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When Leaders Create “Frankenstein Logic” on COVID and Travel

2021-12-01 by Phil Butler

Vassilis Kikilias

Greece officials double down on the fallacy that COVID and travel are somehow mutually exclusive of one another.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, Fourth wave, Omnicron strains, pandemic, pandemic Greece, pandemic 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

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 Registers Another 2,871 COVID Infections

2021-09-02 by Argophilia Travel News

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Greek officlas have announced another 2,871 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours. Another 47 fatalities were also reported.

Tags: EODY, EODY report, Greece COVID-19, Greece flights, Greece tourism, Greece vaccine rollout, pandemic Greece

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

2021-08-27 by Argophilia Travel News

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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

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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 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

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

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

2021-07-17 by Argophilia Travel News

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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

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

Greek Hoteliers Overexposed and Cannot Reopen Without Help

2021-05-05 by Phil Butler

Georgios Tasio

With just days to go before Greece is open to tourists, Greek hoteliers are asking the government’s help with operating costs.

Tags: Greece hotels, Greece tourism, Greek hoteliers, hotels, pandemic Greece, POX, Summer 2021

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

Greece Tourism News Brief: COVID Is Still All the News That Matters

2021-04-27 by Phil Butler

WTTC

The COVID-19 pandemic still dominates every faces of travel news in Greece and worldwide. Here are Greek highlights.

Tags: Cyprus, Cyprus tourism, Greece reopening, Harry Theoharis, island vaccine program, Mitsotakis administration, pandemic Greece, Syriza, tourism 2021, vaccines, WTTC

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

2021-04-04 by Argophilia Travel News

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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

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’s Theoharis in Talks With the UK to Create Tourism Corridor

2021-02-19 by Phil Butler

Harry Theoharis

Greece’s Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis is working with UK officials to try and create a travel corridor for vaccinated British citizens.

Tags: COVID testing, COVID vaccine, ELSTAT, Greece COVID-19, Greece tourism, Harry Theoharis, pandemic Greece, PCR test, UK tourists, vaccine

Greece’s Daily COVID-19 Report Reveals 1,113 New Cases in 24 Hours

2021-02-07 by Argophilia Travel News

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According to Greece’s National Public Health Organization (EODY) there were another 1.113 new coronavirus cases recorded on Saturday.

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

EODY Announced 484 New COVID Variant Cases Sunday

2021-02-01 by Argophilia Travel News

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Public health officials in Greece (EODY) announced 484 new cases of infection of the variant of COVID-19.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, EODY, Greece COVID-19, intubation, new COVID cases, pandemic Greece, pandemic response

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

2021-01-16 by Argophilia Travel News

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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

ECDC Labels Greece at “Green” Status on COVID-19 Map

2020-12-26 by Argophilia Travel News

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The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has put Greece at condition green on its latest coronavirus map.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, ECDC, Europe coronavirus, Greece health, Greece travel, pandemic Greece, pandemic second wave, TESSy

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