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The Number of Greek Coronavirus Fatalities Rises to 17
Greek health authorities announced that two people died of the Covid-19 coronavirus on Monday morning, bringing the total number of fatalities in the country to seventeen. A 78-year-old man died at...
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Greece Bans Connections to UK, Turkey to Prevent Coronavirus Spread
Greece has banned flights to and from the United Kingdom and Turkey on Monday due to the spread of the coronavirus in these countries. In addition to the ban on flights, there are extra restrictions...
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March 24 Coronavirus Latest Updates: Olympics Postponed as One In Five Under...
Photo source: Creative commons Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he has reached an agreement with the International Olympic Committee, President Thomas Bach, to postpone the Olympics for about...
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Greece Releases Lockdown Permit Documents in English
Greece’s Civil Protection uploaded their movement permits, laying out exactly what activities are permitted during the total lockdown, in the English language late on Monday evening. The permits are...
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Greek Police Quarantined After Man Claiming to Be COVID Positive Spits on Them
A 26-year-old Greek man was transferred on Monday to an Athens mental hospital after he attacked and spat on police officers while claiming he was infected with the coronavirus. The man went into a...
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Greek Coronavirus Death Toll Rises to 19
Greek health authorities announced on Tuesday that two more people have died from the coronavirus infection, raising the number of fatalities in the country to nineteen. Both victims, a 64-year-old...
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Greece Had Courage to Take Coronavirus Action Early, PM Mitsotakis Says
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis talks to his ministers via teleconference on Tuesday. Photo Source: PM’s Office Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday gave high praise to the country’s...
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Google Honors Anniversary of the Greek Revolution
Google is honoring the nation of Greece today by today by dedicating its doodle to the March 25 anniversary of the start of the Greek revolution against the Ottoman Empire. An animation with the Greek...
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March 25 Marks the Annunciation, A Great Feast for Orthodoxy and Hellenism
The Annunciation. Painted by Paolo de Matteis, Saint Louis Art Museum. Photo source: Wikipedia March 25 is one of the most important dates of Hellenism throughout the world since it marks both the...
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Greek PM on War of Independence Anniversary: The Enemy Now is the Pandemic
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday marked the anniversary of the country’s war of independence against Ottoman rule sending a message of unity and resilience in the fight against...
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Greece Marks War of Independence Anniversary Amid Coronavirus Lockdown
A handful of politicians led by President of Greece Katerina Sakellaropoulou, PM Mitsotakis and leaders of opposition parties, together with the top leadership of the country’s armed forces, marked the...
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Greek Fighter Pilot Sends Touching Message of Unity From Cockpit
A Greek fighter pilot sent a message of unity to the nation during the scaled-down ceremonies to mark the anniversary of the War of Independence this year. Flying his F-16 over Athens, he touched the...
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Greek Army Marks Independence Day at Evros as Turkish Jets Violate Airspace
Photo: Stamatis Grozoudis/Greek Reporter Greece’s Armed Forces marked the anniversary of the War of Independence on Wednesday with a ceremony at the border with Turkey at Evros. Army units raised the...
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March 26 Coronavirus Latest Updates: Death Toll Tops 20,000
More than 471,000 people have been infected by the coronavirus worldwide and over 21,000 have died from it, according to the latest figure, released by Johns Hopkins University late on Wednesday. Greek...
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Greece Takes Over Management of Asylum Facilities from NGOs
The Greek government announced on Wednesday it is taking over twenty-eight facilities hosting asylum applicants on the Greek mainland from non-governmental organizations. Minister of Migration Notis...
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Army Officer Becomes the Latest Coronavirus Victim in Greece
A 46-year-old Army officer infected with Covid-19 has died at an Alexandroupolis hospital, in north-eastern Greece, bringing the total number of fatalities in the country to 23. The total number of...
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Greek Economy Expected to Contract by Up to Three Percent in 2020
Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said on Thursday that the country’s economy is expected to contract by between one and three percent in 2020 due to the coronavirus crisis. Speaking to Skai...
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March 27 Coronavirus Latest Updates: US Infections Now Outnumber China’s
The US now has the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world, overtaking China, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The global number of confirmed cases of the COVID-19...
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Greece’s Determined Defense of Evros Border Forces Migrants Away
Greek authorities believe that Turkey has started to evacuate the migrants sent to the border in the northeastern Evros region to try to cross over into Europe. Shortly after midnight on Thursday,...
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Greeks Send Over One Million SMS Daily for Permission to Leave Home
The daily number of requests submitted via SMS by citizens to the Civil Protection Ministry for permission to leave home has ranged between 1.3 million and 1.8 million in the four days since the system...
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