Last week, the Greek government tightened the corona measures due to the increasing number of infections. Now more rules follow in popular tourist areas.
- Greece attracted vacationers with a comparatively low number of corona cases.
- Now the number of infections continues to rise - and the government is reacting again.
- Stricter rules affect popular holiday regions in Greece .
Greece vacation: government continues to tighten corona measures
Update from August 20, 2020 : Not only in Croatia and Spain, but also in Greece, the number of infections with the corona virus is rising again. While the former two destinations have now been extensively or partially occupied with travel warnings, no Greek region has yet been classified as a risk area. Nevertheless, the Greek government is taking increased measures to contain the spread of the corona virus. Last week, therefore, there were stricter regulations - which have now been tightened.
On the island of Mykonos and the Chalkidiki peninsula, there is therefore a mask requirement from Friday, August 21, as the German Press Agency writes, citing the Greek civil defense. For the time being, until the end of August, mouth and nose protection must be worn indoors and outdoors . Concerts, celebrations, religious ceremonies, markets and gatherings of more than nine people in both Mykonos and Halkidiki are also prohibited until August 31. In restaurants there are only four people per table - six for family members.
The tightened measures were taken after a record number of 269 new infections had been registered. Numerous cases were noted in the two tourist regions.
Corona infections in Greece are increasing - government tightened rules
Original article from August 11, 2020 : Anyone who wanted to take a vacation in the sunny south despite the corona pandemic in summer 2020 has traveled to Greece or Croatia. Both countries had comparatively low numbers of infections with the corona virus. But now the situation is changing: After the corona numbers have already increased in Croatia *, this is now also the case in Greece. The government is now tightening the rules.
Vacation in Greece: Corona infection numbers rise faster than ever before
After an employee of the Greek government announced 203 new infections with the corona virus the day before , the corona measures in the country were tightened on August 10. The number of new infections is the highest daily number since the outbreak of the pandemic in February. The number of corona cases in Greece has been rising steadily since the end of July - about a month after tourists from numerous countries were allowed to enter again. According to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) (as of August 10), Greece has a total of 5,623 diseases.
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Greek government tightened corona measures
The Greek government is reacting to the increased number of cases with tightening: Now all taverns, bars and discos in numerous regions of the country, including popular tourist areas such as Crete, Santorini or Mykonos , must close at midnight at the latest every day. This stricter regulation will initially apply until August 23, as a government spokeswoman in Athens announced. A traditional trade fair in Thessaloniki, whose partner country this year would have been Germany, has been canceled. It should take place from September 5th to 13th.
Furthermore, all people who arrive by land must show a negative Corona test from August 17th - it does not matter which country they are coming from. The submitted test must not be older than 72 hours. Nevertheless, entry from EU countries, including Germany, is still allowed. The previous rules still apply: At least 24 hours before entry, holidaymakers must register electronically and present a QR code. * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
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