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Greek Officials Extend Lockdown and Limit Coronavirus Test Prices

2020-11-28 by Argophilia Travel News

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Greek health authorities announced this past Frida having detected some 2,013 new coronavirus cases in the 24 hours previous.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, COVID-19 testing, Europe lockdowns, Greece COVID-19, Greece lockdown, lockdown

Greek Officials Fear “Third Wave” of Coronavirus Infections

2020-11-26 by Argophilia Travel News

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Nikos Kapravelos, who is the head of the ICUs at the George Papanikolaou General Hospital of Thessaloniki, says he fears Greece could be hit with a third wave in 2021.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, COVID-19 Greece, EODY, George Papanikolaou General Hospital, Greece COVID-19, Nikos Kapravelos, third wave

Greece Reports Record Deaths: Officials Consider Lifting the Lockdown

2020-11-22 by Argophilia Travel News

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Greece’s National Public Health Organization (EODY) announced yesterday yet another shattered COVID-19 record.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, COVID-19 cases, EODY, Greece COVID-19, pandemic, pandemic cases, pandemic deaths, second wave

Greece to Being Easing COVID-19 Lockdown December 1st

2020-11-17 by Argophilia Travel News

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This week Deputy Development Minister Nikos Papathanasis announced Greece will gradually restart its economic activity as of December 1st.

Tags: Athens lockdown, coronavirus Greece, COVID measures, COVID-19 Greece, Greece COVID-19, Greece lockdown, Nikos Papathanasis

EODY Authorities Announce 2,835 New COVID-19 Cases in Greece

2020-11-15 by Argophilia Travel News

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Greece officials announced yesterday 2835 new coronavirus cases of which 15 were identified following inspections at the entry gates of the country. This figure brings the total number of cases in Greece to 72,510, of which 54.0% are men. According to Satuday’s report from EODY, 4622 (6.4%) are considered to be related to travel abroad and 18812 (25.9%) are associated […]

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Greece Reports Yet Another Record Day of New COVID-19 Cases

2020-10-29 by Phil Butler

PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis

The Hellenic National Public Health Organization (EODY) announced on Wednesday at total of 1,547 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, COVID-19, COVID-19 Greece, Greece outbreak, Greece school, Greek school closings, Greek schools, ICU, Mitsotakis, Niki Kerameus, outbreak, pandemic second wave

Greece Records Record COVID-19 Cases Over a 24 Hour Period

2020-10-28 by Argophilia Travel News

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Greece’s National Public Health Organization (EODY) announces another record for the most coronavirus cases registered over a 24 hour period.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, COVID cases, COVID-19 Greece, EODY, Greece pandemic, Greece tourism

Greece Steps Up Efforts To Develop Agrotourism

2020-10-08 by Argophilia Travel News

Dalabelos Estate

Greece’s Ministry of Tourism is stepping up efforts to diversify the tourist product of the country by drafting a new agrotourism plan aimed at channeling revenues into local communities.

Tags: agrotourism, alternative tourism, coronavirus Greece, EU Recovery Fund, GNTO, Greece agriculture, Greece agrotourism, Greece local, Greek villages, Harry Theoharis, Mitsotakis administration

Greek Health Officials Say There are Enough ICU Beds for Now

2020-09-28 by Phil Butler

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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

The Greece Tourism Crisis: First Good, Then Bad, Now Worse

2020-09-16 by Phil Butler

Greece’s drive to promote tourism using the status quo, it is not going to work. Everything put forward from the tourism ministry and the rest of the current administration is about going back and appearing to go forward.

