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Coronavirus

Greece Reports 33,716 COVID Cases, 70 Dead, and 639 Intubated

2022-01-07 by Phil Butler

New COVID rules

Health authorities have announced 33,716 new cases of the coronavirus for the 24-hour period ending at 3pm Thursday.

Tags: Coronavirus, COVID Delta, COVID-19 Greece, Greece COVID cases, Greece health emergency, Greece omicron, Greece pandemic, Heraklion, intubation

Greece Fishtails On Sputnik V – Pays Youth to Get Vaccinated

2021-06-28 by Argophilia Travel News

No Swimming

Greece is reversing course and requiring negative coronavirus tests from all passengers arriving from Russia, even those vaccinated.

Tags: Coronavirus, delta strain, Delta variant, European Medicines Agency, Greece tourism, quaranteen, Russia travelers, Russian tourists, Russian vaccine, Sputnik V, vaccines

Greek Health Officials Say There are Enough ICU Beds for Now

2020-09-28 by Phil Butler

Covid-19

The Hellenic Intensive Care Society President Αnna Kotanidou assures citizens of enough ICU beds.

Tags: Coronavirus, coronavirus Greece, COVID lockdown, COVID restrictions, COVID-19, COVID-19 Greece, Greece lockdown, Greece tourism, Greece tourists, lockdown, travel

TUI’s Mein Schiff 2 Sets Sail Into Wicked Public Relations Storm

2020-07-26 by Phil Butler

TUI Cruises' Mein Schiff

TUI, the world’s biggest tour company is back promoting cruises with a “business as usual” approach that has many concerned.

Tags: 2020 cruises, AIDA, Coronavirus, COVID-19 testing, cruise critics, cruise news, Marcus Puttich, Mein Schiff 1, Mein Schiff 2, TUI, TUI Cruises

COVID-19 Chania Slipup Adds to Crete’s Fears of Second Wave

2020-06-24 by Phil Butler

Chania harbor

A case of coronavirus in Chania on Crete has health officials puzzled as a 20 Swedish telecommunications worker slips past Athens controls.

Tags: Chania, Chania coronavirus, Chania hotels, Chania Prefecture, Chania travel, Chania travelers, Coronavirus, Greek vacation, GreekVacation2020, lockdown

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