The scientific committee advising the government on the course of the pandemic met on Wednesday and recommended that the number of weekly mandatory self-tests for students be reduced to one, down from the current two necessary tests.
The Greek community in Ukraine “is in our thoughts, as it’s going through a trying time and is suffering the hardships of war,” President Katerina Sakellaropoulou has said, in her message to diaspora Greeks ahead of Greek Independence Day on March 25.
The European Union announced moves Wednesday to help its member states assist the millions of refugees fleeing Russia’s war on Ukraine in accessing schools for their children, healthcare, accommodation and work.
Pfizer’s anti-Covid medication Paxlovid will be available to high-risk patients starting next week, Alternate Health Minister Mina Gaga said Tuesday.
A 48-year-old woman, convicted for her involvement in a migrant trafficking case and facing a 38-year prison sentence, was arrested near Kilkis in northern Greece on Wednesday. The woman was considered a fugitive from the law.
There’s an exciting week coming up at the Athens Concert Hall, which is hosting four classical concerts over five days, starting on March 31 with French piano duo Katia and Marielle Labeque.
The operator of the Athens metro and tram, STASY, on Wednesday announced changes to the usual service due to the military and student parades taking place on Thursday and Friday.
The European Union is moving toward the joint purchase of natural gas and ensuring its storage facilities are nearly full to try to avoid another crisis tied to its dependency on Russian energy, officials said Tuesday.
An inmate of the Greek capital’s Korydallos Prison who violated his educational leave last week by disabling his ankle monitor was tracked down and arrested in the port city of Piraeus on Wednesday.
A robbery at a bank branch in the southern Attica suburb of Faliro was reported on Wednesday morning, at approximately 9 a.m.