ATHENS — The strict lockdown in the village of Echinos, in the region of Xanthi, will be extended for another five days until June 30.
Echinos was placed in strict lockdown for a week on June 18, following 73 new Covid-19 cases and four deaths since June 11. Residents have to stay at home while all shops are closed except pharmacies and supermarkets. The use of a face mask is compulsory in public. Open-air food markets are also closed.
The measures will apply until Tuesday at 6 a.m., when the situation will be reassessed.
ATHENS – Celestyal, the award-winning, number one choice for travelers to the Greek Islands and the Eastern Mediterranean, has partnered with the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), a Turkish government entity established to coordinate post-disaster response and to promote cooperation among various government agencies, in order to provide blankets and sleeping bags to some of the more than one million residents of Turkey who remain homeless following the 7.
FALMOUTH, MA – The police in Falmouth have identified the victim in an accident involving a car plunging into the ocean on February 20, NBC10 Boston reported.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
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