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Coronavirus: Greece pins hopes on mandatory home testing, opens schools

ATHENS, GREECE -- High schools have reopened in Greece to students in the final three grades with the mandatory use of test kits for COVID-19 being rolled out across the country to help with mass screening for infections, with an eye to further reopening the economy and tourism. Students from grades 10 to 12 were allowed to return to class Monday -- most for the first time in five months -- if they provided a negative test result using the kits being distributed at pharmacies. Some teachers chose to hold classes outdoors. Students in other grades continued online classes. The kits "are a valuable screening tool," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said. "Some 613 students and teachers were found to be positive, most of them showing no symptoms, and are staying at home and not exposing their classmates and colleagues to danger." Greece's centre-right government is keen to start reopening the economy and its crucial tourism industry after lockdown measures were imposed in early November. But the rate of infections and death has remained high since early February, with mortality currently above the European Union average. Self-test kits are being made available on a weekly basis at no charge to all residents registered with the public health service, with the use to be made mandatory for workers in various sectors including food delivery and retail. The government plans to officially launch the tourism season in mid-May. With less than 7% of the population fully vaccinated, the government has promised to ramp up its campaign through the rest of April. Read the full article

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EU/IMF troika wraps up Greek mini-audit before major fall review

ATHENS (Reuters) – Inspectors from Greece’s EU/IMF lenders said on Wednesday they had concluded a short, interim checkup of the country’s performance under its bailout and will return for a more comprehensive audit in late September. A Greek national flag (L) and a European Union flag wave outside the office of Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in Athens June 9, 2014. REUTERS/Alkis…

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Greek finance ministry hits back at German newspaper report

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis attends the annual conference of the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) headquarters in Paris April 9, 2015. REUTERS/Charles Platiau ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s finance ministry dismissed on Sunday a report by a German newspaper which said that euro zone officials were shocked at…

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Greece has days for reform deal, must start third bailout talks - official

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Greece has only days left to reach a cash-for-reforms deal with creditors because it needs to start negotiating a third bailout that would save it from bankruptcy after the current programme ends in June, euro zone officials said on Wednesday. People make their way past the National Bank of Greece headquarters in Athens April 29, 2015. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis Cut off…

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Irish PM says 7 billion euro Greek loan set to be approved

Ireland’s Prime Minister Enda Kenny looks on past a copy of Raffaello’s painting depicting Pope Leo I, also known as Saint Leo the Great, during a news conference with his Italian counterpart Matteo Renzi at the Chigi palace in Rome, Italy, July 10, 2015. REUTERS/ Max Rossi DUBLIN (Reuters) – Senior officials working for European Union finance ministers have recommended lending Greece 7 billion…

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Newborn boy found dead as migrants clash with Greek police

ATHENS (Reuters) – A newborn boy was found dead after his migrant parents reached the shores of a Greek island in a boat from Turkey on Saturday, while new scuffles broke out between thousands of migrants and police on another Greek island. A migrant woman carries two babies as she waits for a registration procedure at the port of Mytilene on the Greek island of Lesbos, September 5, 2015.…

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Six infants drown as migrant boat capsizes off Greek island

ATHENS (Reuters) – Eleven migrants including six infants drowned when their boat capsized off the Greek island of Samos, trapping most of them in the cabin, the coast guard said on Sunday. Fifteen others were rescued when the six-metre boat sank in the early hours near the coast of the Aegean island. The death toll from drowning among thousands of refugees making the short but dangerous crossing…

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National And Kapodistrian University Of Athens (NKUA) Announces New English Medical Degree

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Greece, is pleased to announce its new English Medical Degree programme (MD), exclusively for international students. Designed for foreign students, the programme, will be exactly the same as the one followed by the Greek students. The NKUA claims to be an institution where education meets innovation; and ethical values combine with the…

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Exclusive: Hackers acting in Turkey's interests believed to be behind recent cyberattacks - sources

LONDON (Reuters) – Sweeping cyberattacks targeting governments and other organizations in Europe and the Middle East are believed to be the work of hackers acting in the interests of the Turkish government, three senior Western security officials said. FILE PHOTO: A man waves a Turkish flag at the courtyard of the Grand Camlica Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, May 3, 2019. REUTERS/Murad Sezer The…

