Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias has tested negative for COVID-19, however he will continue to quarantine after coming in contact with a person who tested positive. Dendias was scheduled to meet…
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The Greek island of Mykonos, the Canary Islands, the Maldives and Denmark have been added to the UK’s travel corridor list. From 4am on Sunday 25 October, passengers arriving to the UK…
The largest Greek island, Crete, has been added to the UK’s “travel corridor”. This means that any holidaymakers returning to the UK after 4am on Sunday 18th October, won’t need to quarantine.…
Five Greek islands have been added to the England’s quarantine exemption list, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced on Thursday. Arrivals from Lesvos, Santorini, Serifos, Tinos and Zakynthos, will no longer have to…
The Irish government has enforced quarantine restrictions for Greece and six other countries. As of Monday 21 September travellers from Estonia, Greenland, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Slovakia and Greece will have to isolate…
Britain’s decision to slap a quarantine on people arriving from seven Greek islands was “very unfortunate”, Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis said on Sky News. Theoharis said that the decision was not…
A coronavirus outbreak has occurred after a party in the northern city of Thessaloniki. According to the morning news program Open Beyond, a student from England held a party to celebrate her…
Online dating can be nightmarish at the best of times, but what happens in the midst of a coronavirus pandemic?
To Kalokairi Mou… Be transported to Greece’s summer with the voice and songs of Michalis Hatzigiannis. With the bouzoukia and concert halls in Greece closed due to the novel coronavirus, many performers…
Foreign diplomats in Greece are the latest group to join in the isolation ‘activity bandwagon’ with a string of celebrities and public figures already sharing their wares on the internet. More than…
Greece’s Civil Protection Deputy Minister for Crisis Management, Nikos Hardalias in his televised briefing on Thursday announced the gradual lifting of restrictions from May. Hardalias clarified that although the restriction measures to…
“A picture is worth a thousand words” George Zarzonis photographs deserted Thessaloniki during the coronavirus pandemic. 7:30 – Nikis Avenue (central waterfront avenue in Thessaloniki) The city is waking up; its citizens are still sleeping…
The Governor of the Bank of Greece Yannis Stournaras, said on Tuesday that he expectes the country’s GDP to contract by 8.0% under the worst-case scenario. Stournaras made the comments during a…
The last few months have been difficult for all due to the pandemic but that doesn’t pose an obstacle for some. Particularly for the residents of Piraeus, where the whole neighbourhood went…
The Greek government has imposed stricter quarantine measures for the islands of Mykonos and Santorini, the two most popular islands in the country. From Monday 6th April, the new measures (listed below)…
Greece’s Ministry of Migration and Asylum reported on Monday that Minister Notis Mitarachi met with the mayors of the islands of Mytilini and Chios to review quarantine options for migrants. According to…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has gone into quarantine, after a doctor who administered a pneumococcal vaccine to her on Friday has tested positive for coronavirus. Merkel was informed about the doctor’s test…
Some music relief during quarantine; music is known to help reduce stress, lessen anxiety and promote mood stimulation, something much needed in the world right now. Leading Greek singer of his generation,…
The whole world is on lockdown at the moment, but this did not stop one Cypriot man from giving his dog a walk via a drone.
The Greek government has decided immediately to shut down commercial stores in addition to schools, cinemas, bars and restaurants, in response to the escalating coronavirus outbreak. It has also announced that people…