Should “imported” Covid-19 cases continue to rise in Greece, the government will follow a Plan B that may include stricter measures to curb infection cases.

All local village festivals in Greece, known as “panigyria”, have been officially canceled until the end of July to limit the spread of coronavirus cases in the country.

Travelers entering Greece through Promachonas border station as of July 14 will be obliged to present a negative Covid-19 PCR test result upon arrival.

Greece will increase testing at the Promachonas border check point following a spike in Covid-19 cases among incoming visitors.

Targeted Covid-19 testing conducted at entry points across Greece has been effective, according to Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis.

All travelers to Greece will be required to fill in the Passenger Locator Form (PLF) 24 hours – not 48 hours as was the case until now – prior to travel, starting July 9.

Greece will impose a temporary ban on the entry of Serbian citizens starting on Monday at 6am, due to the rapid increase of coronavirus cases in the neighboring country.

Dozens of tourism enterprises will be able to benefit from a 3.5-billion-euro set of liquidity measures announced by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Greece opened its borders by air, sea and road to travelers on Wednesday, after the Covid-19 health crisis brought global travel to a standstill.

The Tourism Ministry has released the final list of Greek destinations with quarantine hotels to be used for Covid-19 isolation purposes.

Greece has extended the temporary suspension of flights from/to Turkey and the United Kingdom until July 15.

The Greek Culture Ministry has released a set of Covid-19 precautionary guidelines, including safe distancing as well as personal hygiene measures, so that cultural events can be held this summer.