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Tourism Ministry looking for quarantine hotels
ATHENS. The Tourism Ministry is repeating what it did in 2020 and is looking for hotels to accommodate tourists that test positive for coronavirus.
Grecotel buys 3 hotel units in Acharavi
CORFU. The Daskalantonaki Group has bought the Nostos, Vassilia and Gelina, which together will become a 350,000 sq.m. resort called Grecotel Costa Botanica.
Retail shops gradually opening in Athens
ATHENS. According to Civil Protection Deputy Minister Nikos Hardalias, 1 customer per 25 sq.m. will be allowed up to a maximum of 20 customers.
Volotea opens new route between Thessaloniki and Zakynthos
BARCELONA. The airline announced that the new route will be operative twice a week, starting in June.
Musical demonstration by Ionian University students
CORFU. The students held a musical demonstration on Saturday 27 March.
Protest in Corfu Town against state authoritarianism
CORFU. Protest in Upper Square following the violent incidents in Nea Smyrni, Athens.
Save Erimitis ΄carnival΄ protest on bikes
CORFU. Colourful protest in Upper Square today.
TUI UK officially cancels all package holidays until 16th May
TUI UK has officially cancelled all holiday packages and flights until 16 May in a letter from Helen Caron, Group Purchasing Director to hotel partners in all markets.
Protest by tourism and catering workers demanding more support measures
CORFU. Thousands of seasonal workers have been left without unemployment benefit or have received very little financial support and are struggling to make ends meet.
Strict policing over the next two weeks
CORFU. On his visit to Corfu the Civil Protection Minister was not pleased with the Covid data from the 6th Health Region.
Civil Protection Minister: Corfu and Zakynthos to get more police
CORFU. 50 additional permanent police officers will be employed in Corfu immediately to help implement the safety measures. The Minister said that Zakynthos will also get more police.
Meropi Ydraiou asks Civil Protection Minister for regular testing in schools
CORFU. The Central Corfu & Diapontia Islands Mayor made several proposals that could help fight the pandemic.
Civil Protection Minister in Corfu: "We΄re at a very critical juncture."
CORFU. "With care and patience in a few months we will be flooded with visitors again and we΄ll be smiling once again," said Michalis Chrisohoidis.
Civil Protection Minister meets with Ionian Islands Regional Administration
CORFU. The Civil Protection Minister Michalis Chrisohoidis is in Corfu today.
Civil Protection Minister to visit Corfu on Friday
CORFU. The Greek Civil Protection Minister Michalis Chrisohoidis will meet with local authorities to discuss pandemic measures.
Fire Department visits Mt. Pantokrator in preparation for summer
CORFU. Inspection of road network, water tanks and fire hydrants.
Prison guards protest outside Corfu Prison
CORFU. The outside prison guards are on strike for the second day.
"We΄re going to stop this crime" - Erimitis protestors put up banners around town
CORFU. "We΄re here and we΄re going to stop this crime," say Corfu residents who want an island that is sustainable for all and mainly future generations.
