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116 lockdown violations in Corfu on Thursday
CORFU. Checks continuing to ensure lockdown measures are being adhered to.
Wife of 2nd Corfu coronavirus patient hospitalised
CORFU. Wife shows symptoms but there is no confirmation yet.
Latest coronavirus update - 50 new cases and 53 deaths in total
ATHENS. Professor of Infectious Diseases Sotiris Tsiodras announced that there were 50 new confirmed cases of coronavirus.
Religious services behind closed doors in Easter Week
ATHENS. Church of Greece Holy Synod decision due to coronavirus - Donation of €150,000 plus one monthly salary from each of the Synod members.
Woman, 78, from Pellas the 52nd victim of coronavirus in Greece
PELLAS. The woman had serious health problems - Pellas Deputy Governor says it was an ΄orphan΄ case - The 51st victim, who was from Kastoria, died on Wednesday night.
Hospital Director: "Be equal to the occasion"
CORFU. Critical statement from the Corfu General Hospital Director towards some of the Corfu media, whom he accuses of spreading misinformation and unverified reports.
The state of health of Corfu patients in Ioannina
IOANNINA. There are 14 cases hospitalised in Ioannina - 12 from Epirus and 2 from Corfu. The latest cases from Philipiada and Preveza put pressure on the hospital and there is concern about tracing the source of infection for some patients.
Another 93 lockdown fines in Corfu on April 1st
CORFU. There were 140 lockdown violations in the Ionian Islands on Wednesday 1 April.
75-year-old man the second confirmed coronavirus case in Corfu
CORFU. The man, who had been in Corfu Hospital ICU since Monday, has been taken to Ioannina.
81 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 1 death in Greece today - death toll now 50
ATHENS. There have now been 1,375 cases in Greece plus 40 on a cruise ship which is at the moment in Greek waters.
€10,000 donation to Corfu Hospital from ΄Lighthouse of Life΄ (Faro Zois)
CORFU. "We considered it our duty to contribute so that doctors, nurses and other hospital personnel can be properly equipped and stay healthy to carry on their work..." the non-profit organisation said.
Corfu Hospital waiting for 12 test results from Ioannina
CORFU. COVID-19 tests continuing at Corfu Hospital.
Prof. Tsiodras: If we relax, we΄ll all pay the price
ATHENS. Increase in the number of patients tubed according to Prof. Sotiris Tsiodras.
3 deaths from coronavirus in Greece today taking total to 46
ATHENS. 78-year-old man at Athens Sotiria Hospital, 82-year-old woman at Athens Evaggelismos Hospital and 79-year-old woman at Ptolemaida Bodosakio Hospital - all had underlying health conditions.
Corfiots have paid over 100,000 Euros in lockdown fines
CORFU. With an average of 87 lockdown violations a day Corfu is ΄light years΄ ahead of the other Ionian Islands.
4 Corfu Hospital personnel test negative for COVID-19
CORFU. "Nobody is in quarantine so let΄s put an end to the rumours and support the tireless efforts being made at the hospital..." says hospital nursing service.
The measures are working but caution and vigilance is needed
ATHENS. At the Ministry of Health΄s daily update Prof. Tsiodras said that there was still just a slow growth in the spread of the virus in Greece.
Latest coronavirus figures for Greece - 56 new cases and 5 deaths taking death toll to 43
ATHENS. According to today΄s daily update from Prof. Sotiris Tsiodras, the total number of confirmed cases in Greece is 1,212, 72 patients are tubed and 5 have been discharged from ICU.