Greece reopens to Brits today - as their government meet to discuss new lockdown rules due to spike in coronavirus cases
with cases being reported from the north of the country to popular islands like Paros in the south, the Greek government announced that prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will oversee an emergency meeting at 4.30pm local time.- and other local lockdown measures are likely to be unveiled, meaning Brit tourists could be faced with a very different type of holiday to the one they may have imagined.
Infectious disease expert Marios Lazanas said that masks should be worn at all times and violators fined."If we continue having 50 to 60 cases a day I am afraid we will be back there... when cases increase, measures are intensified." One hotelier, who asked not to be named, said: "On the day that we finally open up to tourists from the UK what we are seeing in terms of new cases really couldn't come at a worse time.What do I need to do to go on holiday in Greece?
British travellers will need to complete an online passenger locator form online, at least 24 hours before they arrive in Greece. Once it is completed, the traveller will be sent a confirmation email and a QR code, which they will need to show to the authorities on their arrival in Greece.The Greek authorities may also direct you for health screening, including testing for coronavirus.
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