Greece in State of Emergency as Fires Rage On

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Greek Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias . Greece declared a state of emergency on Thursday until August 9 as dozens of fires continued to burn in the wider Athens area, on Evia island, in Central and Northern Greece and in the Peloponnese. Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias confirmed on Friday, that there were […]

Greek Hoteliers Offer Hundreds of Rooms in Fire-hit Areas

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Greek hoteliers are making available hundreds of rooms as accommodation for victims of the wildfires that have been devastating Greece over the last week. The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH) in collaboration with the government announced that Attica residents impacted by the fires can call the National Public Health Organization on 1135 and be directed […]

Greece Struggles to Save Olympics Birthplace as More Fires Break Out

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Photo source: Hellenic Fire Service More than 170 firefighters, planes, trucks, helicopters, and volunteers spent the night trying to put out a wildfire threatening Ancient Olympia, its temples and the International Olympic Academy in the Peloponnese, as another massive blaze took hold of Evia island for a second day. At the same time, on Thursday […]

Greece Forest Fires Rage on Flared by Heatwave

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Photo source: Greek General Secretariat for Civil Protection Dozens of forests fires continue to burn across Greece in conditions of extreme heat as fire fighters renew efforts to extinguish blazes in the northwest Athens suburb of Varibobi and on Evia island, where villages are being evacuated. According to Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias, the […]

Greece Rules Out Lockdown, Insists on Covid-19 Vaccinations

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Photo Source: @PressParliament / © Aliki Eleftheriou Collective and individual responsibility are crucial to addressing the Covid-19 pandemic and returning to normalcy, said Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias in an interview on Monday to public broadcaster ERT. Hardalias ruled out a total lockdown but left open the possibility of local Mykonos-style

Covid-19: Mykonos and Ios are One Step Away from Strict Measures

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Greek Civil Protection Deputy Minister Nikos Hardalias. The popular Greek islands of Mykonos and Ios, which are under increased surveillance by the country’s health authorities, are just one step away from having to follow strict local measures to curb the further spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19), according to Greek Civil Protection Deputy Minister Nikos Hardalias.

Mykonos Covid-19 Restrictions Lifting Expected on July 26

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The additional restrictive measures that were imposed last weekend on the island of Mykonos to curb the further spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) will remain in force until Monday, July 26, the Greek authorities announced on Thursday. Greek Civil Protection Deputy Minister Nikos Hardalias. Speaking during a Covid-19 media briefing, Greek Civil Protection Deputy Minister

New Covid-19 Measures for Mykonos: Curfew and Music Ban

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The General Secretariat for Civil Protection on Saturday announced extra precautionary measures for the popular Greek destination of Mykonos aimed at curbing the further spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19). According to an announcement by the General Secretariat of Civil Protection, the new restrictions for the island include: – A five-hour overnight curfew from 1am to

Authorities Recommend Self-test for Land Travel in Greece

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Travel by road domestically in Greece will not require a negative rapid test but the presentation of a negative self-test is highly recommended, said Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias during a press briefing on Thursday after a spike in Covid-19 cases this week. Greece reported 2,107 coronavirus cases yesterday and 10 deaths prompting the […]

Greece: Seated-only Rule at F&B Shops as Covid-19 Cases Soar

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Photo source: Athens Chamber of Tradesmen Starting Thursday, F&B business owners will face stiff penalties if standing customers are found at their establishments after Greek authorities announced a seated-only rule due to a Covid-19 infection rebound. The regulation, announced by Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias on Tuesday after Covid-19 cases soared