Greek PM Urges Persistent Vigilance Against Covid-19

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis In an attempt to heighten awareness and encourage more vigilance in view of surging coronavirus cases in Greece, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held an inter-ministerial tele-conference on Wednesday, after which he urged Greeks to demonstrate caution and keep to hygiene measures. “We must reactivate our ‘national vaccine’, which

Greek Health Expert Explains Rise in Covid-19 Cases

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Photo Source: Visit Greece / Y. Skoulas Greece may have effectively contained the spread of Covid-19 in the previous months due to lockdown measures but the situation may easily “get out of hand” if vigilance isn’t continued, said infectious diseases professor and health ministry spokesperson Sotiris Tsiodras on Tuesday. Speaking during the weekly Covid-19

Greek Hoteliers See Dismal Year Ahead Due to Covid-19

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Hellenic Hoteliers Federation (POX) President Grigoris Tasios. “The summer is over for the Greek hotel industry, we are now entering survival mode”, said Hellenic Hoteliers Federation (POX) President Grigoris Tasios speaking to the Greek media this week. “Covid-19 has put a brake on travel and revenue… every hotel that opened is already planning to shut down

Covid-19 Testing Soon Available at Thessaloniki Airport

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Passengers traveling through Thessaloniki Airport “Makedonia” will soon have the opportunity to undergo Covid-19 molecular detection (rRT-PCR) testing. According to an announcement by the airport’s manager Fraport Greece, the Interbalkan Medical Center of Thessaloniki has created a special sample taking unit within the premises of the “Makedonia” airport at the

Greece Announces Rules for Entry from Albanian Border

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Kakavia border crossing between southern Albania and northwestern Greece. Photo source: makthes.gr As of August 16, all travelers from Albania entering Greece through the Kakavia border crossing will be obliged to self-isolate (quarantine) for seven days. The announcement was made on Tuesday by Greek Civil Protection Deputy Minister Nikos Hardalias during a televised

Tourism Ministry Looks to Promote Moschato-Tavros Area in Athens

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Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis visited the former slaughterhouse area in the suburb of Tavros as part of an inspection visit to assess the damage caused by a recent fire and to discuss converting the area in the rundown neighborhood along central Pireos Ave into a park. The plan to create a 17,000m2 park on the […]

WTTC: Barriers to Global Travel Threaten 3 Million Tourism Jobs in the UK

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The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) on Tuesday said the United Kingdom is heading towards the ‘worst case scenario’, threatening nearly three million travel and tourism jobs in the country. The WTTC economic modelling conducted less than two months ago predicted that the ‘worst case scenario’ – that sees massive job losses – would […]

More Covid-19 Measures Announced in Greece

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Greek Civil Protection Deputy Minister Nikos Hardalias on Tuesday announced additional measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19), as confirmed cases in the country continue an upward trend. Greece recorded 469 new Covid-19 cases in the past week alone, according to data provided by Hardalias. “We are here because there are signs that […]

Covid-19: WHO Advises on Travel but Warns ‘Way Out is Long’

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The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging governments to be vigilant and carefully assess their strategies in the fight against Covid-19, warning that the road ahead will be challenging. Issuing advice to governments and health authorities, WHO recommends that essential travel be prioritized and that all countries enforce health measures including mask-wearing, social

Greece Tables 14-point Growth Plan for Consultation

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The Hellenic Parliament. Photo Source: @PressParliament / © Aliki Eleftheriou The Greek government tabled a 14-point interim growth plan for public consultation on Monday, which includes among others the recommendations for the overhaul of the country’s pension system. Prepared by a committee headed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Christopher Pissarides, the 122-page