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With a joint ministerial decision Greece is lifting some coronavirus restrictions concerning passengers on private and commercial vehicles like taxis. At the same time, it maintains the mandatory use of mask in commercial cars, threatening violators with a 150-euro fine. According to the new decision number of passengers on private …
Read More »IMF: EU’s recovery fund must include substantial grants
A substantial part of the European Union’s package of measures to help the economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic must consist of grants rather than loans, the International Monetary Fund’s chief economist told German magazine Der Spiegel. “Otherwise it will not promote economic recovery,” Gita Gopinath was quoted as saying …
Read More »No direct flights from UK and Sweden to Greece until July 15
At a wide-ranging meeting under Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday, Greece decided that there will be no direct flights from the UK and Sweden until July 15, 2020, state-run news agency amna reports. The decision comes one day before the UK flight ban by the Greek Civil Aviation Authority …
Read More »Traveler from UK to the island of Aegina tested positive to Covid-19
A foreign national currently visiting the island of Aegina has been tested positive to Covid-19. The man arrived from UK via a transit airport to attend a funeral. He was tested upon his arrival at the Athens international airport on Saturday and immediately traveled to the island, an hour away …
Read More »First international flight lands on Kos 2 days before official opening
Two days before the official premier of the re-opening of Greece’s regional airports, the first international flight will land on the island of Kos on Monday, June 29. On board of the special TUI flight from Germany will be 170 doctors. The trip of the German doctors to Greece is …
Read More »Earthquakes 5.4R and 4.6R rattle the island of Rhodes
An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale occurred at 07:06 on Monday morning shaking the island of Rhodes and the rest of Dodecanese as well as the West coast of Turkey. The tremor occurred 25 km north-northeast of the island of Rhodes with a focal depth of 67.4 km. …
Read More »Anarchists throw water and coffee at Mayor of Athens
A group of some twenty people verbally attacked the Mayor of Athens, Costas Bakoyannis on Sunday afternoon and hurled coffee and water at him. Bakoyannis was attending an event at the church of Petros and Pavlos in Metaxourgeio district of the Greek capital and chatted with local residents. He left …
Read More »“Barcode” decides which tourists will be tested at Greece’s airports
Greece changes the scheme of COVID-19 testing on foreign travelers arriving in the country. Random testing according to “green” and “red” countries is over, targeted testing is in. Travelers will receive the barcode after they have filled out the Passenger Locator Form. They will show the barcode on printed form …
Read More »Coronavirus Greece: 10 new cases, total 3376; no new death
Greece’s health authorities announced 10 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Sunday evening. Among them are 2 “imported” ones. It is the third consecutive day that no coronavirus-related death has been recorded. The number of total infections stands at 3,376 with 54.9% of the infected to be men. Death toll remains …
Read More »Greece concerned about “imported” cases as borders open on July 1
All eyes are on July 1, the day when Greece will begin to receive international arrivals at all its airports and ports. The state plan for sampling and health protocols on the islands is ready, but – as authorities admit – “we are moving into unknown waters.” Coronavirus cases have …
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