EU warning on civil servants
The European Commission sounded on Wednesday the alarm over public sector hirings in Greece, in an otherwise positive report on the 12th enhanced surveillance assessment.
Explainer: What is this new Covid variant in South Africa?
South African scientists have identified a new version of the coronavirus this week that they say is behind a recent spike in Covid-19 infections in Gauteng, the country’s most populous province.
Finance minister: No new lockdown
Finance Minister Christos Staikouras on Friday reiterated that the government will not impose a new lockdown and that the country’s cash reserves were secure and sufficient to meet any possible crises.
Tsitsipas upbeat after surgery
Tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas underwent elbow surgery on Thursday and is to begin his 2022 preparations in Dubai next month.
Insect ‘invaders’ wreaking havoc on indigenous species
It took just a few years for the red palm weevil, which appeared in Greece in 2004 with the mass imports of palm trees for the Olympic Games, to exterminate many species of palms.
ENFIA to be 3% less in 2022
Most property owners will pay a reduced Single Property Tax (ENFIA) next year, while the Finance Ministry is proceeding with the increase of monthly installments to 10 or 12 for the payment not only of ENFIA but also of income tax.
Court hears quack doctor administered beetroot and garlic juice to cancer patients
A man has told a court that a quack doctor, on trial on 12 counts of murder and 14 attempted murders of cancer patients, administered liquids and juices, including beetroot and garlic juice, to his later father after encouraging him to abandon chemotherapy.
Health Ministry experts to discuss possible southern Africa travel ban
The Committee of Experts of the Health Ministry will Friday hold an extraordinary meeting to examine the possibility of imposing a southern Africa travel ban amid fears over a newly discovered Covid-19 variant.
Police raise awareness about violence against women
Material aimed at raising public awareness was distributed Thursday by staff of the Hellenic Police’s Domestic Violence Response Services on the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Pandemic pressure in Greece ‘will continue for several weeks’
It will take some time before the coronavirus daily infection rate and intubations ease, the professor of pediatric infectious diseases Vana Papaevangelou warned on Thursday.