Greece Pushes Second Covid-19 Lockdown to December 14

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Greek Government Spokesperson Stelios Petsas. Greece announced on Thursday that it would be extending the country’s second Covid-19 lockdown by a week to 6am on December 14 allowing in meantime the opening of retail stores selling holiday goods. This is the second extension of the containment rules beyond initially announced dates after failure of current […]

Covid-19: WHO Chief Urges Greeks to ‘Trust’ and Get Vaccinated

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World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director Hans Kluge. Speaking on the importance of vaccination as a key step towards defeating Covid-19, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director Hans Kluge urged Greeks to show trust and vaccinate. “Getting the vaccine will be a game changer. It will be a deciding weapon against the pandemic and will […]

Greece Prepares for 2021 Tourism Challenges

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The importance of a unified approach to travel and implementing rapid testing across Europe, digital upgrades and far-reaching marketing actions topped the agenda of talks between Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis and Greek Tourism Confederation President Yiannis Retsos. Both agreed that the Greek tourism industry proved its resilience and professionalism in the

Persistent Covid-19 Curve Forces Greece to Extend Lockdown

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Greek Government Spokesperson Stelios Petsas. Greek authorities may be forced to extend the country’s second lockdown beyond initially announced dates after failure of current measures to bring down the number of daily recorded Covid-19 cases and deaths and due to increasing pressure on the health care system. “We are veering away from the December 7 […]

OECD Expects Gradual Recovery for Greek Economy in 2021

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Syntagma Square, Athens. Photo © GNTO/Y Skoulas The Greek economy is set to recover gradually next year and projected to accelerate in 2022, once the Covid-19 pandemic is better controlled and a vaccine is accessible, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). More specifically, in its latest Economic Outlook report, the OECD […]

Greece Announces Locally-made Covid-19 Rapid Test

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Photo source: @EODY Greece announced this week that a locally produced rapid antigen test for Covid-19 was nearing completion and that the search for a company to produce the testing kit was under way. Part of a 2.9-million-euro research program funded by the Development Ministry, the Greek-made Covid-19 test “puts Greece at the forefront of […]

CommonPass: Digital Health Passport to Go into Effect for Covid-19 Era Travel

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Photo source: commonpass.org In efforts to restart travel, five global airlines said they would be introducing digital health passports in order to facilitate passengers with negative Covid-19 test results and set the groundwork for a consistent approach to travel in the coronavirus age. Dubbed the “CommonPass”, the new digital health ‘passport’ saves user’s Covid-19 test

New Zealand, Japan & Taiwan Most Covid-19 Resilient

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Tokyo, Japan New Zealand, Japan and Taiwan were the quickest to react and had the most effective handling of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic to date with the least amount of disruption to business and society, according to the “Covid Resilience Ranking” released by Bloomberg recently. Completing the top 10 list among 53 countries were South […]

Reports: US Considers Lifting Restrictions for Travel to Europe

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Americans may soon be able to travel to countries in Europe as well as to Brazil and Britain as the US examines lifting bans introduced in March to contain the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, Reuters reports. Citing five US airlines officials, Reuters said the White House was looking into lifting entry bans for most non-US citizens […]

Greece’s Tourism, Culture and Agrifood to Benefit from EU Emergency Funding

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Photo © Maria Theofanopoulou Aimed at modernizing infrastructure and improving the resilience of the Greek economy, the Greek government announced this week a four- pronged national recovery plan outlining 18 areas, including tourism and culture, set to benefit from a total of 32 billion euros (soft loans included) in EU emergency funds released to help […]