Covid-19 Government measures

Travelers that test positive for Covid-19 when passing through Greece’s land border points will be denied entrance to the country as of Monday, December 7.

Retail stores selling holiday goods will open in Greece on Monday December 7 despite the extension of the country’s lockdown measures.

The government will extend Greece’s second Covid-19 lockdown by one week, to December 14, but allow the opening of retail stores selling holiday goods.

Greek authorities may be forced to extend the country’s second lockdown beyond initially announced dates, according to Government Spokesperson Stelios Petsas.

Greece’s domestic and international flight restrictions have been extended as part of the government’s efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the country.

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to make announcements by the end of the week on the government’s next step regarding Greece’s second nationwide lockdown.

A single taxation policy for all incomes is at the center of a plan for Greece’s economic recovery, proposed by a committee headed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Christopher Pissarides.

Greece’s second nationwide lockdown will be extended until December 7 in efforts to limit the spread of Covid-19 in the country.

The Greek Finance Ministry has proposed series of significant tax breaks for foreigners or Greeks abroad who chose to return and work in Greece.

Greece’s government and health authorities expect the country’s second lockdown to continue into December, as Covid-19 is still spreading faster than the allowable rate.

An additional 20 million euros will be given to support Greek coastal shipping companies that have been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Shipping Ministry.

Authorities have announced new restrictions for crossing Greece’s land borders in efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

Health authorities will carry out rapid Covid-19 tests at several of Greece’s northern border crossings to curb the spread of the virus in the country.

Free Covid-19 vaccination will be possible at 1,018 points across Greece, once the first effective drugs are made available, according to Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias.

Schools, shops and restaurants are the areas which will resume activity in Greece in the first week of December, according to Government Spokesman Stelios Petsas.

Greek travel agents are seeking government support to shore up liquidity and cover operating costs amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Greece will gradually restart its economic activity as of December 1 when its second national lockdown is scheduled to end.

Elementary schools in Greece will remain closed as of November 16 in efforts of the government to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country.

The Greek Tourism Ministry has announced guidelines for visitors that are arriving, leaving or already staying in Greece during the national lockdown.

The Greek government has announced a night curfew from 9 pm to 5 am, aiming to further limit movement in the country to curb the rise of Covid-19 cases.