The greek society is shocked by the revelations of Sofia Bekatorou, a sailing Olympic champion and one of the most well known female athletes of the country. In an interview she confessed the sexual assault she had exprerienced. The perpetrator was one of the most important figures of the national sailing federation. Bekatorou’s initiative led other athletes […]
Category: What’s on in Greece: Weekly snapshots
Week 4/1/21-10/1/21: With hopes and fears the new year begins
With hopes and fears the new year begins. The great fear is about the progress of the pandemic in a country with more than 5,000 victims tilλ now and prolonged curfew measures. The government, which was reshuffled earlier this week, announced that several parts of social life will remain under lockdown for at least seven […]
Week 14/12/2020-20/12/2020: The next big bet
With a significantly reduced number of new cases starts the holiday season in Greece. The only exceptions are Western Attica and Kozani, two areas where much stricker curfews were implemented last week. All are very tired from the long lockdown but the vaccinations that are expected to begin in the following days have brought some […]
Week 7/12/2020-13/12/2020: Partial relaxation of the lockdown
A partial relaxation of the lockdown measures was announced this week. Consumers will now be allowed to purchase from seasonal stores selling christmas items and bookstores and to visit hair salons. The rest of the retail sector is expected to restart operating only with click away service. Although the situation of the pandemic is […]
Week 30/11/2020-6/12/2020: The situation of the pandemic in the country
, The situation of the pandemic in Greece is still critical while everyone is talking about a partial return to some normalcy for some parts of the social life. The daily number of new cases and deaths is high but stable, and some retail shops are expecting to open again ahead of the holiday season. […]
Week 16/11/2020-22/11/2020: A week with concern
One more week with concern about the pandemic in the country. The number of cases, intubations and deaths reached new highs even though there seems, after two weeks of lockdown, to be a stabilization in the past few days. Especially critical are the following days in northern Greece and Salonica, the second largest city. As […]
Week 09-15/11/2020: An extremely critical week
An extremely critical week is ahead for Greece regarding the covid-19 crisis. The confirmed deaths from the new virus reached 71 on Sunday, a record number, while, after the dramatic increase of cases in November, the situation in the hospitals and the intensive care units is dire. Most critical is the situation in Salonica, the […]
Week 26/10/2020-01/11/2020: record covid-19 cases and a significant earthquake
During a remarkable week, besides a new record of daily covid-19 cases, Greece also experienced a significant earthquake. The earthquake had two victims and destroyed some buildings in the island of Samos. Regarding the pandemic many regions are now on high alert level. On Saturday, the prime minister announced a partial lockdown; restaurants, bars, cafes, […]
Week 19/10/2020-25/10/2020: New and stricter measures
New and stricter measures against covid have been in place since Saturday. In all areas that are highly impacted from the virus, mask wearing is mandatory everywhere and there is curfew in place between midnight and 5am. This is the government’s response to the significant increase in cases that are recorded every day; Greece now […]
Week 12/10/2020 – 18/10/2020: Extremely critical situation
The number of deaths from covid in Greece has just passed 500 while the number of confirmed cases are now over 25,000. The situation in the country is now deemed extremely critical. What is more, last week a lockdown was imposed in a city (Kozani) and the same might happen in other cities too. At […]