Greek PM wants citizens to self-test for Christmas

by Pico - Apico 9 February 2022

written by Pico - Apico 9 February 2022 0 comments

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urges citizens in Greece to be responsible and take self-tests ahead of holiday gatherings and outings. The government provides both vaccinated and non-vaccinated citizens two free self-tests to be used during Christmas and New Year’s.
The European Commission decides that the Covid-19 certificate used for travel in the EU would be valid for a period of nine months after the first vaccination cycle. EU member states will be required to implement the new rules as of February 1, 2022.
Greece extends voucher period for canceled trips due to Covid-19 to March 31, 2022, in view of ongoing restrictions. The decision, included in new tourism legislation published in the Government Gazette, concerns vouchers issued for cancelled trips in 2020 which were not used in 2021.
The Greek Tourism Ministry and the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) launch a new winter marketing campaign named “Greece does have a winter” that promotes Greece’s mainland destinations.

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