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Civil Aviation Covid-notam for flight passengers China-Greece

Air passengers from China will need a negative Covid-19 test, a PCR or a rapid test, Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority announced in a air directive (notam) issued late on Monday. The measure refers to all passengers on direct flights from China to Greece regardless of their nationality. All travelers from …

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“Kraken” XBB1.5 detected in Greece; 149 Covid-deaths

The new XBB.1.5 Omicron coronavirus sub-variant commonly know as “Kraken” has been detected in 6 samples in Greece, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) said in its weekly statistics report on Thursday, regarding the period January 2-8, 2023. The XBB.1.5 sub-variant has been detected in a total of 6 samples, …

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Greece adopts negative Covid-test, masks for travelers from China

Negative covid-19 test, masks and checks on travelers from China at the airports of Greece is what the government decided on Thursday at an emergency meeting at the office of prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis The coronavirus outbreak in China and the XBB1.5 mutation has put also the government on alert, …

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EU recommendation: Pre-flight Covid-test for passengers from China

European Union government officials recommended on Wednesday that passengers flying from China to the EU should have a negative Covid-19 test before they board, as Beijing plans to ease travel restrictions despite a wave of new Covid infections. +++In an emergency meeting to be held at the Prime Minister’s office …

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Covid-vaccines for vulnerable children aged 6 months- 4 years

Children aged between 6 months and 4 years with underlying health conditions or that are immune-compromised should get inoculated against the coronavirus, Greece’s National Vaccination Committee recommended on Tuesday. In a live briefing, committee head Maria Theodoridou also said that healthy children in the same age category could get vaccinated …

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Coronavirus: Advice for travelers to/from Greece

The National Health Care Organization EODY issued on new instructions for travelers traveling to and from Greece. In a press release issued on 31. October 2022, EODY points out that the risk of transmission of the coronavirus varies, depending on the country of destination. According to the announcement, people who …

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Greece starts booster vaccinations against Omicron BA.4 and BA.5

Booster shots against Covid-19 variants Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 started in Greece on Monday. morning. According to recommendations by the National Vaccination Committee this booster shot is for people over 60 years old, those at risk of serious illness, immune-suppressed, as well as front-line health workers and those working with …

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High mortality for Covid-19 patients outside the ICU, finds new study in Greece

Mortality among Covid-19 patients outside the Intensive Care Unit has been particularly high, a new study conducted in Greece has found. The majority of Covid-19 patients who did not have the opportunity to be admitted to ICU have died, a new study conducted by Assistant Professor of Public Health at …

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Centaurus subvariant (BA.2) of Covid-19 identified in Greece

Greece’s National Health Care Organization EODY announced on Tuesday that it had identified the Centaurus subvariant of the virus Covid-19 in the country. According to EODY epidemiological report, the National Network of Genomic Monitoring had tested 664 samples, whether randomly or selected, between July 22 and September 4. All samples …

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