Greece tightened Corona-measures in popular tourist destinations

Greece has due to a rise in Coronavirus infection rates strengthened its protection measures. In a number of areas and cities, including popular tourist destinations, to Restaurants and Bars close in the future, at midnight, as government spokesperson aristot Elia Peloni told on television.

In addition, entry restrictions for travellers have been imposed in several EU States. Travellers from Germany are not affected.

Among the places where Bars and Restaurants at night have to close, according to the government spokesperson for the popular Islands of Corfu, Kos, Crete, Mykonos, Rhodes, Santorini and Zakynthos. The dining establishments need to stay there between the hours of midnight and 07.00 PM closed. On some of those Islands holidaymakers can have fun until late into the night in Bars and Restaurants.

The curfew at midnight, the towns of Katerini, Larissa, Thessaloniki and Volos and the Peninsula of Chalkidiki are affected, according to the spokeswoman also. The nightly closures of Bars and Restaurants are valid until the 23. August. Eurokinissi/Eurokinissi via ZUMA

Record number of new infections

In addition, travelers from Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Spain and the Czech Republic, the come by plane or by land to Greece must have a negative Coronavirus Test. The Test must not be older than 72 hours. These entry restrictions will apply from next Monday, as Peloni said.

In Greece, 203 new Coronavirus had been reported on Sunday-infections, the highest daily number since the beginning of the pandemic. On Monday, the 126 Infections were counted. The total number of registered Corona-deaths on Monday at 213. Even if since the beginning of the holiday season, a significant increase in infection rates has been recorded, is Greece in a European comparison, affected still low by the pandemic.

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