Israel to Enter Three-week National Covid-19 Lockdown

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Jerusalem, Israel Israel will go into a new national lockdown for three weeks, as of Friday, September 18, due to a surge in confirmed Covid-19 cases. In a televised message on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the new confirmed coronavirus cases had reached 4,000 daily. Schools and tourism-related businesses will shut down, while Israelis […]

Greek Tourism Addressing Covid-19 with Professionalism, says PM

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Photo Source @PrimeMinisterGR Greece showed professionalism in the opening of tourism in the post-Covid-19 era, which was also highlighted by visitor feedback, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday. Speaking to the press during the Thessaloniki Helexpo Forum, one day after announcing a series of support measures

Greece Purchases 200,000 Covid-19 Rapid Tests

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Photo source: EODY Greece on Friday took delivery of 200,000 Covid-19 rapid antigen tests to increase the daily number of testing for coronavirus cases in the country. The purchase of the rapid antigen tests (Covid 19 Ag Rapid Test) was made by Greece’s National Organization of Public Health (EODY) after receiving a donation of one […]

‘Run Greece’ Series of Events Canceled for 2020

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The running events of Run Greece 2020, scheduled to take place in seven Greek cities in September and October, have been canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to an announcement by the Hellenic Athletics Federation (SEGAS), organizer of Run Greece, the health committee of the General Secretariat of Sports has put a ban on […]

Greek PM: New Covid-19 Support Measures for Businesses, Workers

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced twelve new government support measures to support Greece’s businesses and workers who are still recovering from the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. The measures, which include tax cuts, employment subsidies and extension of reduced VAT on transport and travel packages, total 6.8 billion euros. Speaking

Covid-19 Likely to Cost Greek Tourism €14.5bn

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The Greek tourism sector is expected to see travel receipts from abroad add up to only between 3.5 – 4 billion euros for the whole year of 2020, compared to over 18 billion euros in 2019, due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. “According to our calculations at the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), tourism revenue this […]

Covid-19 Emergency Restrictions to be Lifted for Paros and Antiparos

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Photo source: Region of South Aegean The emergency restrictions imposed on the islands of Paros and Antiparos, to curb the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19), will be lifted on Tuesday, September 15. “Regarding areas currently under emergency restrictions, we would like to inform that the epidemiological state of Paros and Antiparos has significantly

Central Macedonia Region Receives Hero Award for Fight Against Covid-19

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The Region of Central Macedonia on Thursday was honored for its response to the coronavirus pandemic and received the “Heroes of Covid-19” in Northern Greece award during a special event held at the TIF-Helexpo exhibition fairgrounds in Thessaloniki. “The real heroes are our fellow citizens who were at the forefront of dealing with an unprecedented health […]

Olympic Yacht Show 2020 Postponed Due to Covid-19

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The Olympic Yacht Show 2020 has been postponed due to the emergency measures undertaken by the Greek government to prevent the spread of Covid-19, the event’s organizer Ondeck Events recently announced. “We have reached this difficult decision, following the recent preventive measures for the protection of public health,” Ondeck Media Director Gerasimos Gerolymatos

Covid-19: Portugal Among Territories Added to England‘s Quarantine List

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Travelers from Portugal arriving to England and Northern Ireland must self-isolate for 14 days as of Saturday, September 12, according to an announcement made by UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. The decision of the UK government is based on the current assessment of coronavirus (Covid-19) risks. Portugal joins Hungary, French Polynesia and Reunion as the […]