Travel Medicine Specialists Examine Protocols for Greece to Welcome ‘Coronavirus-free’ Tourists

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Greek travel medicine experts are currently examining the safest ways for Greece to welcome inbound travelers, during the post-coronavirus period, but without also “letting in” the coronavirus itself. (It is noted that the practice of travel medicine deals with the prevention and management of diseases and conditions that are acquired during travel.) The issue of

Greek Hoteliers and Tour Operators at Odds Over Covid-19 Cancelations

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Greek hoteliers are calling on Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis to resolve payment and booking issues that have arisen in the aftermath of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. In a letter to Theoharis on Friday, the Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers (POX) is claiming that tour operators have stopped making early booking payments and are terminating their contracts, […]

Minister Tells BBC that Greece Set on Opening to Tourists in July

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Greece is preparing to gradually open its doors to travelers in July after health experts give the go-ahead and relevant coronavirus (Covid-19) safety protocols are in place, said Greek Tourism Minister speaking to BBC News on Friday. “In order to salvage most of the season, tourism is a very seasonal activity, we need to aim […]

Time Magazine Looks at What Greece did Right in Covid-19 Fight

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Photo Source: Visit Greece / Y Skoulas US weekly Time Magazine recently featured Greece’s effectiveness in handling the Covid-19 pandemic, as the country so far has managed to maintain low infection and death rates. Titled, “Greece has an elderly population and a fragile economy. How has it escaped the worst of the coronavirus so far?”, […]

Covid-19: Greece Extends Lockdown Measures Until May 4

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Greece is extending its lockdown until Monday, May 4, Government Spokesman Stelios Petsas said on Thursday. The country’s restrictive measures that were taken to curb the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) were originally to be lifted on April 27. Speaking during a media briefing, Petsas said Greece’s prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, will make announcements to […]

Greece Expected to Tighten Covid-19 Measures for May Day Weekend

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Quarantine measures, similar to those that were introduced to curb the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) during the Easter holiday, are expected to apply for the upcoming May Day three-day weekend (May 1-3) in Greece. “We must not ruin on May 1 what we have gained all this time through hard work and sacrifice,” Government […]

OAED: Greece to Create Job Schemes for Covid-19 Affected Workers in Tourism

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Greece’s Manpower Employment Organization (OAED) said this week that it would be supporting seasonal workers in tourism who will not be hired this year due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The decision comes in view of the fact that many Greek tourism enterprises are considering not opening this year impacted by the health crisis and […]

Greece Examining Idea of ‘Health Passport’ to Save Tourism Season

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Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis on Tuesday said that if specific health protocols and common rules are in place throughout the EU, the tourism season can perhaps be partially saved this year from the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19). Speaking on SKAI TV, the minister referred to the so-called “health passports” that would give authorities […]

Greece Tightens Covid-19 Restrictions Further Ahead of Orthodox Easter Sunday

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Churches in Greece this Easter will be closed to the public with services held inside only by clerics. Photo © GTP Greece on Thursday said it was tightening its social distancing measures during the Easter holiday and including hefty fines for violators, aiming to protect the public health from the coronavirus (Covid-19). From 9pm on […]

Flattening the Covid-19 Curve: Greece is the Best Performing Country in Europe

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Source: The Bridge Tank Greece has the best performance in Europe in terms of flattening the Covid-19 pandemic’s curve, according to a comparative pan-European report released on Thursday by the Bridge Tank. The report compares the outbreak of the coronavirus across ten major European countries. According to the comparative report, Greece, thanks to early and […]