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Stamata Wildfires Signal Dangerous Heatwave On the Way

2021-07-27 by Argophilia Travel News

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Wildfires today near Athens have firefighters battling intense blazes. Officials warn of coming heat wave.

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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.

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Greece Restaurants Reopen As COVID Cases Show Slight Decline

2021-05-03 by Argophilia Travel News

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According to Greek officials, there were 2,155 laboratory-confirmed new cases of Covid-19 in the country over the last 24 hours.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, Greece restaurants, Greece summer, Greece tourism, Greek cafes, pandemic Greece, Visit Greece

TUI’s Greece Bookings Skyrocket – Greeks Only Want Their Lives Back

2021-03-17 by Phil Butler

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With the pandemic still ravaging Greece’s citizens and the country’s economy, foreign business interests seem to be calling all the shots (pun intended).

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Greece to Take Care of Cost of Coronavirus-infected Tourists

2020-06-02 by Aleksandr Shatskih

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Officials in Greece have announced the country will cover the cost of treatment for any tourists who test positive for Covid-19 while visiting.

Tags: Athens travel, Greece, Greece hotels, Greece summer, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greece vacation, Greece visits, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Stelios Petsas, Tourism in Greece

Another Heat Wave Sweeps Over Much of Greece

2019-07-28 by Argophilia Travel News

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Greece’s National Meteorological Service (EMY) says the cool weather of the last week or so will come to an end this weekend.

Tags: Aegean heat wave, Aegean weather, Athens forecast, Athens heat index, Crete weather, Greece forecast, Greece heat wave, Greece summer, Greece weather

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