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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

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

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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 Tourism Minister Welcomes Germany’s Travel to Greece Stance

2021-06-21 by Argophilia Travel News

Harry Theoharis

Greece’s Tourism Minister has welcomed Germany’s decision to relax travel restrictions to Greece during the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, digital nomads, Greek Isles, Harry Theoharis, pandemic response, tourism, Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis, travel, Travel to Greece

A Statement About Greece Tourism, COVID, the Vaccine, and Patience

2021-03-12 by Phil Butler

Phil Butler

A candid statement from the editor of Argo Travel News, about the untenable pandemic situation, people, and ministry in charge of caring.

Tags: AMKA, Celestyal Cruises, COVID vaccine, Crete COVID, Crete pandemic, Gloria Guevara, Greece pandemic, ITB Berlin, Ministry of Development and Investment, Norbert Fiebig, PAGNI Hospital, pandemic response, TUI, vaccine, WTTC

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