Island

€50k regional funding for rapid tests for hospitals and EODY mobile units
CORFU. The proposal from Deputy Regional Governor for Finance Katerina Mothonaio for the €50k funding was approved.

Desalination unit in Mathraki
CORFU. According to the contractual agreement, the work will be completed in the next two months.

Playmogreek: Miniature figures in Ionian Islands traditional dress
ATHENS. The Hellenic Ionian Islands Union is continuing to promote the region and has produced modern playmogreek figures.

€5m for flood protection in the Ionian Islands
CORFU. Funding was approved by the Ministry of Development & Investment - €1.25m allocated to Corfu.

Covid Watch Committee: We need to stay alert in Corfu
CORFU. "It is clear that the virus is continuing to spread amongst the Corfu population and at an increased rate. The likelihood of multiple outbreaks and a local spike in the pandemic has increased," says the Municipal Covid Watch Committee report.

Corfu Tourist Accommodation: Regional programme of support is good but not enough
CORFU. Corfu Federation of Tourist Accommodation Owners says funding to support businesses is not enough.

Over 500 arrests in the Ionian Islands in September
CORFU. 513 people were arrested in the Ionian Islands - 299 in Corfu. 116 cases were investigated and solved.

Ionian Islands hit by ΄Ianos΄
ZAKYNTHOS/CEPHALONIA. Extreme weather conditions in Zakynthos, Cephalonia and Ithaka since Thursday night - State and local authority mechanism on full alert.

Netherlands puts all Greek islands on 10-day quarantine list
AMSTERDAM. Official travel advice from the Foreign Ministry - Mandatory 10-day quarantine for those arriving from all Greek islands without exception but not from the mainland.

7 Greek islands on England΄s quarantine list
The rest of Greece remains off the FCO΄s list advising the avoidance of non-essential travel.

Arrests at Ionian Islands airports for fake travel documents
CORFU. 22 foreign nationals were arrested at Corfu, Cephalonia and Zakynthos airports for trying to travel illegally to other European countries.

Ionian Islands Regional Administration update: 19 coronavirus cases in Corfu to date
CORFU. There will be weekly local coronavirus updates every Friday - Since 23 June thare have been 43 cases of COVID-19 in the Ionian Islands.

΄Summer in Vidos 2020΄ programme for children aged 6 - 13
CORFU. The programme will run from 27 July to 27 September and is organised by Central Corfu & Diapontia Islands Municipality.

All aboard! Shuttle service to Vidos Island has begun
CORFU. The Municipal shuttle boat has been freshened up for its ΄maiden΄ trip to Vidos Island at 07:00 on Friday 10 July. The shuttle service runs daily until 22:00.

Amphibious wheelchair for Erikoussa
ERIKOUSSA. The Diapontia Islands have got their first amphibious wheelchair.

Ionian Islands to get water ambulances with ESPA funding
CORFU. The Deputy Regional Governor for Social Welfare, Public Health and Employmeny Kostas Zorbas met with the Ambulance Service (EKAB) President Nikos Papaefstathiou on Tuesday 24 June.

΄Friends of Vidos΄ or ΄Vidos Angels΄: who will save Vidos Island?
CORFU. While former members of the local authority (Kourkoulos, Michalef, Poulimenos) are setting up the Association for the Protection and Promotion of Vidos, the Councillor responsible for Vidos, Spyros Neratzis, is sending his own ΄angels΄ to improve the island!

Greek PM: We will allow flights to the islands for German tourists from 1 July
ATHENS. In an interview with Bild Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that "German tourists are welcome to the Greek islands with direct flights as of July 1 and to Athens as of June 15."