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Local elections runoff in 84 municipalities and 6 regions on Sunday had a bitter surprise for ruling conservative New Democracy. It lost the large municipalities of Athens and Thessaloniki and did not manage to win all 13 regions as the prime minister’s goal was. With 88% of the votes counted, …

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As meteorologists updated the forecast of storm ELIAS on Tuesday, residents in Peloponnese, on the islands of Kefalonia, Zakynthos, Ithaca, northern Evia as well as in the western suburbs of Athens/Attica, in Evrytania, Fthiotida, Fokida, Viotia and Magnisia started to receive emergency messages via <112> as from Tuesday noon. The …

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A “Very High Risk of Fires”(risk category 4) has been forecast in four Greek regions for Saturday, September 2, 2023, according to the Fire Danger Forecast Map issued by the General Secretariat for Civil Protection of the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection ministry. The region of Evros in north-eastern Greece. …

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An “Extreme Fires Risk” (risk category 5) has been forecast in three Greek regions and “Very High Risk” (risk category 4) for another ten regions has been forecast for Monday, August 21, 2023, according to the Fire Danger Forecast Map issued by the General Secretariat for Civil Protection of the …

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Greece’s Civil Protection issued an ALERT warning of Extreme Fires Risk (category 5) for six regions across the country on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. At the same time, the Fires Risks WARNING lists another six regions at Very High Risk (category 4). Regions marked Yellow are regions with “High risk” …

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Greece’s health authorities announced on Sunday 5,689 coronavirus cases and 8 Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of intubated Covid-patients in hospitals ICUs has slightly increased to 101. Increased is also the number of admissions to hospitals due to Covid-19. Cases, Deaths, ICUs June 17-18 June 17: …

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Daily coronavirus cases in Greece may have been steadily below 10,000 in the last couple of weeks, however, the positivity index is a cause for concern for the health experts in the country. Reason for concern is the fact that in 13 regional units out of 63 in total the …

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Greece’s Civil Protection extended the obligatory holiday to Wednesday, January 26, 2022 due to the weather conditions. Minister Christos Stylianides announced Tuesday noon that the ‘holiday” will be extended to the regions of Attica, Crete, the islands groups of Cyclades and Dodecanese. Obligatory holiday shuts down public and private sectors …

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At a time when the government is chasing unvaccinated workers in public and private sector, the coronavirus is sweeping across the country and especially in touristic areas. High positivity rates are a cause of concern as the number of intubations and hospital admissions increase and many holiday-makers are returning to …

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Greece’s health authorities are concerned about the transmission rate of the coronavirus and the viral load per region. According to data released by the National Health Organization EODY on Wednesday, the positivity rates are high especially on the islands. According to EODY date based on measurements in the week 9-15 …

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Head of Greece’s Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias announced the update of the Covid-Map on Thursday as the Greece’s new infections have been increasing in the last couple of days. Some regions have improved their “risk status” and in some the epidemiological load has worsened. Based on evaluations of the Epidemiologists’ …

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Greece’s authorities announced upgrades and downgrades on the epidemiological Covid-map of the country based on the infections in the last seven days. Head of Civil Protection and deputy Minister for Crisis Management Nikos Hardalias announced the changes during the lived-briefing on Thursday. The changes are: The Regional  Unit of Mykonos …

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Greece’s health authorities announced on Thursday 2,167 new coronavirus cases and 55 Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of intubated patients has decreased further to 683.. Vaccinations Stand May 12 2021: 2,615,136 vaccinated citizens (24.4%), 3,973,336 doses Partially vaccinated: 1,222,855 Fully vaccinated: 1,392,281 (13%) Vaccinations: blue = …

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Head of Greece’s Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias announced on Friday that bad epidemiological data increase the level of alert for specific regional units. From tomorrow, Saturday, April 24, four more areas are included in the “very high risk regions.” These are the regional units of Kavala, Rethymno and Argolida as …

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Head of Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias announced on Friday evening, the updates of the so-called epidemiological map of the country. He listed new regional units and municipalities that are placed at “very high risk level”, which ones exit to “high risk” and which remain in the same level. He also …

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As the vaccination program proceeds and self-tests keep arriving in the country, the Greek government is considering to allow travel between regional units during the Easter holidays. Government ministers make the one or the other – yet – ‘vague’ statement on the issue, and leak to media the possible preconditions …

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Head of Greece’s Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias announced on Friday which regions are placed in regime of “tougher lockdown” due to high epidemiological load, which regions keep it and in which ones the pandemic situation has improved.which ones, At the same time, he announced some easing of business activities. The …

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Head of Civil Protection Nikos Hardlias announced on Friday which regional units and municipalities go into “very high risk” status (deep red), which ones keep it and which ones fall into simple “high risk” (red). Regions and municipalities in “deep red” – tougher lockdown – from Saturday, April 3, 2021: …

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Head of Greece’s Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias updated the epidemiological map of the country and place more regional units into tougher lockdown, extended the tougher restrictions in others. Regions & Municipalities that remain at very high risk level (deep red): Regions: Attica, Aitoloakarnania, Achaia, Viotia, Evia except Skyros, Fthiotida, Evrytania, …

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Head of Civil Protection and Deputy Minister Nikos Hardalias announced on Friday that nine regional units and municipalities are placed in tougher lockdown due to increased epidemiological risk and extended the tough measures also to regions like Attica for another week. At the same time, he announced that following epidemiologists …

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