Tags: Coronavirus 2019, coronavirus Greece, coronavirus response, COVID-19 measures, crete, Fraport, Greece FDI, Greece SMEs, Greek hotels, Halkidiki, Harry Theoharis, hotel bankruptcy, Ioannis Giorgos, second wave, TUI, TUI Group

A Discussion of Greece’s Problematic COVID-19 Numbers

2020-09-10 by Phil Butler

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Greece’s numbers on COVID-19 just don’t seem to tell the real story of the resurgence of cases since the tourism 2020 reboot.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, Coronavirus quarantines, COVID-19, Greece, Greek General Secretariat for Civil Protection, Nikos Hardalias, travel, UK quarantine, UK tourists

Greece Reports 156 New COVID-19 Cases to Start the Week

2020-09-08 by Argophilia Travel News

British tourists

On Monday, Greek officials announced 156 new cases of coronavirus in the country, 13 of which were detected following checks at the country’s entry gates.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, COVID-19 Greece, Greece, Greece pandemic, Greece tourism, pandemic response

Greece Records 233 New Cases and 2 Deaths Over Last 24 Hours

2020-09-03 by Argophilia Travel News

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On Tuesday there were 207 new cases and 5 new deaths because of coronavirus reported in Greece.

Tags: coronavirus deaths, coronavirus Greece, COVID-19, COVID-19 cases, Greece, Greece pandemic, Sotiris Tsiodras

Regardless of Every Positive Effort by Greece – Tourists Reluctant to Travel

2020-07-10 by Argophilia Travel News

25th August Street - Loggia is waiting with Heraklion Cultural Events

A new study shows travelers reluctant to travel despite confidence in Greece as a safe destination on account of ongoing pandemic.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, Greece tourism, Kathimerini, tourism, travel, travel plans

Milos’ Eiriana Luxury Suites Opens With New Protocols June 20th

2020-06-04 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Milos Island

Eiriana Luxury Suites on the Greek island of Milos has introduced new procedures intended to ensure guests of a worry-free stay.

Tags: Anna Karamitsou, coronavirus Greece, Greece hotels, Greece vacation, Greece villas, Greek Isles, Milos, Milos Island, Milos vacation, Milos villas

The Best Food Traditions of Crete Return in Galatas

2020-05-31 by Phil Butler

Γρηγόρης Κουδουνάς

Chef Grigoris reopens Το μουρέλο του Λαδωμένου, or “The Young Olive Tree of Ladomeno, after weeks of lockdown on account of the pandemic.

Tags: caprico, Caprico Feast, Chef Grigoris, coronavirus Greece, Cretan diet, Cretan dishes, Crete gastronomy, Crete tradition, Galatas, George Rethymniotakis., hospitality, To mourelo tou Ladomenou, traditional food, Young Olive Tree Taverna, Το μουρέλο του Λαδωμένου

Mykonos Island Hurries to Welcome Summer 2020 Vacationers

2020-05-23 by Phil Butler

Mykonos

Businesses on Mykonos Island are now in a hectic race to prepare for tourists since the lifting COVID-19 restrictions.

Tags: Aegean vacations, coronavirus Greece, Greece vacation, Kalesma, Koukoumi Hotel, Mykonos, Mykonos flights, Mykonos hotels, Mykonos nightlife, Mykonos party, Summer 2020

Grecotel Announces Opening of Greece Resorts in July

2020-05-16 by Argophilia Travel News

Mykonos Blu

Beginning July 1st, Grecotel Hotels & Resorts will begin opening its popular resorts in Greece destinations.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, Crete hotels, Grecotel Hotels & Resorts, Grecotels, Greece travel, Greece vacations, Greek hotels, GTP, Summer at Sea

Greece Anticipates Brit and German Tourists for Summer of 2020

2020-05-12 by Phil Butler

Agia Roumeli Coast

Greece’s Minister of Tourism Harry Theoharis is courting German and British tourists to help rescue Summer 2020.

Tags: Agia Roumeli, Anemos Grand Luxury Resort, Bild am Sonntag, coronavirus Greece, crete, Crete resorts, Crete tourism, Eliros Mare Hotel, German tourists, Greece resorts, Greece tours, Harry Theoharis, Lefteris Vantarakis, Mythos Palace, South of Crete, Tourism Ministry

Greece’s Minister of Culture Announces Artist Support Plan

2020-05-11 by Argophilia Travel News

Lina Mendoni

Minister Lina Mendoni has announced a plan for the support of artists affected by the restriction measures during the coronavirus pandemic.

Tags: Athens museums, coronavirus Greece, culture, Greece, Greece museums, Greek culture, Lina Mendoni

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