August 18, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
The use of masks by all employees and customers at public services is mandatory, according to a circular issued by the Interior Ministry on Monday. Moreover, civil servants belonging to high-risk groups will have the option of working from home until August 31, according to the same circular. In terms of shift schedules, the …
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August 2, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Hardly were the new restrictions against the spread of coronavirus decided and imposed and Greek Police was sent out the country on Saturday to check if the measures are observed. Police teams registered a total of 333 violations and fined the violators with the relevant fines. The majority of violations, …
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July 31, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
The spike of new cases on Friday, forced the Greek government to impose new restrictions in order to contain the spread of the coronavirus in the Country. In an extraordinary live streaming on Friday evening, head of Greek Civil Protection and Deputy Minister for Crisis Management Nikos Hardalias announced a …
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July 30, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has given the green light to epidemiologists to propose and impose additional restrictions they consider as necessary to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Mitsotakis held an extraordinary teleconference on Thursday with the participation of the country’s top epidemiologists and ministers involved in health issues …
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July 17, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece has decided late on Friday to impose the mandatory use of masks in supermarkets for both working staff and shoppers. The measure to contain the spread of coronavirus goes into effect on Saturday, July 18, 2020. Secretary General of Trade and Consumer Protection Panagiotis Stampoulidis posted on Twitter that …
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July 15, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
The Greek government is considering to impose new restrictions as coronavirus infections continue to rise with an increase of asymptomatic patients and “unsourced” infections. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has called for an extraordinary meeting with government ministers and health experts on Wednesday afternoon. Greek epidemiologists reportedly recommend to make the …
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May 19, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Greece’s Financial Crimes Squad (SDOE) has confiscated 850,000 poor quality face masks at Athens’ International Airport, the head of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue announced on Monday. Speaking at the airport’s customs, Giorgos Pitsilis said the masks did not meet the necessary specifications and lacked international markings. Most came …
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May 7, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Monday was a “mercy day” for the mandatory use of mask in Greece. But Tuesday and Wednesday, tolerance was over and the first fines were imposed: juicy 150 euros per violation. According to a statement issued on Thursday by Greek police, a total of 38 violations regarding the use of …
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May 4, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
After 43 days of lockdown, Greeks returned to normalcy at 6 o’ clock Monday morning without having to hold a movement permit to leave their homes. However, the lockdown easing has new rules and that is the mandatory use of mask in several occasions. And this is Greeks’ new normalcy. …
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April 29, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
The Greek government may have announced the gradual lifting of lockdown restrictions but heavy fines will remain in force. The tariff is the same as for the violation of the movement permit during the lockdown: 150 euros. But this time, the amount will be paid by those who do not …
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April 27, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
The use of face mask will be mandatory in closed and busy places when the lockdown is lifted , Professor for Infectious Diseases and spokesman of Greece’s National Health Organization Sotiris Tsiodras announced on Monday. Speaking at the daily briefing about the course of the coronavirus in the country, Tsiodras …
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April 9, 2020
Sports
Giannis Antetokounmpo and his family donated 10,000 surgical masks for the coronavirus pandemic to Zografou, the suburb east of Athens where he started playing basketball. Giannis, Thanassis, Kostas, Alex and their mother said they wanted to acknowledge the influence of the city’s sports team, Filathlitikos, on the path of ‘the …
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April 7, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Police squads in anti-riot gear were sent to Evaggelismos hospital in Athens to disperse a gathering of doctors and nurses on the International World Health Day. The health workers struggling against the coronavirus in the biggest hospital in Greece, were demanding better protection against the virus and the hiring of …
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March 31, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Greece health authorities announced on Tuesday 85 new confirmed cases and another 20 on a cruise ship. The total number of confirmed coronavirus infections is 1,314. At the same time death toll jumped to 49, after seven patients lost their lives in the last 24 hours. National Health Organization spokesman …
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March 21, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Tons of medical supplies including one million surgical masks arrived in Athens international airport from China on Saturday morning. The airlift followed an urgent aid request from Greece with hospitals to run low on masks, giving only two to each health worker per shift. The aid consists of 550,000 medical …
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March 18, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
China has donated 50,000 masks for the needs of the Greek national Health system on Wednesday, while another, a bigger load is expected to arrive on upcoming Saturday. “The crisis lies before us.is ahead of us. The next few days, weeks and months will be difficult and we all need …
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February 9, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Economy
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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April 4, 2016
Politics
The mass deportation operation started as early as 6 o’ clock in the morning, although it was originally scheduled for 10 a.m. The first 136 migrants from Lesvos were already in Dikili, Turkey at 9:30 a.m.It is more than obvious that the Frontex did not want much media around, for …
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December 10, 2013
Very Mix
A group of some 15-20 people dressed in black and wearing masks attacked the offices of a debt collecting agency that belongs to the sons of former Greek Parliament speaker and ex minister Dimitris Sioufas. Greek media report that the group of people attacked the offices with crowbars and smashed …
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