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Greece does not Plan to Return Covid Measures

Greece does not plan to return to the strict restrictive measures even in the event of a new wave of the epidemic in…

18 August 2022

Updated Covid vaccinations expected in fall in Greece

Covid vaccines that have been updated to protect people against hospitalization and death from the Omicron variant of the virus…

6 August 2022

Greece to return to pre-pandemic normality from September, estimates Themistocleous

The Secretary General of Primary Health Care Marios Themistocleous spoke about developments on the pandemic in Greece and how we…

22 February 2022

BA.2 may cause more severe symptoms compared to omicron

What to know about the BA.2 subvariant of the omicron variant Scientists have new evidence that the BA.2 subvariant of…

20 February 2022

Omicron rampages as Greece confirms more than 20,000 cases in last 24 hours

Omicron continues to rampage through Greece with the country confirming 21,412 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with…

16 February 2022

Reinfection more likely if you had omicron, Greek experts declare

The president of the National Vaccination Committee said Monday that anyone who gets ill with the Omicron variant of the…

15 February 2022

Coated Face Masks: The New Weapon Against COVID

Scientists have developed a coating suitable for almost any type of fabric, such as face masks, which can reduce the…

12 February 2022

UK: Health Secretary announces U-turn on mandatory National Health Service jabs, but ‘makes no apology’ for original plans

Around 77,000 frontline NHS staff have not been vaccinated Health secretary Sajid Javid has announced the government’s U-turn on mandatory…

1 February 2022

BREAKING: A new “stealth” sub-variant of Omicron causing concern around the world has been detected in Australia, officials have confirmed.

BA.2 Variant or ‘Stealth Omicron’as it has now been known is difficult to detect in Europe and is known as…

28 January 2022

Two cases of Omicron sub-variant BA.2 detected in Greece

Greek health authorities have pointed out two cases of the Omicron sub-variant BA.2 in the past week in travellers arriving…

22 January 2022

Israeli medical study announces bad news for 4th vaccine booster dose

An Israeli medical study has reportedly found that although a fourth booster shot of Covid-19 vaccines may increase antibodies to…

18 January 2022

Greece distributes 94 million self-tests, 2000 monoclonal antibody doses; anti-viral pills follow

Greece has distributed a total of 94 million self-tests to 7.8 million people and 2,000 monoclonal antibodies doses to date…

14 January 2022

Study Finds Cannabis Compounds Prevent Infection By Covid-19

Compounds in cannabis can stop the infection from the virus that causes Covid-19 by blocking its entry into cells, according…

13 January 2022

DELTACRON: NEW VARIANT combining Delta and Omicron strains discovered in Cyprus

A new coronavirus strain combining the Omicron and Delta variants, dubbed "Deltacron" has been identified in Cyprus by professor Dr.…

10 January 2022

Schools open today in Greece despite more than 50,000 Omicron cases last 48 hours

Schools throughout Greece will open today as planned said government spokesperson Yiannis Economou on Sunday in an interview with Mega…

10 January 2022

Cyprus reportedly discovers Covid variant "Deltacron"

A researcher in Cyprus has uncovered a strain of the coronavirus that combines the delta and omicron variant, Bloomberg News…

9 January 2022

Omicron dominates over Delta variant in Greece

Ninety percent of infections in Greece are attributed to the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus, according to Alternate Health…

6 January 2022

Greek schools to open next week under Covid-19 self-testing regime

Greece's Education Minister Niki Kerameus and Health Minister Thanos Plevris on Tuesday announced during a briefing that schools across the…

5 January 2022

Omicron variant now dominates new COVID-19 infections and hospital admissions in Greece

Some 70% of all new infections in Greece's largest regions relate to the Omicron variant of COVID-19, National Public Health…

4 January 2022

Greece leading the vaccine testing race in Europe; Omicron severity dying out

Greece is leading the race for mass vaccine testing amongst EU states said the country's Health Minister yesterday in reference…

31 December 2021

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