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Greece lockdown

Greece Officials Turn the Screws On New COVID Restrictions

2021-07-16 by Argophilia Travel News

Hersonissos

A spike in coronavirus cases in Greece has prompted Athens officials to issue new rules for restaurants, cafes, bars, and entertainment.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, COVID restrictions, COVID spread, Delta coronavirus, Delta variant, EODY report, German tourists, Greece lockdown, Greece pandemic, Greece travel, travel advisory

The Most Important Travel News You Will Read Today

2021-05-13 by Phil Butler

Nikos Igoumenidis

The reopening of Greece to travelers has brought praise from economists and the WTTC, but on Crete leaders say the people have been let down.

Tags: Blue Freedom, COVID-19 Greece, Gloria Guevara, Greece, Greece coronavirus, Greece lockdown, Greece vacation, pandemic lockdowns, Summer 2021, tourism, WTTC

Kalymnos Goes Back Into Lockdown Mode Days Before Tourism Opening

2021-05-05 by Argophilia Travel News

Kalymnos

Athens has announced reverting to lockdown measures for Kalymnos Island just days before a general reopening of tourism.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, Greece lockdown, Greece pandemic, Greece tourism, Kalymnos, lockdown, Summer 2021

Greece Will Lift More Lockdown Restrictions After Easter

2021-04-29 by Argophilia Travel News

Almyra Seaside Food & Cocktails, Agia Pelagia

On May 3rd, the day after Orthodox Easter, the lenient lockdown aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 in Greece will essentially end.

Tags: Easter, Greece coronavirus, Greece curfew, Greece lockdown, Greece stores, Greece tourism, Greece vacation, Summer 2021

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

Greece Reopens Some Ancient Sites – Lifts Some Restrictions

2021-03-22 by Argophilia Travel News

The Greek government eased some nationwide lockdown measures as of Saturday. The curfew has been relaxed and some ancient sites are open.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, curfew, Greece curfew, Greece lockdown, lockdown measures

Greece’s Night Curfew Remains in Place as Lockdown Measures Eased

2021-01-16 by Argophilia Travel News

lockdown

Greek officials announce the reopening of retail stores and shopping malls on January 18th, night curfew will remain in force.

Tags: Greece COVID-19, Greece lockdown, Greece officials, Greece pandemic, Greece tourism, lockdown movement, pandemic Greece

Officials Considering Re-opening Shops in Greece with Added Precautions

2021-01-12 by Argophilia Travel News

Eleftherias Square

Greece’s officials are working hard to figure out strategies for reopening shops as of January 18th.

Tags: Greece business, Greece COVID-19, Greece lockdown, Greece sales, Greece SMEs, Greek retail, lockdown measures, pandemic effects, small business, SMEs

Greek Officials Extend Lockdown Measures Until January 18th

2021-01-09 by Argophilia Travel News

Nikos Hardalias

Greece’s Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias announced on Friday the extension of the country’s COVID-19 lockdown measures until Monday, January 18.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, Greece lockdown, lockdown, pandemic lockdowns

Greece Records 262 News COVID Cases in 24 Hours

2020-12-27 by Argophilia Travel News

EODY logo

Authorities in Greece announced yesterday, only 262 new cases of the coronavirus in the country, with 13 of those detected at border checkpoints.

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

Retail Stores Selling Seasonal Items to Open in Greece December 7th

2020-12-04 by Argophilia Travel News

Christmas in Greece

This coming Monday, December 7, retail stores that trade exclusively in seasonal Christmas goods will be permitted to open.

Tags: Greece, Greece Christmans, Greece lockdown, Greece reopening, Greece retail, Greece stores

Greek Officials Extend Lockdown and Limit Coronavirus Test Prices

2020-11-28 by Argophilia Travel News

EODY

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

Greece to Being Easing COVID-19 Lockdown December 1st

2020-11-17 by Argophilia Travel News

Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

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

Greek Authorities Reintroduce SMS for Public Movement During Lockdown

2020-11-06 by Argophilia Travel News

Greece lockdown

Beginning Saturday morning at 6:00, Greek citizens are required to send an SMS to 13033 before leaving their house.

Tags: COVID lockdown, Greece lockdown, Greece SMS, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, lockdown movement, pandemic lockdowns

Lockdown II: On the Trail of Greece’s COVID-19 Fumblefest

2020-11-05 by Phil Butler

Vancouver Rally

Greek decision makers have been crazily optimistic since the first COVID-19 lockdown. Their optimism seems misplaced now.

Tags: COVID-19, COVID-19 deaths, Destination Greece Health First, Endless Greek Summer, Greece from Home, Greece lockdown, GTP, Harry Theoharis, Kathimerini, Minister Harry Theoharis, Mitsotakis administration, SETE, TUI, Vassilis Kikilias, Yiannis Retsos

Should Record Coronavirus Cases Force the World Into New Lockdowns?

2020-11-05 by Phil Butler

COVID-19 memorial

Bloomberg reveals coronavirus deaths and infections worldwide surging in record numbers. Many European countries are back in lockdown.

Tags: Bloomberg, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 deaths, COVID-19 lockdowns, Covid-19 pandemic, Europe lockdowns, Europe pandemic, Greece lockdown, pandemic second wave, second wave, Trump, U.S. COVID-19 Memorial, Wall Street

Does Greece’s Mitsotakis Have COVID-19 In His Periscope?

2020-10-31 by Phil Butler

Kyriakos Mitsotakis sub

Prime Minister Mitsotakis is to announce today new coronavirus measures. What will those measures be? This is the question for every Greek.

Tags: Alexis Tsipras, COVID lockdowns, COVID projections, Greece lockdown, Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis, IHME, localized lockdown, lockdowns, Mitsotakis, pandemic effects, Tsipras

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

Greece Officials Showing Off in TUI Dog & Pony Show

2020-09-25 by Phil Butler

Dog and pony show

Greece seems to be caving in to pressure from German tour giant TUI to forge through a COVID 2nd wave and create off season bookings.

Tags: Greece lockdown, Greece tourism, Greece tourism ministry, Greek Prime Minister, Harry Theoharis, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, lockdown, Sebastian Ebel, Theoharis, travel stocks, TUI, TUI Group, TUI stocks

Greece’s Mitsotakis Pleads for Citizen Vigilance to Combat COVID-19

2020-09-25 by Phil Butler

PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is pleading with Greek citizens to be vigilant and to respect COVID-19 safety measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

Tags: COVID-19 economics, Covid-19 pandemic, Greece lockdown, Greece pandemic, lockdown, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

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