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COVID-19 cases

Omicron Surge Stops the New Year’s Eve Music in Greece

2021-12-30 by Phil Butler

Omicron

The Omicron coronavirus variant pushes Greece COVID cases through the roof, as legislators call a half to New Year’s Eve music.

Tags: COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Greece, Greece, Greece pandemic, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Omicron, Record COVID, Syriza

The Deadly Pandemic Game Greece Is Losing

2021-10-25 by Phil Butler

Anti-maskers

Greece health experts say a fourth wave of COVID-19 is on the horizon, but Greek leadership maintains course to bolster the economy.

Tags: anti-vaxxers, COVID strains, COVID variants, COVID-19, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 economics, COVID-19 Greece, COVID-19 response, Delta variant, EODY, Mitsotakis administration, new strains

Greece Records 2,190 New Coronavirus Infections in 24 Hours

2021-09-19 by Argophilia Travel News

EODY logo

Greek officials have confirmed 2,190 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with 37 more fatalities.

Tags: COVID-19, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Greece, COVID-19 response, Mykonos, pandemic Greece

Experts Say COVID-19 Variants Could Infect 50,000 Students in Greece

2021-09-16 by Argophilia Travel News

Vaccine

Greek health experts say as many as 50,000 students could be infected this autumn if parents don’t vaccinate their children.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, COVID Delta, COVID in schools, COVID-19 cases, Delta, Delta variant, Greece pandemic, Greece schools

Greek Officials Report 3,538 New COVID Cases With 235 in Crete

2021-08-27 by Argophilia Travel News

EODY logo

Greek officials from the National Public Health Organization (EODY) have confirmed 3,538 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours.

Tags: COVID deaths, COVID-19 cases, EODY, EODY report, Greece COVID-19, Greece tourism, pandemic Greece, pandemic news, vaccination rate

Greece Reports 2,218 New COVID-19 Cases in 24 Hours

2021-08-17 by Argophilia Travel News

COVID Vaccines

Greek authorities announced 2,218 new cases (PDF) of COVID in the past 24-hours. The latest report also tells of intubations on the rise.

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

Greek Officials Roll “COVID Craps” Calling It a Tourism Bet Won

2021-08-16 by Phil Butler

Mitsotakis craps

Greece’s leaders say the desperate drive to reboot Greece tourism has nothing with spiking COVID-19 . They say their dice roll is winners.

Tags: COVID-19 cases, EODY report, Greece COVID-19, Greece leaders, Greece pandemic, Greece tourism, Greece vaccine rollout, Greece vaccines, Harry Theoharis, Mitsotakis administration

Greek Officials Record 3,270 New Cases of Covid-19 in Past 24 Hours

2021-08-15 by Argophilia Travel News

EODY logo

Greece recorded 3,270 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with 24 deaths associated with the disease.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Greece, Crete COVID, EODY, Greece vaccinations, pandemic Greece

U.S. Officials at the CDC Put Greece at “Level 4” for COVID-19

2021-08-05 by Phil Butler

New COVID rules

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta has added Greece to Level 4 warning list.

Tags: CDC, COVID variants, COVID warnings, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Greece, EODY report, Greece tourism, Level 4, Mykonos, Paros Island, travel advisory, travel warning

Greece Records 2,156 New COVID Cases in 24 Hours

2021-08-03 by Phil Butler

EODY logo

Greek officials record 2,156 new coronavirus infections in 24 hours across the country. Mykonos and Piraeus lead in incidence per 100,000.

Tags: COVID outbreak, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Greece, Greece vaccines, Mykonos, pandemic response, Pireaus

Greece Records 1,465 New COVID-19 Cases in 24 Hours

2021-07-12 by Argophilia Travel News

Vaccine

Greek officials announced 1,465 new laboratory-confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the country over the last 24 hours.

Tags: COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Greece, COVID-19 response, global pandemic, Greece, Greece pandemic, Greece tourism, pandemic

COVID Cases in Greece Skyrocket As Vacation Season Goes Full Tilt

2021-07-08 by Phil Butler

Amoudara Beach

Something of an emergency has taken place in Greece as the country recorded 1,820 new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday.

Tags: COVID vaccine, COVID-19, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Greece, COVID-19 restrictions, Crete COVID, Crete holidays, Crete pandemic, Crete vacation, Heraklion COVID, Heraklion pandemic

Greece Announces New Covid-19 Measures to Begin July 5th

2021-07-04 by Argophilia Travel News

New COVID rules

As of Monday, July 5, adults in Greece heading to the Greek islands will have to follow new COVID-19 measures.

Tags: COVID measures, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Greece, Delta variant, Greece pandemic, Greek Islands

Variant Delta – What If Greece’s Tourism Oracles Are Wrong?

2021-06-14 by Phil Butler

Mitsotakis

In the UK the Delta variant of the coronavirus threatens everything reclaimed by key vaccine strategies. Is Greece next?

Tags: coronavirus Greece, COVID-19 cases, Delta coronavirus, Delta variant, EU COVID response, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Indian variant, pandemic, UK COVID

Greece Records 2,433 New Covid-19 Infections in 24 Hours

2021-05-26 by Argophilia Travel News

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According to the National Organization for Public Health (EODY), new Covid-19 infections rose to 2,433 on Tuesday from 1,381 the day before.

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

Greece COVID Cases Spiking On the Eve of Tourism’s Reopening

2021-05-07 by Phil Butler

Harry Theoharis

On the eve of Greece reopening to tourists, COVID-19 cases have spiked to 3,421 in a 24 hour period. Is Athens moving too fast?

Tags: COVID vaccine, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Greece, Greece 2021, Greece restart, Greece tourism, Harry Theoharis, pandemic Greece, Peter Greenberg, restart travel, travel

Greece Records 2,093 COVID-19 Cases and 96 Deaths Over 24 Hours

2021-05-06 by Argophilia Travel News

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Greece has confirmed 2,093 new coronavirus infections and 96 deaths over the last 24 hours, according to EODY.

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

Latest COVID Reports: Greece Records 3,232 New Cases in 24 Hours

2021-04-04 by Argophilia Travel News

EODY logo

The National Public Health Organization (EODY) reported on Saturday 3,232 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours.

Tags: COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Greece, EODY, Greece Health Ministry, pandemic Greece

“Remain Calm” Greek Ministers Have “Everything” Under Control

2021-04-03 by Phil Butler

Kyriakos Mitsotakis

The people of Crete are weary of ongoing COVID-19 restrictions and the seeming inability of Greek leadership to protect them.

Tags: Corporate Watch, COVID vaccine, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Greece, Harry Theoharis, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Mitsotakis administration, Summer 2021, third wave, Tourism in Greece, Tourism Minister Theoharis, TUI

Greek Officials Trumpet Safety With Millions in Harms Way

2021-04-01 by Phil Butler

Theoharis

Greek officials are on a marketing campaign that is misleading, at best, touting the country’s safety when citizens are still in peril.

Tags: 2021 tourism, COVID vaccine, COVID-19 cases, Digital Green Vaccination Certificate, Greece tourism, Greece vaccine rollout, Harry Theoharis

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