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Greece Tourism’s Strategic Agenda to Be Accelerated

2021-01-11 by Argophilia Travel News

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Greece’s Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis said the ministry will accelerate the government’s strategic program for 2021.

Tags: Greece, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Minister Harry Theoharis, pandemic, pandemic second wave, Tourism in Greece, Travel to 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.

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Greece Second Wave Lockdown to Remain In Force

2020-11-25 by Argophilia Travel News

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According to officials in Greece, the current lockdown will probably stretch on into mid-December given bad COVID numbers across the country.

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Greece Records 2,198 new COVID-19 Infections in Last 24 Hours

2020-11-17 by Argophilia Travel News

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According to infectious disease expert Professor Gkikas Mangiorkinis, most of the new COVID-19 cases are being detected outside of the regions of Attica and Thessaloniki.

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Should Record Coronavirus Cases Force the World Into New Lockdowns?

2020-11-05 by Phil Butler

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

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Greece Reports Yet Another Record Day of New COVID-19 Cases

2020-10-29 by Phil Butler

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The Hellenic National Public Health Organization (EODY) announced on Wednesday at total of 1,547 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

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Can Greece Avoid a COVID Second Wave Becoming a Tsunami?

2020-10-27 by Phil Butler

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The lastest coronavirus tally in Greece is 715 cases in a 24-hour period. Some fear the second wave may turn into a tsunami of death and economic devastation.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, Greece 2020, Greece tourism, Greek Parliament, Harry Theoharis, Mitsitakis, Nikos Igoumenidis, pandemic Greece, pandemic response, pandemic restrictions, pandemic second wave, second wave, TUI, Vacation Greece

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