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Greek PM calls on all to stay the course in fight against coronavirus

ATHENS, April 2 (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday urged Greeks to continue to comply with lockdown measures and stay home to stem the spread of the coronavirus and avoid the tragedy seen in other countries. “April will be the most critical month, if we relax we will pay for it and we must not let this happen,” he told the country’s parliament. Greece, which recorded…

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Live Updates | World Economic Forum Gathering in Davos

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The Latest on the World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, Switzerland: Trade ministers from a handful of nations have announced an initiative to promote trade policies that support action on climate change at a press conference in Davos, Switzerland. Their aims include ensuring better access globally to clean technologies that would reduce emissions and promoting…

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Disappearance of two underage girls from a child protection structure from Panorama-Greece

These are two girls aged 15 and 16

They are Elena K. 16 years old and Maria M. 15 years old. The announcement of the" smile of the child " for Elena K. "On 09.01.2023, in the morning hours, the minor Elena K. 16 disappeared from a child protection structure in Panorama, Thessaloniki. "The smile of the child" was informed and proceeded to publish the details of the minor, as there may be reasons that put her life in danger. Elena K. is 1.70 m tall., weighs 75 kg, has red hair and blue eyes. He wore a black Nike sweatshirt, a black leggings and white Nike Air Force sneakers. The announcement of the child's Smile For Maria M. "On 09.01.2023, in the morning hours, the minor Maria m disappeared from a child protection structure in Panorama, Thessaloniki. 15 years old. "The smile of the child" was informed and proceeded to publish the details of the minor, as there may be reasons that put her life in danger. Maria M. it is 1.65 m tall., weighs 70 kg, has short brown hair with blonde highlights and brown eyes. He was wearing a black cargo pants, a grey sweatshirt and a pair of sneakers. Anyone with any information is kindly requested to contact "the smile of the child" by phone, 24 hours a day, at the "European hotline for Missing Children 116000" as well as at all police stations in the country but also through the application Missing Alert app where there is live information about the disappearance. Read the full article

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Covid-19 Air Travel Measures to Greece Get Update

The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) on Sunday updated the travel rules that all international travelers must follow to enter Greece. The HCAA informed that as of 6am on Monday, January 10, and until January 24, all inbound travelers over 5 years old, regardless of vaccination status, must present a negative PCR or rapid antigen test result taken before entering the country. PCR tests should be performed within 72 hours before travel while rapid antigen tests should be performed within 24 hours before travel. Αll travelers to Greece must also submit the mandatory Passenger Locator Form (PLF) any time before the departure of their flight. The PLF must be filled out by all travelers, regardless of their nationality. The PLF can be found here. What’s new Every traveler who arrives in Greece, regardless of vaccination/recovery status, may be requested to undergo a random health screening (depending on the data provided on the PLF forms and based on the ‘EVA’ system). If a passenger is selected for a rapid test and is positive for the coronavirus then he/she must quarantine for a total of five days at home or in a temporary facility as indicated by Greek authorities. The isolation period begins the next day, after diagnosed positive for Covid-19. The mandatory quarantine can end after five days as long as passengers have no symptoms or their symptoms have subsided (no fever for the last 24 hours without the use of antipyretics). Self-isolation is extended in case fever persists and until it subsides. These passengers are required to wear only a high filtering respirator mask (FFP2 or N95) or a double mask (surgical and fabric) for at least another five days after the end of the self-isolation period. The HCAA  has extended all other aviation directives (below) concerning arrivals to Greece from abroad until January 24. The aviation directives are part of the Greek government’s efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) and the new Covid-19 variant, called Omicron in the country.

