COVID-19

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about what will change from May 10 as part of the economic and social restart strategy

The Ministry of Health has issued FAQs in Greek here which we have translated (unofficial translation) for your information as follows: (decisions of the Council of Ministers 5 May 2021)  MOVEMENT: During what hours does the travel ban apply? The travel ban is valid from 11 pm until 5 am the next day. For what […]

Statement by the Minister of Health Mr. Konstantinos Ioannou on the decisions for the restart of the Economy and Social Activities

The Minister of Health made  a clarification statement on the measures this afternoon here in Greek, on measures announced yesterday night: What follows is an unofficial translation of the statement: “After evaluating the epidemiological picture and having taken into account that the epidemiological indicators have been stabilizing in the last few days, while the admission to the […]

Island wide measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic – Decisions of the Council of Ministers – Official Press Release in English

Here is the official translation of the measures as announced yesterday night :   Effective from 10/05/2021 at 06:00 a.m. to 31/05/2021 at 05:00 a.m.   Movement is prohibited from 11 at night until 5 in the morning of the following day, except in the following cases: Moving to and from workplaces, with the use […]

National measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic – Cabinet decisions- With effect from 10/05/2021 (time 06.00 am) to 31/05/2021 (time 05.00 am)

The Ministerial Council has just announced measures that will be effective from 10/05/2021 (time 06.00 am) to 31/05/2021 (time 05.00 am): This is an unofficial translation until the official translation in English is released.   Traffic ban between 11 pm and 5 am the next day except in the following cases: Going to and from […]

Epidemiological risk assessment of countries concerning COVID-19, effective as of May 6th

Following a decision of the Council of Ministers, on 18 February 2021, regarding the Action Plan for the gradual resumption of flights and the re-opening of airports, the Epidemiological Monitoring Unit of the Ministry of Health has made a re-evaluation of the epidemiological situation in various countries as regards COVID-19. The categorization for the countries of […]

Clarifications on the measures applicable to travel and social gatherings in homes during the Easter period

n view of the Easter holidays and with the aim of celebrating safely and in the best possible way the customs and traditions, at the same time paying attention to the provisions of the relevant Decree here in Greek,, the following are reminded: 1. Exceptionally and only on Holy Saturday (May 1), to facilitate the participation of […]

Vaccination against COVID-19 – Answers to frequently asked questions as issued by the Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health has issued FAQs on vaccination against COVID-19 as follows which we have unofficially translated. We will be circulating the official translation once available. 1. Which vaccines are licensed and available for vaccination? The COVID-19 vaccines licensed by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) are: Pfizer / BioNTech, AstraZeneca, Moderna and Johnson & […]

Updated – Answers to frequently asked questions on the measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic – Additions underlined – (Effective between 26 April and 9 May)

A. MOVEMENT: 1. What are the curfew hours? Movement is prohibited from 9 in the evening until 5 in the morning of the following day. 2. Under which circumstances is one allowed to move during curfew hours (9 in the evening to 5 in the morning of the next day)? The movement of persons during […]

The percentage of employees who undergo a rapid test increases – Which categories of citizens are exempted from the obligation to take a test

Following the decisions of the Council of Ministers, and based on the Decree, dated 23 April 2021, the Ministry of Health reminds that, with effect from today 26 April, the percentage of employees in the private, public and wider public sector, which is subject to the testing for rapid antigen detection on a weekly basis […]

Answers to frequently asked questions about pandemic prevention measures – 23/04/2021

The Ministry of Health has issued the following FAQs with regards to the announced measures in Greek Here, which we have unofficially translated below as translation is not yet available: A. MOVEMENTS: 1. During what hours does the travel ban apply? The travel ban is valid from 9 pm until 5 am the next day. 2. For what reasons […]