On June 15, Greece opens its borders to tourists

The Greek Minister of Tourism said that tourists coming to Greece will not have to be tested for the coronavirus before traveling, nor will they be quarantined upon arrival.
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Detail from Athens, Photo: AP
Detail from Athens, Photo: AP
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In the "Tourism Restoration" plan, which was presented by the Greek Minister of Tourism, Hari Theoharis, it is emphasized that from June 15, Greece will allow the entry of tourists initially from countries selected on the basis of "epidemiological criteria".

Moreover, the Greek tourism minister said that tourists coming to Greece will not have to be tested for the coronavirus before traveling, nor will they be quarantined upon arrival, the Greek City Times reported.

The first countries whose tourists Greece will allow to come, and which have good epidemiological criteria, are Serbia, Cyprus, Israel, China, Japan, Australia, Norway, Denmark, Austria, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, reports RTS.

Two more deceased

In the past 24 hours in Greece, two people have died from covid-19, while three have become infected, announced the spokesperson of the Greek Ministry of Health, Sotiris Tsiodras, bringing the total number of deaths to 168, and the number of infected to 2.853.

There are 21 patients on ventilators, their average age is 72 and eight of them are women. Most of them, 95,2 percent, have other diseases and are over 70 years old.

98 patients were discharged from the intensive care unit, and the total number of people tested in Greece is 144.078.

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