Travel rules for international arrivals

Photo: Shutterstock Who is allowed entry to Greece Greece’s is open for travelers from all EU & Schengen Area countries and has a ban on travellers from non-EU countries. However, people traveling for essential reasons and travelers from the following 42 non-EU countries and territories are allowed to enter Greece – provided they have the required documentation – without the requirement for subsequent self-isolation: Australia, Northern Macedonia, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, United Kingdom, Israel, Canada, Belarus, Bahrain, New Zealand, South Korea, Qatar, China, Kuwait, Ukraine, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Japan, Lebanon, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Jordan, Moldova, Brunei, San Marino, Andorra, the Vatican, Monaco, Turkey, Mexico, Kosovo, Chinese Taipei, Argentina, India, Uruguay, Omman and Chile. Entry requirements Αll travelers to Greece must submit the mandatory Passenger Locator Form (PLF) any time before the departure of their flight. Passengers from abroad, regardless of vaccination/recovery status, must also have one of the following: – a negative PCR test performed within 72 hours before travel or – a negative rapid antigen test performed within 24 hours before travel. Negative test results must be issued by an authorized laboratory and in one of the following languages: Greek, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish or Russian. The name on the vaccination certificate must match the name on the passport. The rule is in force for children aged 5 and over.

Mandatory testing on arrival for some travelers

Permanent residents of Argentina, India, Mexico, Uruguay, Russia, Omman and Chile must present the required documentation and also take a rapid or PCR test for Covid-19 (regardless if they are vaccinated or not) upon arrival to Greece. The rule is in force for children aged 5 and over. Travelers that test positive for Covid-19 will receive further instructions. All travelers, regardless of nationality and means of transport to the country, from Egypt, Albania, Argentina, Bulgaria, Brazil, Georgia, Cuba, the United Arab Emirates, India, China, Libya, Morocco, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Russia and Turkey must present the required documentation and take a rapid or PCR test for Covid-19 upon arrival to Greece. Exempt from testing upon arrival are passengers from the aforementioned countries that have: – a vaccination certificate, stating that 14 days have passed since full vaccination for Covid-19. Vaccination certificates must be issued by a public authority and in one of the following languages: Greek, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish or Russian. The name on the vaccination certificate must match the name on the passport and also include, the type of vaccine administered, the number of doses and the dates they were administered. The rule is in force for children aged 5 and over. or – a recovery certificate. Travelers can present a medical/recovery certificate issued thirty days after they first tested positive for Covid-19. The certificate is valid for entry to Greece 90 days after the first positive Covid-19 test result. The certificate must be issued by a public authority or a certified laboratory in one of the following languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish or Russian. The rule is in force for children aged 5 and over. Travelers that test positive for Covid-19 will receive further instructions.

Masks are mandatory

At the arrival and departure areas inside airports, as well as during all domestic and international flights, staff and passengers are required to wear a face mask at all times. Moreover, passengers are required to comply with the instructions of the airport or airline staff who are responsible for supervision, crowd management and passenger assistance, in order to maintain the necessary distances and to ensure safe boarding/disembarkation to avoid overcrowding. The compulsory travel documents passengers must have with them are checked by airline staff. According to the HCAA, airline staff is obliged to ascertain that travelers have all the necessary documentation before they board a flight in Greece. Travelers are advised to contact their travel agent or airline to confirm the requirements before their trip. Those in need of information regarding specific details are recommended to contact their embassy or the General Secretariat for Civil Protection. Follow GTP Headlines on Google News to keep up to date with all the latest on tourism and travel in Greece. !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0'; n.queue=;t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e); s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script', 'https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); fbq('init', '503218376700434'); fbq('track', 'PageView'); Read the full article

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The best popular science books out in 2023

Discover a quantum world of numbers, the amazing new science of the human electrome and long views of Earth and its wonders in this look at the best non-fiction coming this year Humans 28 December 2022 By Simon Ings Earth’s past and future are reflected in this year’s best booksIngo Arndt/naturepl, deimagine/E+/Getty Images Frankenstein‘s creator, Mary Shelley, would approve of our new forays into the mysteries and mechanics of life. Take We Are Electric: The new science of our body’s electrome (Canongate) by Sally Adee, New Scientist‘s books columnist (see “Ten top sci-fi picks”). Adee explores the chemical and electrical ferment underpinning all growth and life, highlighting the pioneers and charlatans who discovered and exploited “bioelectricity”. She also conjures electric medicine: a future of good health, regenerated tissue … Read the full article

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