Health experts are warning that heat will not kill off Covid-19 and that Greece should be ready to deal with tourists infected with the deadly virus as the EU has still not decided on whether to make pre-travel screening mandatory. Infectious disease expert Nikos Sipsas recently told Mega TV that social distancing and hygiene were […]
Greek tourism stakeholders welcomed sector support measures announced on Wednesday by the government describing these as a first step in the right direction to recover lost ground after the Covid-19 health crisis. Yiannis Retsos, SETE SETE President Yiannis Retsos Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) President Yiannis Retsos expressed his satisfaction with the
Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras. Photo source: @cstaikouras Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras on Wednesday gave details on a new Covid-19 economic response package, aimed to cushion the blow for businesses and the livelihoods of workers. Speaking after Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis gave a televised address, who announced the package as well
Hotels operating in Greece this summer will be required to have a doctor on call and designated quarantine areas will be set up on popular island destinations as the country prepares to open up to international tourists on June 15, in the aftermath of the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis outlined this […]
Τα επιβεβαιωμένα κρούσματα παγκοσμίως πλησιάζουν τα πέντε εκατομμύρια, σύμφωνα με τα στοιχεία του Πανεπιστημίου Johns Hopkins, ενώ βάσει άλλων μετρήσεων – του πρακτορείου Reuters – τα έχουν ήδη ξεπεράσει. Έστω όμως και αν οι αριθμοί παρουσιάζουν μία μικρή απόκλιση, το βέβαιο είναι ότι η πανδημία συνεχίζει να εξαπλώνεται, αλλάζοντας εστία ανά περιόδους. Αυτήν την εβδομάδα,
Το ενδιαφέρον των επιστημόνων παγκοσμίως έχει προσελκύσει το περίεργο φαινόμενο της μείωσης των εμφραγμάτων κατά την περίδο της μεγάλης έξαρσης της πανδημίας COVID-19 και του κορωνοϊού. Μελέτες για την ερμηνεία του φαινομένου γίνονται σε πολλές χώρες, μεταξύ αυτών και στη χώρα μας, ενώ πρόσφατη μελέτη που δημοσιεύθηκε στο έγκριτο επιστημονικό περιοδικό New England
Guidelines to assure the health safety of air travellers and aviation personnel, once airlines resume regular flight schedules following the severe disruption caused by Covid-19, were released on Wednesday by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). The guidelines included in the EASA/ECDC “COVID-19
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis taking part in the Quadrilateral Summit of Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia. Photo source: @PrimeministerGR Greece, its neighbor Bulgaria and Serbia discussed this week lifting restrictions in place to contain the spread of Covid-19, allowing quarantine-free travel between the three countries. The decision was announced on Tuesday by
Υποχωρεί η πανδημία στην Ευρώπη. Καλπάζει σε Ρωσία, Βραζιλία. Στις ΗΠΑ το σχεδόν ένα τρίτο των παγκόσμιων κρουσμάτων και περισσότεροι από ένας στους τέσσερις θανάτους. Ο κορονοϊός Covid-19 έχει πλέον ανιχνευθεί σε περισσότερους από 5 εκατομμύρια ανθρώπους σε όλο τον κόσμο. Καθώς, όμως, υποχωρεί ο ρυθμός εξάπλωσής του σε Ευρώπη και Βόρειο Αμερική, επιταχύνεται στη […]
Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis on Wednesday presented Greece’s restart plan for the sector in the post-Covid-19 period. “‘Restart Tourism’ is a comprehensive, coherent and detailed plan to restore Greek tourism to function safely and efficiently for the national economy,” the minister said during a televised address. According to the ‘Restart Tourism’ plan, during















