Thanos Plevris

Athens to receive 800 new COVID-19 beds

An additional 800 beds for COVID-19 patients are being created in Attica, while the Sismanoglio General Hospital will now deal…

9 January 2022

Greek vaccination certificates to last seven months for all age groups

Health Minister Thanos Plevris said in an interview with SKAI TV on Wednesday that the duration of a Greek vaccination…

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

70% of all new infections in Greece is Omicron variant, low hospitalisation rate

The government remains committed to its plans to have schools reopen normally after the holidays on Monday despite COVID-19's Omicron…

3 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

Plevris: Second dose vaccination certificate could be invalid after 7 months

The obligatory vaccination and the validity period of the second dose of the vaccination certificates will be re-evaluated and announcements…

31 December 2021

COVID-19: The new measures that begin on Thursday morning across Greece

The new measures announced by Health Minister Thanos Plevris to curb the spread of COVID-19 are as follows: – MASKS:…

30 December 2021

COVID-19: Greek authorities expect record-breaking 30,000+ new cases today

Greek health authorities expect a record-breaking 30,000+ new COVID-19 cases to be announced later today. This comes as Greece broke…

29 December 2021

FULL LIST: Greece introduces new measures for Covid-19 life in 2022

Greece is set to introduce new measures in its fight to contain the Omicron virus variant, with the Health Minister…

29 December 2021

70% of daily COVID-19 cases in Attica are the Omicron variant

Experts and the government are anxiously watching the rapid course of the mutated Omicron strain in Greece as they try…

28 December 2021

New COVID-19 measures announced in Greece, including compulsory mask wearing

Health Minister Thanos Plevris announced on Thursday new protection measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic after the emergence of the…

23 December 2021

Greek Health minister rules out general lockdown but not other measures

Health Minister Thanos Plevris on Sunday ruled out a new general lockdown but stated that the government will enforce any…

19 December 2021

Mega Vaccination Centre Opens in Athens

A new mega vaccination centre was inaugurated in the coastal suburb of Glyfada, Athens, on Tuesday, in the presence of…

17 December 2021

Greek Health Minister takes Healthcare sector Unionist to Court

Greece's Health Minister Thanos Plevris on Thursday filed a report with the Supreme Court Prosecutor, in which he accused the…

10 December 2021

ATHENS: World Health Organisation and Greece hold high-level event on quality health care

The World Health Organisation (WHO) in partnership with the Greek government hosted a two day high level conference in Athens…

8 December 2021

Plevris: Tsipras should revoke his false claim on the number of ICU beds available

SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras urged people to get inoculated with a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine during his…

9 November 2021

Over 300 COVID-19 deaths in northern Greece in the last fortnight

At least 300 people, 85-87% of them unvaccinated, have died of COVID-19 in hospitals in Macedonia and Thrace over the…

8 November 2021

Health Minister: Vaccinations are our only protection against COVID-19

The number of vaccinations, particularly those over 60 years old, remains a major headache for the health ministry, Health Minister…

19 October 2021

Easing of COVID-19 measures in red zones, additional freedoms for the vaccinated

Health Minister Thanos Plevris on Wednesday announced an end of strict COVID-19 restrictions in areas classed as red zones, and…

7 October 2021

The vaccinated will have more freedom of movement in Greece

Following the recommendation of the committee of infectious diseases on Wednesday, the health ministry is expected to finalise the measures…

6 October 2021

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