GREECE on Thursday sealed off a migrant camp near Athens after 21 of its residents tested positive for the coronavirus — beginning with a new mother ...
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Thursday, April 2, 2020
Swimmer in Crete fined €150 for violating the coronavirus “swimming ban”
The first fine was imposed on a swimmer in Chania on the island of Crete on Wednesday for violating a new lockdown ban, the swimming ban, hardly known to the broad public. The woman was enjoying the sea on Wednesday afternoon, when she heard the siren of the local Coast Guard and a loudspeaker calling … The post Swimmer in Crete fined €150 for violating the coronavirus “swimming ban” appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Greece Records First Coronavirus Cases Among Refugees, Imposes Quarantine On Camp
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, medical personnel, human rights groups and others have warned of catastrophe if COVID-19 spreads to the roughly 60,000 refugees living in often-squalid ...
#GreeceFromHome: GREEK Tourism Ministry's innovative platform keeps the dream destination in ...
According to GREEK Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis, the #GreeceFromHome platform is part of the government's overall strategic response to the ...
GREEK PM hits out at Orban tactics
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, his Norwegian counterpart Erna Solberg and 11 other national leaders of the conservative European People's ...
The nation lowered its flags and bowed in respect to a great GREEK
A lot has been said about Manolis Glezos, the proud GREEK who was the first to publicly stand up to the Nazis and humiliate Hitler by taking down the ...
GREEK-American entrepreneur Christos Marafatsos launches 'GREEK Voices for Trump'
The Hellenic News of America presents another successful young GREEK-American, Christos Marafatsos, President of Blue Sky Capital. Christos is ...
Albania Refuses Entry to Emigrants Returning from GREECE
GREECE has allowed Albanians seeking to return home to cross the Greek border, but they have been denied entry at the Albanian border. BalkanWeb ...
Memories of GREECE: Palamidi, Nafplio
The Western Press and literature and now the European Union that controls GREECE, minimizes or ignores the hardships suffered by the Greek Orthodox ...
GREECE Added To List Of Countries Prohibiting Swimming In The Ocean
At of the time of publishing, Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center lists GREECE as having 1514 reported COVID-19 cases, resulting in 53 deaths ...
‘We are not at the beginning of the end’: Greek PM warns of ‘most critical month’ ahead in battle against Covid-19
[Preview] Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned that Greece is facing its “most critical month” in the struggle against the coronavirus pandemic amid lockdown measures set to help tackle the spread of the deadly disease. Read Full Article at RT.com
Mitsotakis, Other EU Party Leaders Ask for Expulsion of Orban’s Party from EPP
ATHENS – Prime Ministers Kyriakos Mitsotakis of Greece and Erna Solberg of Norway, along with another 11 heads of European center-right parties, called on the […] The post Mitsotakis, Other EU Party Leaders Ask for Expulsion of Orban’s Party from EPP appeared first on The National Herald.
Greek-American Community in Queens Struck by Coronavirus
NEW YORK – The list of losses in the Greek-American community due to the coronavirus keeps growing and The National Herald is aware of more […] The post Greek-American Community in Queens Struck by Coronavirus appeared first on The National Herald.
Greek Organisation of Football Prognostics SA to Host Earnings Call
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / April 2, 2020 / Greek Organisation of Football Prognostics SA (OTCMKTS:GRKZF) will be discussing their earnings results in their 2019 Fourth Quarter Earnings call to be ...
Liverpool will be hotter than GREECE this weekend as temperatures soar
Liverpool will be hotter than GREECE this weekend as temperatures soar. High temperatures are predicted on Sunday - brightening up our daily exercise.
From Ancient GREECE to 'Tiger King': The Hilarious History of the Mullet
From Ancient GREECE to 'Tiger King': The Hilarious History of the Mullet. by Michelle Konstantinovsky Apr 2, 2020. mullet. " mullet ". Participant Aaron ...
Pandemics Down The Ages: Starting From Typhoid In Ancient GREECE To Covid-19
As civilizations spread, so did pandemics, some of which decimated millions of lives. From a strain of typhoid which devasted Ancient GREECE to the ...
