China News Service, March 8th. According to Euronet, the statistics of the Greek Ministry of Health on the evening of March 7 show that there were 1142 new cases of new coronary pneumonia in Greece that day, and a total of 205,120 confirmed cases; 53 new deaths The total death toll is 6,758.
Pedestrians pass a closed commercial street on November 7, 2020 local time in Athens, Greece.
According to reports, the Greek government plans to open up the national tourism market by creating safe areas without new crowns in the Aegean and Ionian islands through mass vaccination.
The "No New Crown Island" will be ready before May 2.
According to reports, the "No New Crown Island Plan" is currently being developed, with the goal of safely opening the tourist season.
Up to now, the Greek authorities have sent 320 vaccination teams to vaccinate the residents of the island against the new crown.
According to the Greek government plan, on these small islands, vaccinations will be provided to all people, which means that vaccination is not restricted by age groups.
In the first phase, inoculation will be carried out on 40 small islands with a total of less than 1,000 permanent residents, such as Kastelorizo and Samos in the Eastern Aegean Sea.
The authorities hope that all islanders will be vaccinated in the next two months.
On large islands such as Crete, Rhodes and Corfu, universal vaccination is also being prepared.
The Secretary-General of the Greek Ministry of Health in charge of primary health care Simistolos said that according to the plan, by the end of April, all residents of the islands, except for the large islands, will be vaccinated against the new crown.
On May 18, 2020, Athens, Greece, the Acropolis was opened to the public, attracting tourists to visit. Greek open-air archaeological sites and various theme parks will resume opening on the same day.
On the other hand, the Greek Civil Aviation Authority issued the latest directive on March 7 to continue to extend the flight ban on multiple countries and the entry ban on citizens of non-EU countries outside the EU regulations until March 22.
Restrictions on domestic flights will be implemented until March 16.
Currently, citizens of non-EU countries outside the EU regulations cannot enter Greece temporarily.
Citizens of non-EU countries allowed to enter Greece include: Britain, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Thailand, UAE, Russia, Israel.
All people entering Greece from abroad, including travelers from EU member states, must have a negative report of the new coronavirus test within 72 hours and undergo a rapid virus test upon arrival.
If the passenger's test result is positive, the mandatory quarantine period will be extended to 14 days.
(Liang Manyu Yang Xinyue)