The Greek Ministry of Health announced Wednesday night that all travelers from overseas will have to show a mandatory negative PCR test.
This measure affects all visitors, regardless of whether they are vaccinated against Covid-19 or not, and from which country they came. The only exception is for travelers who have been in another country for less than 48 hours. The PCR test must be performed 48 hours before entry. The measure goes into effect at 6:00 a.m. Sunday, December 19, 2021.
V press release The Greek Ministry of Health says the measure is being carried out in the context of efforts to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic in the country. Before distributing it to travelers from all countries, the Ministry of Health, as reportedly announced that the mandatory PCR test will only be performed on travelers from the UK and Denmark. An hour later, the ministry decided to apply this measure to those arriving from all countries.
Greece appears to have followed the example of Italy, which decided to introduce the same mandatory PCR test the day before. Governments appear to be intimidated by the Omicron option, and Greece was one of the first to take action.
According to the latest data media, in the country, 5 more cases suspected of the Omicron variant were identified, as a result of which the total number of infections with the new strain reached ten.
Despite the recent stabilization of new infections, the number deaths and intubations associated with Covid, remains alarmingly high.
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