Tag Archives: Rapid Test

Prices for rapid tests, self tests as well as molecular tests PCR are increasing as they are now subject to a Value Added Tax rate of 6%. The VAT rate for such tests was zero soon after the coronavirus pandemic began. Rapid tests are required to be done at their …

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Unvaccinated workers of the public and private sectors in Greece will be obliged to have one rapid test of Covid-19 once a week, the Health Ministry has ruled. The rapid test for the uvaccinated workers remains mandatory until the end of the year, December 31, 2022. The rapid test costs …

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For the fourth time in 24 hours, Greece changed again the travel rules for all passengers arriving from abroad and now allows entrance also with negative Rapid test, next to the PCR test. Deputy Health Minister Mina Gaga said at the coronavirus live briefing on Thursday evening that next to …

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Leader of main opposition party left-wing SYRIZA, Alexis Tsipras announced on Wednesday that the will submit an amendment demanding a negative RAPID TEST also to faithful to gain access to the churches. Wordhip places, supermarkets and pharmacies are from Saturday on the only places unvaccinated citizens can access without showing …

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Confusion about whether patients will need a Rapid test to visit a medical doctor or a dentist in Greece may come to an end after a relevant ministerial decision was published in the official gazette and is in effect as of today, Monday, September 27, 2021. The latest ministerial decision …

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After a series of statements and ruling that created confusion and uproar among dentists and their clients, Health Minister Thanos Plevris said that the Dentists’ Federation will decide whether it requires a rapid test before a patient visits their office. Speaking to Skai Tv on Saturday, the minister said that …

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The cost for a visit to dentist will skyrocket as the Greek Ministry of Health demands a negative Covid-19 test by both vaccinated and unvaccinated patients. The measure will be imposed also for those accompanied a patient to the dentist. Vaccinated patients and accompanied person will have to show a …

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The Greek government has imposed a cap on the prices of diagnostic tests PCR and Rapid charged by private laboratories and clinics to detect the coronavirus. The new prices go into effect from upcoming Monday, September 13, 2021, the day the schools open again and increased number of tests is …

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Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced on Tuesday that unvaccinated citizens will not be able to have free PRC and Rapid Covid-19 tests as from September 13 in an effort to increase financial pressure to those who refuse to get vaccine shots. Free Covid-tests will be available only for vaccinated citizens …

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Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) extended the air travel restriction but at the same time announced that travelers can enter the country also with a Rapid test carried out 48 hours before arrival. In a statement issued late on Sunday, the CAA said it extends the air directives (notams) for …

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A drive-through Rapid testing …the Greek way! Residents of village Helidoni near the Ancient Olympia choose their donkeys over cars and rode to the spot where rapid testing for Covid-19 was carried out. They did not get off their animals and the health teams had to struggle a bit to …

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The new significant lower prices for molecular PCR tests and Rapid tests at private laboratories lasted less than week after the Development Ministry announced them. The Ministry quickly bowed to the strong reactions of the sector that threatened to stop carry out such tests. 10 euros were added to the …

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The Greek Development Ministry announced on Monday the first locally produced rapid antigen test for Covid-19. The test is the result of cooperation between six research centers and four universities. The Ministry hailed the development of the rapid test as “major success.” Γεγονός το πρώτο ελληνικό rapid test για τον …

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