Epirus

Dozens of foreign tourists are in quarantine at a campsite in Drepano, in the northern Greek prefecture of Thesprotia, as part of measures to ward against the spread of the coronavirus.  

The campsite hosts 41 tourists from different countries in Europe who started a tour of Greece in December in their caravans and now find themselves stranded in Epirus amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

"Ancient Greek Theaters" is the title of the first series of stamps issued by Hellenic Post (ELTA) in 2020.
The series is the first to be released in conditions of global and strict quarantine due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The new commemorative series consists of five stamps that reveal the rich cultural heritage of Epirus in northwestern Greece.

The Hellenic Police (ELAS) recorded more than 1,900 violations of social distancing measures in just one day, it said on Thursday.
During nationwide inspections on Wednesday on individuals flouting regulations for stemming public circulation amid the coronavirus epidemic, ELAS officers reported a total of 1,916 violations.

Ioannina Mayor Moses Elisaf has taken the baton from his former Thessaloniki counterpart Yiannis Boutaris in "city diplomacy," having recently conducted a series of important meetings in Albania as part of an initiative to promote his city and develop closer ties with the neighboring country.

Municipal and regional repair crews were sent out in Epirus, northwestern Greece, on Monday to pump water out of flooded houses and remove debris washed down onto many parts of the road network by storms on Sunday.

Municipal and regional repair crews were sent out in force at first light in Epirus, northwestern Greece, on Friday to clear rocks and other debris washed down onto many parts of the road network by strong downpours and powerful winds overnight.

Greece's national weather service, EMY, issued a storm warning on Sunday, saying that strong downpours with lighting and the possibility of hail would be affecting many parts of the country on Monday and Tuesday.

Psychedelic folk-rock act the Villagers of Ioannina City electrifies the traditional tunes of northwestern Greece's Epirus region, creating a whole new sound. The act will perform older numbers as well as tracks from its new album, "Age of Aquarius," along with a 10-member band at the Vrachon Theater on Sunday, September 22. The show starts at 9.30 p.m.

The weather is to take a new turn of the worse on Monday, according to the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) which has predicted a wet sweeping into the country from the Ionian, Epirus and the western mainland.

Stormy weather is also forecast for many parts of the country, including much of the mainland and the northern and eastern Aegean, according to the NOA.

The region of Epirus in northwestern Greece is setting the bar for the rest of the country in terms of waste management with the formal launch of a state-of-the-art unit through the collaboration of the private and state sectors.