August 28, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece’s Civil Protection announced on Friday a series of extraordinary restrictions including the mandatory use of mask in- and outdoors on the islands of Zakynthos and Lesvos. At the same time, it places the regional unit of Imathia, western Macedonia to regime of increased surveillance. The strict restrictions aim to …
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August 3, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Government spokesman Stelios Petsas announced on Monday morning that the use of mask becomes mandatory also outdoors on ferries and ships. The measure comes following protests for the increase of capacity to 80% and 85% by the shipping Ministry on Sunday. Petsas tried to justify the new measure saying that …
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July 28, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Greece has extended the mandatory use of mask to broader public and private facilities. The mask will be mandatory by both employees and the public. Head of Civil Protection, Nikos Hardalias, announced on Tuesday that the measure goes into effect as of Wednesday, July 29, 2020. The facilities where employees …
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July 27, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Greece is considering to make the use of masks mandatory also in other closed spaces, in addition to supermarkets. Government spokesman Stelios Petsas announced this on Monday morning. He said that epidemiologists has proposed the mandatory use of masks also in other shops and facilities as well as in churches. …
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July 25, 2020
FEATURED, Tourism
Greece’s Civil Protection decided on Saturday that flight passengers from Bulgaria and Romania will be allowed in Greece only with negative Covid-19 test. The temperate measure has been imposed due to the epidemiological data in these two countries and goes into effect as of Tuesday, July 28, 2020. A statement …
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July 17, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece has decided late on Friday to impose the mandatory use of masks in supermarkets for both working staff and shoppers. The measure to contain the spread of coronavirus goes into effect on Saturday, July 18, 2020. Secretary General of Trade and Consumer Protection Panagiotis Stampoulidis posted on Twitter that …
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July 12, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, Tourism
Greece has issued the joint ministerial decision on the mandatory negative Covid-19 test for tourists entering Greece via the Promachonas border-crossing with Bulgaria. The JMD was published in the official gazette on Saturday, July 11, 2020. Foreign tourists must show documents certifying a negative Covid-19 test at the checkpoint of …
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June 27, 2020
FEATURED, Tourism
All passengers of international flights to Greece will be obliged to fill the Passenger Locator Form (PLF) prior to their check-in, Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said in an air safety notice (notam) issued on Saturday, June 27, 2020. The mandatory completion of the PLF by all passengers of international …
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May 2, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Greek government spokesman triggered anew confusion among citizens when he said on Saturday morning that wearing a mask is mandatory for supermarket workers but optional for customers and in the same sentence he added that for customers masks will be “strongly recommended.” Speaking to Skai TV, spokesman Stelios Petsas said …
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April 27, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
The use of face mask will be mandatory in closed and busy places when the lockdown is lifted , Professor for Infectious Diseases and spokesman of Greece’s National Health Organization Sotiris Tsiodras announced on Monday. Speaking at the daily briefing about the course of the coronavirus in the country, Tsiodras …
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