{"id":3370,"date":"2020-03-05T17:02:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T17:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=3370"},"modified":"2020-04-25T21:34:23","modified_gmt":"2020-04-25T21:34:23","slug":"news-from-greece-the-spreading-of-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/news-from-greece-the-spreading-of-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"News from Greece: the spreading of COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The most important news from Greece refer to COVID-19 and the refugee crisis at the Greek-Turkish border. Today, the topic is related to the spreading of the virus in Greece.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3371\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"\/\/pixabay.com\/el\/users\/TheDigitalArtist-202249\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=4833754&quot;&gt;Pete Linforth&lt;\/a&gt; \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/pixabay.com\/el\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=4833754&quot;&gt;Pixabay&lt;\/a&gt;\" aria-label=\"Coronavirus 4833754 1280 1024x512\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3371\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3371\"  alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/coronavirus-4833754_1280-1024x512.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/coronavirus-4833754_1280-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/coronavirus-4833754_1280-350x175.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/coronavirus-4833754_1280-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/coronavirus-4833754_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u03a6\u03c9\u03c4\u03bf\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03af\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/el\/users\/TheDigitalArtist-202249\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=4833754\">Pete Linforth<\/a> \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/el\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=4833754\">Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u03a4he Ministry of Health (\u03a5\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b5\u03af\u03bf \u03a5\u03b3\u03b5\u03af\u03b1\u03c2) confirmed that there are thirty-one cases of coronavirus (\u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf<span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif\">\u03ca<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif\">\u03cc\u03c2)<\/span>. Twenty-one of them are travelers who returned from a religious pilgrimage (\u03b8\u03c1\u03b7\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ba\u03cd\u03bd\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1) to Israel. The Greek government is making efforts to delay the virus spreading: it has designated sever referral hospitals (\u03bd\u03bf\u03c3\u03bf\u03ba\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 \u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac\u03c2) across Greece and has placed isolation boxes as first reception areas for patients who show symptoms of the virus. \u0399n addition, many schools have been closed. \u0395\u039f\u0394\u03a5 (EODY, National Public Health Organization) keeps updating their site with announcements (\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bd\u03ce\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2) and guidelines (\u03bf\u03b4\u03b7\u03b3\u03af\u03b5\u03c2) related to the virus.<\/p>\n<p>So far there is no advice for travelers to postpone their trip to Greece for reasons related to the spreading of COVID-19. However, there are a few suggestions about how to decrease the possibilities of getting the virus:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u039c\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03c3\u03c9\u03c0\u03cc \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2. Do not touch your face.<\/li>\n<li>\u03a0\u03bb\u03ad\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c7\u03ad\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b1\u03ba\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03ac\u03c7\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03c3\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03cc\u03bb\u03b5\u03c0\u03c4\u03b1. Wash your hands regularly with soap and water for at least twenty seconds.<\/li>\n<li>\u0391\u03bd \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03c3\u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03cc \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd\u03b9 (\u03b2\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03c1\u03cc), \u03c7\u03c1\u03b7\u03c3\u03b9\u03bc\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03ae\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03c3\u03b7\u03c0\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03c5\u03b3\u03c1\u03cc \u03ae \u03bc\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03bb\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9\u03b1. If you have no access to water and soap (you are in the metro), use an antiseptic liquid or tissues.<\/li>\n<li>\u0391\u03bd \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03cd\u03c0\u03bf\u03c0\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03c4\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1, \u03bc\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03ac\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03bd\u03bf\u03c3\u03bf\u03ba\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03af\u03bf. \u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03ad\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u0395\u039f\u0394\u03a5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03b8\u03ae\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bf\u03b4\u03b7\u03b3\u03af\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b4\u03ce\u03c3\u03b5\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd. If you have suspicious symptoms, do not go to a hospital. Dial 2105212054 and follow their instructions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The pharmacies in Greece are not open 24 hours a day. Most of them remain closed on Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>In any case, the spreading of panic (\u03b7 \u03b5\u03be\u03ac\u03c0\u03bb\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd) could be worse than the virus itself.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3372\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/get\/52e8d44b4d5bac14f6d1867dda6d49214b6ac3e45659724d77287dd495\/hand-washing-4818790_1920.jpg\" aria-label=\"Hand Washing 4818790 1920 1024x697\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3372\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3372\"  alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"697\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/hand-washing-4818790_1920-1024x697.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/hand-washing-4818790_1920-1024x697.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/hand-washing-4818790_1920-350x238.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/hand-washing-4818790_1920-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/hand-washing-4818790_1920-1536x1046.