National Committee on COVID-19
Islands of Ios, Mykonos on verge of COVID-19 lockdown, concerns about six more islands
Deputy Minister for Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias announced today that two of the most popular tourist destinations in Greece, Mykonos and Ios, are just a step away from a mini-lockdown due to the spike in COVID-19 cases on these islands at a moment that the highly transmissible Delta variant is on its way to totally prevailing.
Mandatory mask in outdoor crowds, self-test recommended for travelers returning from islands
Step-by-step the government is tightening public health restrictions and requirements as it struggles to stem the impact of the spreading of the COVID-19 Delta variant.
COVID-19 Committee brainstorms ahead of expected Delta variant tempest
The National Committee on COVID-19 is meeting today in one of its most critical sessions as the scientific community in Greece and globally grapples with possible measures and strategies for coping with the furious spread of the virus's extremely transmissible Delta variant.
Government, health authorities focus on COVID-19 Delta variant threat
The government and the National Committee on COVID-19 are in a high stage of vigilance as regards protection from the more transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19 and are focusing on stepping up vaccination in areas where it has been lagging.
Let the music play: Seven ND MPs ask government to revoke music ban at restaurants, bars, cafes
Seven ruling New Democracy MPs have sent a letter to Deputy Minister Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias challenging the government's decision to ban music at restaurants, cafes, and bars which re-opened today after being shut down for six months, and asking it to revoke the measure and postpone the 22:45 curfew until midnight.
With COVID-19 epidemic raging government bans inter-regional movement for Easter
After weeks of mixed messages from ministers and with the COVID-19 epidemic raging in Attica, the government has finally decided to ban movement between prefectures for Greek Easter, which is on 2 May this year.
"The government proposes that inter-regional movement not be permitted for Easter," government spokesperson Aristotelia Peloni said in an interview with SKAI this morning.
Amid concerns over possible side-effects, Greece stands by Oxford vaccine
With a spate of EU countries having suspended administration of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine due to inconclusive indications of a possible connection of the vaccine to thrombosis in a minuscule percentage of those who received the vaccine, Greece has said it will continue to use it in its ongoing rollout.
Magiorkinis: The COVID-19 Committee, society, the economy and the magic ‘political filter’
Interview with George Gilson
Government on red alert over Patras religious feast day as epidemic rages
By George Gilson
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held consultations today with top members of the expert National Committee on COVID-19 just three days ahead of a potential super spreader event in the port city of Patras, Greece's third largest city and the largest in the Peloponnese with a population of 167,000 residents.