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COVID-19 Greece

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

2021-08-15 by Argophilia Travel News

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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. Embassy in Greece Issues Level 4 Travel Warning

2021-08-14 by Phil Butler

U.S. Embassy Athens

The U.S. Department of State has reassessed and reissued the Travel Advisory for Greece, raising it to Level 4 – Do Not Travel.

Tags: American tourists, American travelers, CDC, COVID-19 Greece, Greece tourism, Level 4 Travel Warning, Travel Advisory for Greece, Travel to Greece, U.S. Mission Greece, US Embassy Greece

Greece Confirms 2,595 New COVID Cases – 20 More Deaths

2021-08-10 by Argophilia Travel News

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Greece officials have confirmed 2,595 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours. According to the latest report from EODY.

Tags: coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19 Greece, Delta variant, EODY, Greece vaccines, pandemic Greece

World Leaders Push For Tourism – Putting Us All in Harm’s Way

2021-08-07 by Phil Butler

COVID nightmare

World leadership during the coronavirus pandemic has failed the people of Earth miserably. It’s a time wen economics was chosen over people.

Tags: Blue Freedom, COVID restrictions, COVID-19 Greece, EU, EU Travel, Greece amber list, Greece travel, Greece vaccine rollout, Greece vaccines, Harry Theoharis, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Mykonos, red list, vaccines

Chania and Zakynthos Under New COVID-19 Restrictions

2021-08-05 by Argophilia Travel News

Chania sunset

Athens officials have now imposed a curfew and banned music on Zakynthos Island, and at Chania on Crete island.

Tags: Chania, COVID-19 Greece, COVID-19 response, COVID-19 restrictions, crete

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

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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

Greek Summer 2021 Will Be in Chaos Unless COVID Is Controlled

2021-07-31 by Argophilia Travel News

Heathrow lines

Over the past 24 hours, Greece officials registered 2.845 new cases of COVID-19. Greece seems on the brink of tourism chaos.

Tags: amber list, COVID-19 Greece, crete, Greece tourism, iOS, Mykonos, pandemic response, red countries, Santorini, travel bans, UK travelers, vaccination rate

Greece Registers 3,593 New Cases As Protesters Clash With Police

2021-07-28 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Vaccine worries

Greece confirmed 3,593 new coronavirus case in the last 24 hours. In Athens, anti-vaxxers clash with police for the third time in 10 days.

Tags: anti-vaxxers, Athens protests, COVID vaccine, COVID-19 Greece, COVID-19 response, EODY, Greece tourism ministry, Greece travel, Heraklion, infection load, Mykonos, Travel to Greece

Mykonos COVID Restrictions Lifted – Greece Records 2,007 New Cases

2021-07-27 by Argophilia Travel News

The COVID-19 pandemic curfew on Mykonos island lifted today. New cases across Greece were over 2,000 in 24 hours.

Tags: COVID vaccine, COVID-19 Greece, EODY, Greece tourism, Mykonos, Mykonos curfew, Mykonos tourism, Mykonos vaccination

“Greece 2.0” Funding Agreement Inked in Brussels

2021-07-26 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Courtesy Theodoros Skylakakis

Greek officials and the European Commission signed the first funding agreement as part of Greece’s national recovery plan, Greece 2.0.

Tags: Christos Staikouras, COVID recovery, COVID-19 Greece, Greece 2.0, Greece recovery, Next Generation EU, pandemic recovery, Paolo Gentiloni, Theodoros Skylakakis

Mykonos Leads Greece in New COVID Case Incidence Rate in 24 Hours

2021-07-23 by Argophilia Travel News

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Greece recorded 2,604 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours. The infection rate per 100,000 residents on Mykonos skyrockets.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, crete, Crete tourism, EODY, EODY report, Greece pandemic, Greece summer, Greece tourism, Mykonos

Greece COVID Cases Rise Again With 2,972 in 24 Hours

2021-07-22 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Greece officials confirmed 2,972 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours in the country, with 19 of these identified at entry points.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, Europe tourism, Greece lockdowns, Greece pandemic, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Mitsotakis, vaccine schedule

Greece Records 1,834 New Covid-19 Infections Over Last 24 Hours

2021-07-20 by Argophilia Travel News

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Greek officials reported 1,834 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours. 8 fatalities were also recorded.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, EODY, Greece vaccinations, pandemic vaccine, vaccine

Greece Records 2,794 New Covid-19 Cases Over Last 24 Hours

2021-07-17 by Argophilia Travel News

COVID

Greece confirmed 2,794 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours according to the National Public Health Organization (EODY) .

Tags: amber list, COVID-19 Greece, Greece COVID-19, Greece tourism, pandemic Greece, red list, Robert Koch Institute, WHO

Tourism Not Responsible for COVID Cases Uptick – Greek Officials Are

2021-07-14 by Phil Butler

Theoharis and Mitsotakis

Greek officials are once again saying an upswing in COVID cases has nothing to do with tourism. We beg to differ.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, Dr. Panagiotis Papanikolaou, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Harry Theoharis, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Mitsotakis administration, vaccination rate, vaccine, Visit Greece, “Blue Freedom”

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

COVID-19 Cases in Greece On the Rise Again

2021-07-04 by Argophilia Travel News

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COVID-19 cases are on the rise again according to the latest report (in Greek) from EODY. The latest report shows 1,001 new infections and 9 deaths from complications.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, COVID deaths, COVID-19 Greece, Delta variant, EODY, EODY report, Russia tourists, Russia visits, UK travelers

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

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A 70-year-old French tourist was hospitalized after sustaining a leg injury during disembarkation from a leisure boat at the Port of Heraklion.

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