A Big Cluster of Coronavirus Cases Was Just Confirmed in a GREEK Migrant Camp
A Big Cluster of Coronavirus Cases Was Just Confirmed in a GREEK Migrant Camp. “It makes the need to decongest the island camps even more urgent.”.
IOM Raises Concern Over Increasing COVID-19 Cases Recorded in Greece Mainland Refugee and Migrant Camp
Athens - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is concerned that twenty-three migrants have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Ritsona open accommodation site in Central Greece. The ...
GREEK League season to be canceled
The 2019-2020 GREEK League season will be canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The decision was taken in a teleconference meeting ...
Coronavirus surfaces in Greek migrant camp
Greece has quarantined a migrant camp near Athens after residents tested positive. The EU is now warning of a spread to other overcrowded Greek island camps.
Greek Fin Min in Parliament: The Burden of the Health Crisis Is Fairly Distributed
ATHENS – The government has distributed the burden of the crisis fairly, and assumed its largest portion, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said on Thursday at […] The post Greek Fin Min in Parliament: The Burden of the Health Crisis Is Fairly Distributed appeared first on The National Herald.
Equivalent to Greece’s Entire Population, Record 10 Million Sought Jobless Aid in U.S. in Past 2 Weeks
WASHINGTON — More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — doubling a record high set just one week earlier — a […] The post Equivalent to Greece’s Entire Population, Record 10 Million Sought Jobless Aid in U.S. in Past 2 Weeks appeared first on The National Herald.
Greece Temporary Suspends Reform in Real Estate Asset Prices Regime
ATHENS – The Greek Finance ministry on Thursday announced the temporary suspension of a measure to readjust real estate official prices throughout the country in […] The post Greece Temporary Suspends Reform in Real Estate Asset Prices Regime appeared first on The National Herald.
Greek Pharmaceutical Industry Fully Covers Domestic Need for Medicines
ATHENS – The coronavirus pandemic has led several European countries and around the world to the decision of prohibiting exports of pharmaceuticals in an effort […] The post Greek Pharmaceutical Industry Fully Covers Domestic Need for Medicines appeared first on The National Herald.
Coronavirus: EU must do everything to avoid an outbreak in refugee camps, warns Commissioner Ylva Johansson
Ylva Johansson EU's commissioner for home affairs has rung the alarm bell over a possible coronavirus outbreak in one of the overcrowded Greek migrant camps. She told DW this must be avoided at all cost.
Petsas: “GREECE Is Entering the Most Crucial Phase of the Battle against COVID-19”
ATHENS – GREECE has taken protective and restrictive measures against the coronavirus pandemic until the end of April, said government spokesman ...
Rare Spring Snow Blankets Large Parts of Northern GREECE
Of course, Northern GREECE is used to low temperatures and snow, but even for their standards, such an intense snowfall in April is rare. The city of ...
Confirmed Coronavirus Cases in GREECE Reach 1514; Deaths Rise to 53
Therefore the Covid-19 infections total in GREECE stands at a provisional 1,514 which may change by day's end, as new data kept coming in before the ...
Tsipras: We Have Duty to Protect GREEK Public Health
The crisis, he said, “may help us to once again appreciate values that had declined in the collective consciousness of GREEK society.” He noted that the ...
GREEK PM warns that relaxed compliances would lead to disaster for country
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned GREEKS on Thursday that if they relaxed compliance with lockdown measures "we will pay for it," saying ...
Greece Says 143 Coronavirus Cases on Ferry, in Refugee Camp
Sign up here for our daily coronavirus newsletter on what you need to know, and subscribe to our Covid-19 podcast for the latest news and analysis. Greece said Thursday that 119 people on board a ...
Refugees in GREECE: MEPs demand solidarity, warn about impact of health crisis
The EU and its member states must help GREECE manage its borders, according to Civil Liberties MEPs, who warn about the risk of COVID-19 ...
Patients with coronavirus in public hospitals now at 530, says Dep. Health Min Kontozamanis
He assured MPs that all the necessary measures against the pandemic have been taken in Greece
Over 130 Greek Businesses and 11,000 Volunteers Have Applied to Offer Healthcare Services
ATHENS – The businesses and individuals signing up for digitalsolidarity.gov.gr and ethelontes.gov.gr volunteering platforms is steadily increasing, authorities said on Thursday. As a result, there […] The post Over 130 Greek Businesses and 11,000 Volunteers Have Applied to Offer Healthcare Services appeared first on The National Herald.
