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Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced on Tuesday a framework of new public health safety measures that go into effect on September 13 and foresee tough restrictions on individuals that have not been vaccinated against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The restrictions effective from September 13, 2021 include affect access of the unvacinnated …

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Greece’s main opposition party SYRIZA accused the government on Monday that it is building a “false covid-19 success story,” after an epidemiologist said that the national committee did not recommend “no masks outdoors.” “The fact that the government once again ignored the Committee of Infectious Diseases and asked the citizens …

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Greece’s health and civil protection authorities announced on Wednesday afternoon the scraping of obligatory face masks outdoors independently of whether people are inoculated or not, as well as the end of the night curfew currently from 1:30 until 5:00 a.m. They also announced the lifting of some other restrictions and/or …

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Greece’s committee of epidemiologists have given the green light for the abolition of wearing face masks outdoors, media report on Wednesday. The new measure is expected to be in effect from Thursday, June 24, the day where the country is being hit by a heat wave with temperatures over 40 …

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Greeks are getting ready to take off face masks outdoors, as the country’s epidemiological committee is going to meet on this issue in two days. Government spokesperson Aristotelia Peloni said on Tuesday that the committee will discuss the option of taking off face masks outdoors, while taking into account all …

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Authorities could lift the obligatory use of face masks in late September if Greece has vaccinated  80% of its population by late August, the president of the Athens and Piraeus hospital doctors’ association (EINAP), Matina Pagoni said on Wednesday. Speaking to Skai TV , Pagoni said if 80% of the …

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Greece lifted major lockdown restrictions on Friday, however, some measures remain and citizens must continue to implement the rules for personal protection. Otherwise they face a fine of 300 euros. Wearing masks in- and outdoors is a must and the measure is implemented also in vehicles when driver and passengers …

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An employee of the Athens metro  was hospitalized on Wednesday after he was beaten by two young men who had earlier refused to wear the mandatory masks inside the metro. According to a statement by the metro managing company STASY, the employee, a station manager, asked the two men on …

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Greece’s ruling conservative party and local authorities gladly turn a blind eye when it comes to crowding in churches and the breaking of coronavirus restrictions in the nameof a higher, spiritual purpose. On the Eve of Saint Demetrios celebration day, the patron of Thessaloniki hundreds of faithful gathered at the …

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced night curfew and the use of masks in- and outdoors as the two additional measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus in the country. Addressing in a televised message the citizens on Thursday evening Mitsotsakis said that the pandemic is in an “aggressive …

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A priest in Rethymno, Crete, was sentenced to nine months in prison on Friday for inciting the public for disobedience against the National Public Health Organization’s directive on the mandatory use of face masks. The 47-year-old priest, whose sentence was suspended for three years, spoke against the use of face …

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Alternate Minister for Migration and Asylum, Giorgos Koumoutsakos, received Communion on Thursday without taking any measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, according to a website reporting on issues relating to Orthodox Church. The website Romfea published a photo of the minister receiving Communion in the tradition of the …

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The production of thousands of reusable masks designed for school children has been stopped by the Central Union of Municipalities and Communities of Greece (KEDE) after the fiasco with the XXL-masks distributed by the Education Ministry on the first school day. Ηundreds of pupils received oversized masks, neither functional nor …

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When Greece’s epidemiologists and the country’s Education Ministry agreed on the compulsory use of face masks in schools, a heated debate broke out, with teachers and parents demanding that the masks are distributed free of charge. Ultimately, the Ministry stepped back and promised that each student will be given 2 …

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Schools throughout Greece opened on Monday in completely different conditions than all previous years due to the coronavirus pandemic: face masks for students and teachers, antiseptics and social distancing where possible. The rules from the Education Ministry are clear: no pupil will be allowed in the class-room without a face …

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Greece’s Culture Ministry and the Archaeological Resources Fund have launched a collection of textile face masks featuring prints, drawings and photos inspired by the country’s rich cultural heritage. “The Covid-19 pandemic has brought the protective masks into our daily lives… No one can say with certainty how much longer we …

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Parents demonstrated on Sunday in Athens, Thessaloniki, Patras and Heraklio against the compulsory use of face mask by students in schools. Some held posters saying “No child with a mask in schools,” “Hands off our children.” Others had posters calling on “people to uprise – game over” In Thessaloniki, a …

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Archbishop of Crete Irineos defied scientists and state rules and jointed the movement of the anti-masks supporters. In unacceptable statements, he urged the faithful to not wear face masks in the church because they “imprison faith,” -as he claimed. Irineos spoke to believers during the divine service at Saint Titus …

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Authorities on the island of Santorini are on alert seeing tourists arriving from Paros and Mykonos where strict measures have been imposed due to epidemiological load. Local authorities plan to distribute face masks free of charge to Greek and foreign visitors arriving on the island and strengthen controls to avoid …

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Students at all levels of education but also young children as those attending kindergarten will have to wear face masks when the schools in Greece open on September 7. The Ministry of Education has reportedly accepted the suggestions made by the experts of the infectious disease committee. Minister of Education …

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