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Long known as a top tourist destination, Greece was distinguished at the World Travel Awards in Moscow, Russia on Friday. The Greek Ministry of Tourism and the Greek National Tourist Organization were jointly awarded the World’s Leading Tourist Board at the international event. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, this year’s World Travel Awards ceremony was broadcast …

Greece announced on Monday the first locally-produced rapid antigen test for the novel coronavirus, in a development hailed by the Development Ministry as a “major success.” A part of a 2.9-million-euro research program funded by the Ministry, the test, which in just a few minutes can detect whether someone is a carrier of the virus, …

AP Photo / Rick Bowmer The coronavirus and its rapid spread seem to bring new rules to international flights. Australian airline Qantas has announced that vaccination will be mandatory for passengers wishing to travel by international flight, while the aviation sector in general is preparing to implement the vaccination ” passport ” and electronic health …

As Covid-19 vaccines will become available soon, health experts and governments worldwide are mulling whether they should be made compulsory. In liberal democracies forcing people to vaccinate is a tricky and, in many cases, unconstitutional. But, there are concerns that the public information campaigns that will kick in when the jabs are made available will …

Greece’s second lockdown is expected to continue into December. During an interview with ANT1, Government spokesperson Stelios Petsas pointed out that a more relaxed attitude that existed during the first week of the second lockdown had pushed back the government’s initial plan. “Therefore, it is not realistic to reopen on December 1, according to the …

A 25-year-old man named Thodoris Pavlidis, from Serres, a city in northern Greece, passed away after suffering with Covid-19 on Monday. His tragic death makes him the youngest person to die with the virus in Greece since the start of the pandemic. Pavlidis also suffered from preexisting health conditions and he had recently undergone open …

Greece is set to extend its lockdown measures beyond the end of November given the spread of Covid-19 and the pressure on hospitals, the country’s health minister warned Monday. “Based on the epidemic figures, the pressure on the national health system and the spread of the disease, it is self-evident that the (lockdown) measures can’t …

The Health Ministry has enlisted the support of two private hospitals in the ongoing battle against the novel coronavirus, securing an additional 200 beds for Covid-19 patients in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, where transmission has been particularly widespread. The government was compelled to force the issue by activating a recent law giving it control over private …

Greece’s draft action plan for the utilization of the resources from the Next Generation EU fund contains major infrastructure projects, reforms and modernizing interventions so as to swing the economy toward a more export-minded growth model, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday after its submission to Brussels. “It answers the current questions of this …

Greece Plans to Ease Covid-19 Lockdown Restrictions as of December 1 Greece will gradually restart its economic activity as of December 1 when the country’s second national lockdown is scheduled to end, Deputy Development Minister Nikos Papathanasis said on Monday. Speaking to Skai TV, Papathanasis explained that Greece’s coronavirus (Covid-19) situation seems to be stabilizing, …