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/hand-washing-4818790_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3372\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u03a6\u03c9\u03c4\u03bf\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03af\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/el\/users\/slavoljubovski-14965075\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=4818790\">Martin Slavoljubovski<\/a> \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/el\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=4818790\">Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Greek news: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skaitv.gr\/shows\/enimerosi\">https:\/\/www.skaitv.gr\/shows\/enimerosi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>EODY (National Public Health Organization) : <a href=\"https:\/\/eody.gov.gr\/neos-koronaios-covid-19\/\">https:\/\/eody.gov.gr\/neos-koronaios-covid-19\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Find a pharmacy on duty here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fsa.gr\/duties.asp\">http:\/\/www.fsa.gr\/duties.asp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! The Greek government considers to end the lock down measures soon, as long as there is no increase of the coronavirus cases. However, social distancing (\u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7) is still important. In this post, there are some words and phrases about this topic.<\/p>\n<p>\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03ac\u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03bd\u03c3\u03b7 (\u03b7): distancing<br \/>\n\u03b1\u03c0\u03cc\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7 (\u03b7): distance<br \/>\n\u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03ac\u03b8\u03c1\u03bf\u03b9\u03c3\u03b7 (\u03b7): gathering<br \/>\n\u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03b8\u03c1\u03bf\u03af\u03b6\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9: to gather<br \/>\n\u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2 (\u03bf): overcrowding<br \/>\n\u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03c9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7 \u03b4\u03cd\u03bf \u03bc\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd: keep a two meter- distance<br \/>\n\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ad\u03c7\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1: to notice the direction of the wind<br \/>\n\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03cd\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03c3\u03c9\u03c0\u03cc \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5: to cover my face<br \/>\n\u03c7\u03c1\u03b7\u03c3\u03b9\u03bc\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03ce \u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03c3\u03b7\u03c0\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc: to use an antiseptic<br \/>\n\u03c0\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9: to approach<br \/>\n\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03c6\u03b5\u03cd\u03b3\u03c9: to avoid<\/p>\n<p>\u03a6\u03c1\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 (Phrases)<\/p>\n<p>\u03a0\u03b7\u03b3\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03b9\u03bf \u03c0\u03af\u03c3\u03c9, \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ce. \/ Please, step back.<br \/>\nMost pharmacists and grocery stores keep a distance between the checkout and the customers. This is phrase could be used if a customer comes too close.<br \/>\n\u039d\u03b1 \u03bc\u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2, \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ce. \/ This phrase means \u201ccome in one by one\u201d. It could be used if a group of people gets into a shop.<br \/>\n\u039c\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03c4\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c6\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03ac\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03ad\u03be\u03c9. \/ You can leave the things (i.e. the groceries) outside.<br \/>\nThis is what we say to the deliverers if we want them not to enter the house.<br \/>\n\u0398\u03b1 \u03ae\u03b8\u03b5\u03bb\u03b1 \u03b1\u03bd\u03ad\u03c0\u03b1\u03c6\u03b7 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03b4\u03bf\u03c3\u03b7. \/ I would like intact delivery.<br \/>\nWe can use this phrase when we order food or groceries.<br \/>\n\u03a0\u03ce\u03c2 \u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03ce \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c6\u03ae\u03c3\u03c9 \u03c6\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03b4\u03ce\u03c1\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03ad\u03b1; \/ How can I leave the deliverer a tip?<br \/>\nMost deliveres and customers prefer to avoid contact as much as possible. Some online delivery applications give customers the option to pay extra money as a tip to the deliverer, provided the transaction is online. In case we do not have this option, we can call the store and say that we want to pay by credit card or via e-banking and want to leave a tip. I know it sounds complicated but it is worth. Along with doctors and nurses, deliverers, truck drivers and many others are the heroes of this crisis.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/hand-washing-4818790_1920-350x238.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/hand-washing-4818790_1920-350x238.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/hand-washing-4818790_1920-1024x697.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/hand-washing-4818790_1920-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/hand-washing-4818790_1920-1536x1046.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/hand-washing-4818790_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>The most important news from Greece refer to COVID-19 and the refugee crisis at the Greek-Turkish border. Today, the topic is related to the spreading of the virus in Greece. \u03a4he Ministry of Health (\u03a5\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b5\u03af\u03bf \u03a5\u03b3\u03b5\u03af\u03b1\u03c2) confirmed that there are thirty-one cases of coronavirus (\u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03ca\u03cc\u03c2). Twenty-one of them are travelers who returned from a religious&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/news-from-greece-the-spreading-of-covid-19\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":3372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[179,274452],"tags":[510876,10166,363567,292985],"class_list":["post-3370","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-vocablary","tag-covid-19","tag-current-news","tag-greek-news","tag-greek-vocabulary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3370"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3370\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3394,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3370\/revisions\/3394"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}