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COVID-19 response

EODY Reports 3,651 New COVID Cases in 24 Hours

2021-10-27 by Argophilia Travel News

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Greece confirmed 3,651 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours including 63 fatalities from complications of the disease.

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

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

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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

Greece Faced With Dismal Fall As COVID-19 Lingers On

2021-08-23 by Phil Butler

Moderna

Greece confirmed 1,948 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, a number far down from the previous week’s highs in the 3,000s.

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

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

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

Greek Disease Experts Mull Over Lockdown Reopenings

2021-03-27 by Argophilia Travel News

Mitsotakis

Greece’s Health Ministry’s committee of experts is now considering which activities will restart in the country when new cases of COVID begin to decline.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, COVID-19 response, Greece lockdown, Greece reopening, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, pandemic Greece, Vana Papaevaggelou

2020 in Focus: The Worst Tourism Season in History

2021-02-01 by Argophilia Travel News

empty airports

According to the latest Global Barometer of Tourism of the UNWTO the collapse of international travel represents an estimated loss of $1.3 trillion.

Tags: Bookings, COVID tourism, COVID-19 Greece, COVID-19 response, economic catastrophe, international tourism, pandemic effects, tourism decline, tourism economy, tourism slump, UNWTO, world tourism

The Second Wave of COVID-19 Is Now Overwhelming Greek Hospitals

2020-11-20 by Phil Butler

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Greece’s government now admits that the current lockdown to stop COVID-19 was too late. Now, hospitals in the country are overwhelmed.

Tags: Alkiviadis Vatopoulos, coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19 response, COVID-19 second wave, Dr. Nikos Egoumenidou, Haris Vavouranakis, Heraklion, ICU, lockdown, New Democracy, Nikos Egoumenidou, pandemic restrictions, PM Mitsotakis, Thessaloniki, travel restrictions

Mitsotakis Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Will Be Free for Greeks

2020-11-14 by Phil Butler

Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced that Greece will be getting 25 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine once it becomes available.

Tags: COVID vaccine, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Greece, COVID-19 response, Greece COVID, Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis, Mitsotakis administration, Pfizer COVID vaccine

Germany’s Lufthansa Announces More Cutbacks and Layoffs

2020-09-23 by Argophilia Travel News

Lufthansa

Lufthansa Group just announced permanent, group-wide cuts on capacity and further reductions of personnel, due to the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) on travel.

Tags: airline companies, airline failures, airlines, bailout, COVID-19, COVID-19 response, German companies, Germany airlines, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Group

Heraklion MP Nikos Igoumenidis: The School Situation

2020-09-14 by Phil Butler

Dr. Nikos Igoumenidis

A public service announcement in English language parents, teachers, and those interested in the 2020-2021 school year on Crete island.

Tags: 2020-2021 school year, COVID-19 precautions, COVID-19 response, European School of Heraklion, Greece schools, Greek schools, Nikos Igoumenidis, schools

Poros Island Returns to Lockdown Status After New COVID Cases

2020-08-07 by Argophilia Travel News

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Greek health officials have put emergency restrictions on Poros Island, after at least 30 people were tested positive to the coronavirus.

Tags: COVID-19 response, Greece tourism, pandemic response, Poros, Poros Island

European Council Puts SURE Job Safety Net in Place

2020-05-20 by Argophilia Travel News

European Commission

The European Council has approved the EU’s SURE scheme to protect thousands of workers at risk because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Tags: Coronavirus 2019, COVID-19 response, EU, EU SURE program, Greece tourism, Greek jobs, job security, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, SURE, Zdravko Maric

African Tourism Board Requests European Union Post-Pandemic Help

2020-05-20 by Phil Butler

Biskra Province

African Tourism Board (ATB) Task Force members and tourism experts are seeking European Union support for Africa’s tourism recovery.

Tags: Africa tourism, Africa Tourism Board, Africa Travel, COVID-19 response, Dr. Walter Mzembi, Egypt, European Union, Free Zone, Isreal, Jordan, North Africa, Vanilla Islands

Top Greek Marine Micro-Biologist Gives Summer Beachgoing Advice

2020-05-07 by Phil Butler

Kokkinos Pyrgos

A Greek Professor of Marine Microbiology at the University of the Aegean gives sound advice on summer beachgoing.

Tags: Adamantia Efstratios, Aegean beaches, beaches, beachgoing, coronavirus Greece, COVID-19 response, Dr. Adamantia Efstratios, Greece beaches, marine biology, SARS-CoV-2

Covid-19: Greece Tourism Sector to Receive Financial Support

2020-03-19 by Phil Butler

Christos Staikouras

Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras has announced new measures to support Greece tourism in the wake of the impacts of COVID-19.

Tags: Christos Staikouras, COVID-19, COVID-19 response, ECB, Greece, Greece tourism, Greek debt, tourism industry

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