavirus during the flight. The plane landed in Istres military base in Southern France, 50 …
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Greece updates action plan against coronavirus
Greece has updated its action plan against the coronavirus outbreak although no such an infection has been recorded in the country. “Prevention is the best measure,” Health Minister, Vassilis Kikkilias, has said. HE did not rule out that the virus would not reach the country. a Based on the latest …
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Greece halts visa issuance in China amid Coronavirus epidemic
Greece has decided to close its visa centers in Mainland China, thus stop receiving applications and granting visas, after the outbreak of the Coronavirus in the city of Wuhan in Hubei, China. It is the second country, after the Czech Republic to undertake such measures, to prevent a spread of …
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Man hospitalized in Thessaloniki with suspected coronavirus (UPD)
Health authorities in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, went on high alter when a man was admitted to AHEPA hospital with symptoms similar to those of corona virus. It is the first suspected case of coronavirus in Greece According to AHEPA director, Panagiotis Panteliadis, the patient is a middle-aged man with symptoms …
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Patient infected with MERS-coronavirus hospitalized in Athens
A 69-year-old Greek is being hospitalized in intensive care unit of an Athens hospital after he got infected with the fatal corona-virus MERS while in Saudi Arabia. Together with his wife the man arrived last week in Athens with a flight from Jeddah. The couple used a taxi to go …
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