Tourists who contract coronavirus during their stay in Greece will no longer have to quarantine as the country’s health authorities relaxed more restrictions which were introduced during the pandemic. Officials have now removed rules requiring a number of hotel rooms to be reserved for Covid patients to self-isolate.
A regulation which requires anyone infected with the virus to remain in quarantine for a period of five days will no longer apply to tourists, according to SchengenVisaInfo.com. It will now be up to tourists to decide whether or not to self-isolate.
Tourists who have coronavirus will be able to travel on ferries, planes and other forms of transport around Greece, but they must wear a medically approved face covering at all times during the journey. It’s the most recent easing of restrictions in the country since it lifted most of its Covid-related entry restrictions earlier in May.
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Since then all travellers, regardless of their country of origin have been permitted restriction-free access to the country. However, there are fears that rules requiring adults to wear a face mask in all public settings may be reintroduced because of a spike in new infections.
A spokesperson said Greece was relaxing its rules to align with other European nations. “There was a lot of discussion about how to manage outbreaks in tourist accommodation and we decided to apply what applies to the rest of the Mediterranean countries, because the majority of countries in northern Europe do not have any measures at all to protect against the coronavirus,” said the spokesperson.
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