Professor of Paediatric Infectious Diseases at Athens University Vana Papaevaggelou, Greek Minister of Development and Investment Adonis Georgiadis and Greek Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias. Photo source: Ministry of Development and Investment With a 45 percent rise in new coronavirus infections in just one week, the Greek government’s Covid-19 health
Photo source: EODY The Greek government’s team of epidemiological experts are calling for a second nationwide lockdown to be imposed on Greece, following the alarming numbers of coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in recent weeks. Speaking to ANT1 TV on Wendesday, Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias said that the government is taking the health team’s recommendation under
As a result of a spike in coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in Greece, the country’s prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, has announced new month-long measures, which include restrictions on nightlife in high-risk areas. Greece’s Covid-19 risk-assessment map has changed and as of November 3 will be indicated by three color-coded risk levels (A. yellow, B. red and […]
Greek Civil Protection Deputy Minister Nikos Hardalias. Greek Civil Protection Deputy Minister Nikos Hardalias on Thursday announced that nine regional units will move to Covid-19 ‘orange’ risk Level 3 (increased monitoring) on the country’s risk-assessment map as of 6am, Friday, October 30. The regional units that will move to ‘orange’ status from ‘yellow’ (Level 2) […]
Ioannina, Greece. Photo by G. Bozouris Two more Greek regional units – Ioannina and Serres – will transition to red Covid-19 status due to a surge of infections, according to Greek Civil Protection Deputy Minister Nikos Hardalias. Speaking to the media during the Covid-19 briefing on Tuesday, Hardalias informed that Ioannina (northwestern Greece) and Serres […]
Greek authorities on Friday gave clarifications regarding the two new rules announced for areas that are designated as high-risk on the country’s Covid-19 risk-assessment map. Citizens in all Greek regional units that appear as high risk (levels 3-orange and 4-red) on the risk-assessment map must follow two new measures as of Saturday, October 24: – […]
Greek Civil Protection Deputy Minister Nikos Hardalias. Local lockdown measures will be imposed on the regional unit of Kastoria, northern Greece, as of Friday, October 23, in efforts of the Greek authorities to contain the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19). The decision was announced by Greek Civil Protection Deputy Minister Nikos Hardalias during an emergency […]
The regional unit of Kozani in Northern Greece on Thursday was labeled as a very high-risk area for the coronavirus (Covid-19), according to the General Secretariat for Civil Protection. Kozani is the first regional unit in Greece that has reached Level 4 and been designated “high risk” (colour: red) on the country’s risk-assessment map. According […]
Photo Source: FEG Tourist Guides Greek travel agents and tourist guides are up in arms over a recently announced Covid-19 risk-assessment map which categorizes into four levels the country’s regional units based on degree of risk as indicated by a color-coded system. The Federation of Hellenic Associations of Tourist & Travel Agencies (fedHATTA) and Efi […]
Conferences and events organizers in Thessaloniki are once again calling on the government to clarify Covid-19 health protocols for MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) events and are claiming unfair treatment with regard to restrictions in effect for other multi-person gatherings. The Thessaloniki Convention Bureau (TCB) issued a statement in


















