January 16th, 20210346
Athens.- (GreekNewsOnline, ANA-MPA)
The government plans to reopen retailers as of Monday, with the click-away method, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in Parliament on Friday, referring to the system where consumers pick up their online orders in person.
Later on in the afternoon, Development & Investment Minister...
December 20th, 20200578
Athens.- (ANA-MPA, GreekNewsOnline)
Greece registered 901 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, of which 6 were identified at the country's entry points, said the National Public Health Organization (EODY). All cases in Greece total 130,485 of which 5,196 relate to travel from abroad and 38,050 to already confirmed infection cases.
A...
December 6th, 20200776
Athens.- (GreekNewsOnline, ANA-MPA)
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis chaired a video conference on Saturday on the implementation of the plan for the vaccination of citizens against the coronavirus in Greece.
Preparations for the receipt, storage and distribution of vaccines were reportedly discussed during the meeting....
November 28th, 20200694
Thessaloniki.- (GreekNewsOnline, ANA-MPA)
The National Public Health Organization (EODY) on Saturday announced 1,747 new coronavirus infections in Greece in the last 24 hours, of which 2 were identified at entry points to the country.
The total number of infections since the pandemic began is 103,034. Of these, 4,867 are related...
November 15th, 20200851
Athens.- (GreekNewsOnline, AMNA, Reuters)
Greek authorities announced on Saturday the closure of nurseries and primary schools until the end of November, tightening a nationwide lockdown after a spike in COVID-19 cases. Meanwhile the Chief of the Greek Police issued a prohibition to gatherings larger than 4 people, from November...
October 31st, 202001129
Athens (AFP, AMNA, GreekNewsOnline)
Greece became the latest country to announce a partial lockdown Saturday to combat soaring coronavirus infections, and news reports suggested England may soon follow as other countries faced growing protests over restrictions.
Portugal is also considering tighter restrictions as the infections...
May 16th, 20200952
Athens.- (GreekNewsOnline, ANA-MPA)
Greece's 515 organized beaches opened on Saturday, following meteorological and Covid-19 pandemic data, including the recommendation of the Infectious Diseases Committee at the Health Ministry. Businesses running beaches, renting out sun umbrellas and sunbeds opened as of 08:00 on Saturday, under...
May 9th, 20200651
Nicosia.- (GreekNewsOnline, CNA)
Minister of Education, Culture, Sport and Youth, Prodromos Prodromou assured on Saturday that the authorities will strictly implement health protocols as schools reopen, following almost two months of lockdown measures to curb the spreading of the coronavirus outbreak.
Prodromou announced last...
May 7th, 20200713
NEW YORK – On Thursday, May 7, 2020, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America convened the Holy Eparchial Synod via videoconference, in order to discuss and decide on a process for the reopening of parishes. During the meeting, the Hierarchs expressed solidarity and empathy for the pain and loss felt by the Faithful of late,...