EODY: ‘No cause for concern’ over Langya virus
The National Public Health Organization (EODY) issued an update Friday on the Langya virus detected in China, stating that, for now, “there is no cause for concern.”
Tax inspector assaulted on Kefalonia
The head of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) has expressed his full support to a tax inspector who was attacked this week during the inspection of a pizzeria in Argostoli on the Ionian island of Kefalonia.
Second group of Ukrainian children arrive for summer camp holiday
A second group of 140 Ukrainian children arrived in Greece on Thursday night to spend a holiday in Greek summer camps. The children, who range in age from 6 to 15 and are from the city of Bucha, entered the country from Bulgaria at Promachonas.
Fireman bitten by snake
A firefighter was injured when a snake bit him as he was helping to put a fire out in Neapoli, at the Andravida-Kyllini municipality in western Peloponnese on Friday.
International arrivals bloom
Arrivals from abroad at the country’s 14 largest regional airports exceeded all expectations in July, boosting hopes that this will be a record-setting tourist season, better even than 2019, the last year before the Covid-19 pandemic’s heavy impact on both transport and tourism.
Girl (8) dies from heatstroke in car
An 8-year-old girl died on Friday after being found unconscious in a car in a northern suburb of Athens. The incident occurred in a Roma settlement in Halandri.
Fungus may kill Tempi forest
Having already killed thousands of trees across Greece in recent years, a fungus is now threatening an entire plane tree forest in Tempi, Central Greece.
China relations remain, despite Latvia withdrawal
Greece remains a member of a cooperation framework between China and over a dozen Central and Eastern European countries, which Latvia and Estonia withdrew from Thursday, following in the footsteps of Lithuania, which withdrew last May.
Panigyria in full swing nationwide
As public gatherings and events are allowed for the first summer since the pandemic began, the return of the traditional “panigyria,” village festivals known for their music, is in full swing throughout Greece, from Evros in the north to the southern island of Crete.
Paros complains that frequent blackouts hurt business
The Municipality of Paros has lodged a complaint with the Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (DEDDIE), complaining that constant, prolonged and unpredictable power blackouts are harming the popular Cycladic island’s tourism industry.