Professor of Pulmonology, Theodoros Vasilakopoulos, noted when speaking on OPEN TV that several elderly people will lose their lives if they are vaccinated. Vasilakopoulos’ comments were made as vaccinations for people over the…
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The process of vaccination of over 85 years is progressing smoothly in Crete, Creta Live reported. The vaccination coverage of the population over 85 years of age started smoothly in Crete, in…
The COVID-19 vaccination program for people over the age of 85 started today. Vaccinations for health workers who are on the front line of the battle is also underway. It is recalled…
Greece is the only country to show mostly green zones on the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) coronavirus map, indicating a low rate of novel coronavirus infections. The map…
Greek Olympic sailing champion Leonidas Pelekanakis, died from complications related to COVID-19 on Thursday. He was 58-years-old. The athlete did not have any underlying health issues and had been taking part in…
The Minister of Tourism, Haris Theocharis, ruled out any possibility that the vaccination certificate would be a condition for someone to travel to Greece. Speaking on SKAI, however, the minister noted that…
Greece’s Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias couldn’t hold back his tears when he referred to the heroic efforts of the countless healthcare workers on the frontlines, during Ant1‘s Special Report. Kikilias gave an…
One of the world’s most successful singers, Nana Mouskouri, rolled up her sleeve and received the covid-19 vaccine. The 86-year-old pop icon posted a photo of herself getting the vaccine on Facebook:…
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While the pandemic has meant our lives have had to be different, lots of people have found ways to make their experience as positive as possible. Some of the silver linings of…
His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide, announced he plans to be vaccinated against covid and urged the faithful to also get vaccinated when their time comes.
The island of Lesvos will enter a stricter six-day lockdown as of Wednesday, due to an increased number of coronavirus infections. The stricter coronavirus restrictions will be in place until 6 a.m.…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is calling for the creation of an EU-wide Covid-19 vaccination certificate that will help restore safe travel that has been devastated by the pandemic. According to Politico, the…
Athenians are sweltering through one of the hottest starts to the year on record. According to the National Observatory of Athens, January has already proven to be Athens’ hottest month in at least 160…
Passenger numbers at Athens International Airport (AIA) dropped by 68.4% across the pandemic-hit 2020. Figures published by AIA show that the airport received a total of 8.08 million passengers in 2020, from…
Kindergartens, primary schools and special education schools reopened on Monday, despite Greece extending lockdown measures until January 18. Schools reopened with precautions: Students and teachers are required to wear masks indoors and…
472,000 text messages were sent to 8998 for permission for movement on Sunday, the first day of the new lockdown in Cyprus. According to Deputy Minister for Innovation and Digital Policy, Kyriacos Kokkinos,…
His Eminence Archbishop Makarios, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church of Australia, discussed a number of issues on Greek Television network ERT on Sunday, including the covid-19 pandemic and vaccines, as well…
Warm weather lured crowds to beaches and parks on Sunday, despite the coronavirus lockdown in Greece. Temperatures reached 21°C in Athens, while temperatures also soared in Crete to 26°C. Police were forced to patrol the…
Cyprus introduced a new lockdown to combat new Covid variant. Individuals will only be permitted to go out twice each day for specific reasons such as buying groceries or medicines and taking exercise.…