February 6, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Without any previous warning, Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis, announced on Saturday morning that the take-away service is forbidden in the regional units of Athens, Thessaloniki and Halkidiki over the weekends. Apart from being another tripping up for the food sector, the ban came out of the blue, was not included …
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January 31, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
The fist cases of South African mutation of Covid-19 have been detected in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, the Civil Protection announced on Sunday. It is not officially known, however, how many cases of the mutated strain have been found. According to initial media information, the first mutations of the South-African strain …
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January 8, 2021
Very Mix
A prosecutor in Thessaloniki has ordered a preliminary investigation into allegations that an illegal adoption ring has been operating in Albania and Greece. The allegations arose after the arrest of a 59-year-old man for the double murder of two sisters in Tirana on New Year’s Eve. The man had coerced …
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January 5, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
A 98-year-old Holocaust survivor was the first resident of a nursing home in Thessaloniki to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Mrs Zana, is a survivor of the death camp in Auschwitz. she resides in Saoul Modiano Nursing Home. The president of National Health Organization (EODY) Panagiotis Arkoumaneas was also present during …
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January 5, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, Greece
Τhe Greek government admitted on Tuesday that it ignored the epidemiologists’ proposals for early lockdown in Thessaloniki in October “out of respect for traditions and religion.” That was said on Tuesday morning by Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis. Speaking to Skai TV, Georgiadis said that “Out of respect for tradition and …
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January 4, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen hailed Elias Giovanidis as an example of solidarity throughout the pandemic. The 24-year-old Greek Roma has been a volunteer at a food bank in Thessaloniki, providing meals for families struggling due to the Covid-19 crisis. Recognizing the immense weight of the …
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December 31, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
A spontaneous music event on balconies called the police intervention in the city of Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Wednesday evening. The so-called “inter-balcony concert” took place in the neighborhood of Alexandros Svolos upon the initiative by local residents as public events are banned due to nationwide lockdown. Harps, trumpets, drums, …
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December 30, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
What does a medical professional do when his wife and in-laws contract the disease at the center of a months-long pandemic? Gabriel Tachtatzoglou, a critical care nurse, did not feel good about the treatment options available in Greece’s second-largest city when his wife, both her parents and her brother came …
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December 18, 2020
Social
Police in Thessaloniki has arrested two juveniles for the violent death of a 87-year-old man during a robbery. The 14-year-old boy and his 12-year-old sister broke in the man’s house on December 2. They were taken into custody on Friday, Dec 18, after they were reportedly identified from CCTV footage …
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December 15, 2020
Very Mix
Loaded with 9,000 lights and framed with 1,500 lamps the Christmas tree was placed in Aristotelous Square in Thessaloniki. The lights were officially lit on Tuesday night and will send the message of optimism to the residents of the city most hit by the pandemic. The lighting of the 13-meter …
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December 14, 2020
Archeology, Culture
The International Council on Monuments and Sites, a technical advisor to UNESCO is calling for the Protection of the Antiquities in situ at the Venizelos Metro station in Thessaloniki, northern Greece. The resolution comes following the decision of local authorities and the Greek Central Archeological Council to remove the antiquities …
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December 13, 2020
Arts, FEATURED
A big Nativity scene has been set up in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, a construction claiming to be the biggest in Europe. Its facade is 15 meters long and it covers an area of 50 square meters. The Nativity scenery does not include only the Holy Family, the angels, the Three …
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December 7, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Relatives of patients who died of Covid-19 in hospitals in northern Greece are examining the legal options to to appeal to Justice. The patients have died in normal Covid-19 wards in hospitals in Thessaloniki and other cities in the north of the country. The relatives want to know whether their …
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December 3, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Greece’s health authorities announced on Thursday, 100 more deaths in past 24 hours and 1,882 new coronavirus cases. The number of intubated Covid-19 patients has hit a new record and rose to 622. Death toll has reached 2,706 and the total cases stand at 111,537. The number of the daily …
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December 1, 2020
Social
Α teenager boy with physical disabilities found a horrible death in a fire in an apartment in Thessaloniki on Tuesday. Firefighters recovered the body of the 16-year-old boy with disabilities that prevented him from leaving the room and escape the fire. According to initial investigations, firefighters suspect that the fire …
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November 23, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
The Greek General Staff is proceeding with the creation of a mobile emergency medical unit in the courtyard of the 424 General Military Hospital in Thessaloniki, following a decision by the political and military leadership. The unit will have 50 hospital beds and a radiology laboratory, which is necessary for …
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November 22, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
The Chief Prosecutor of the First Instance Court in Athens ordered a preliminary criminal investigation after a video recorded during a party at the Athens Bar Association was leaked to the press. The party was held to celebrate the President’s birthday. The video shows a least least ten people cheering …
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November 20, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Only eight COVId-19 ICU beds are available in Thessaloniki and 45 in Attica, The Greek Health Ministry announced on Friday. 220 of 1,200 ICU beds in total are vacant across the country. The non-COVID-19 ICU beds now number 569, of which 445 are occupied and 124 are vacant. The COVID-19 …
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November 19, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece’s health authorities and TRAINOSE are proceeding with special modifications of a so-called “Covid-Train”, a train with six wagons in order to exclusively transfer Coivid-19 patients from Thessaloniki to hospitals in Greek capital Athens. According to the GRTimes, the train has already arrived in Thessaloniki and work is already underway …
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November 18, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Ten nurses from hospitals in Crete will voluntarily go to Thessaloniki to help their colleagues in the battle against the Covid-19. The nurses are specialized in Intensive Care Units. Nurses Vassiliki, Olympia, Euangelia, Artemis, Katerina, Malamatina, Efrosyni, Anthi, Chrysoula and Penelope will start working at “Ippokrateio” hospital tomorrow, Thursday. Two …
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