Three different vaccines against the coronavirus have become available in Greece since vaccinations began two months ago, said National Vaccination Committee President Maria Theodoridou at the regular live briefing on Monday.

The app for issuing special, limited-time lockdown movement permits for non-essential shopping, via an sms to the five-digit number 13032, is ready for use when retail trade is reopened, Digital Governance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis said on Monday during a radio interview with Parapolitika FM.

The "Medea" severe weather front  is in full swing, hitting Attica with heavy snowfall which in several areas have caused serious problems in the traffic of vehicles, public transport, but also in electricity.