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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 […]

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

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 […]

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

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 & […]

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

As per Minister of Health announcement this afternoon which can be found here in Greek, the following are announced as have been unofficially translated for your quick review: As of Monday April 26th at 05.00hrs until May 9th at midnight, Citizen Movement is prohibited from 9 pm to 5 am the next day except in the following cases: travel […]

Read MoreNew COVID-19 Measures Update – Summary after the Minister of Health Announcement this afternoon April 23rd, 2021

Due to the need to accelerate the vaccination plan against COVID-19 in order to increase the population shield as soon as possible, but also because, according to the data and experience from previous openings of the Vaccination Portal, on the 2nd day of appointment availability the response is minimum, it is announced that the Vaccination Portal for the […]

Read MoreURGENT – Changed Vaccination dates – Ages 47-48, 45-56, 57-57, 59-60 – Updated Scheduling for April 22-25