Greek Restaurant Nerai in Midtown East Open for Pick up and Delivery Orders
NEW YORK – Nerai, 55 East 54th Street in Manhattan, now offers their flavorfully fresh seafood focused dishes to transport you to a peaceful Greek […] The post Greek Restaurant Nerai in Midtown East Open for Pick up and Delivery Orders appeared first on The National Herald.
Migrants: relocation of minors from Greece by Easter, EU
(ANSAmed) - BRUSSELS, APRIL 2 - ''Eight member States of the EU have pledged to host 1,600 unaccompanied minors'' from the Greek islands and ''the first reallocation will be this week or the next, at ...
Greek Organization of Football Prognostics S.A. reports Q4 results
Q4 GAAP EPS of €0.1924. Revenue of €446.7M (+1.4% Y/Y) ...
Holy Synod: Liturgies behind closed doors, Easter celebration on May 26
The Church of Greece will hold liturgies during Easter Week behind closed doors and Greeks will “celebrate” Resurrection in the churches on May 26, 2020, the Holy Synod decided late on Wednesday. The country’s top clergy urged the faithful to follow safety instructions concerning the coronavirus, to stay at home and pray more in order … The post Holy Synod: Liturgies behind closed doors, Easter celebration on May 26 appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
More than 120 ferry passengers tested positive on Coronavirus
120 seamen, passengers on ferry “Eleftherios Venizelos”, have been tested positive to coronavirus. The infection cases add to another 40 tested positive on the two previous days. The ferry with 383 passengers and crew on board and chartered by a Turkish company remains anchored off the port of Piraeus since March 21. Two of the … The post More than 120 ferry passengers tested positive on Coronavirus appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
20 check positive for virus at GREEK refugee camp
— Rwanda's coronavirus lockdown is prolonged. ___. ATHENS, Greece — Authorities have positioned a refugee camp north of the GREEK money under ...
GREEK Restaurants Around the Globe in Battle to Survive Coronavirus
GREEK Reporter spoke to some restaurateurs in four continents to find out just how that can happen. The United States. The nation's restaurant industry ...
Greek PM warns: stay at home or 'we will pay for it'
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned Greeks on Thursday that if they relaxed compliance with lockdown measures "we will pay for it", saying April would be the most critical month in the fight ...
COVID-19: Refugee camp near GREEK capital on lockdown
In a refugee and migrant camp in the GREEK capital Athens, 20 residents tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Thursday. The Ritsona camp ...
GREEK Grandparenting From a Distance: Coronavirus Challenges Precious Bonds
Professor Tsiodras' words prove once more, this time with the “scientific seal of approval” that grandparents are the pillar of GREEK society. GREEKS from ...
GREECE Bans Swimming in the Sea as Part of Lockdown Measures to Tackle COVID-19
ATHENS — GREECE'S Coast Guard has banned swimming in the sea, speargun fishing and recreational water sports as part of lockdown measures to ...
Mainland Greece Camp on Lockdown After 20 Migrants Diagnosed with Coronavirus
She had the first recorded case of the coronavirus among an estimated 60,000 refugees and migrants currently living in camps in Greece. Six people have also tested positive for the coronavirus on the ...
MIT Prof. Daskalakis Says Greece’s Lockdown Saved Thousands of Lives (Vid)
ATHENS – Despite signs that more Greeks are breaking a lockdown aimed at preventing the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus, MIT theoretical computer scientist Constantinos […] The post MIT Prof. Daskalakis Says Greece’s Lockdown Saved Thousands of Lives (Vid) appeared first on The National Herald.
Greek Supermarket Sales Soar During COVID-19, Some Workers Get Bonuses
ATHENS – Workers at several Greek supermarkets who daily face the COVID-19 danger but report to their jobs will be getting bonuses handed out from […] The post Greek Supermarket Sales Soar During COVID-19, Some Workers Get Bonuses appeared first on The National Herald.