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Coronavirus tests on direct UK flights to Greece all negative so far
ATHENS. 2,803 tests were conducted on direct UK flight arrivals on 15 and 16 July and all were negative - Two passengers tested positive who had come from London via Paris and Larnaca.
Smugglers of illegal immigrants arrested in Corfu
CORFU. Three Ukrainian nationals bringing 23 illegal immigrants from Turkey to Corfu on a sailing boat were arrested early on Friday morning.
Greek Tourism Minister to Sky News: "Talk of a second lockdown is nonsense"
Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis gave an interview on the occasion of the reopening of Greek airports to flights from the UK, stressing once again the high standards of safety and security here.
Water salute for the first UK plane to arrive in Corfu
CORFU. The Jet2 flight from Birmingham arrived in Corfu with around 90 passengers.
PM to chair COVID meeting today - possible return to mandatory use of face masks
ATHENS. The Specialists΄ Committee is proposing the return to mandatory use of face masks - Concern about Greeks taking short trips to North Macedonia and Bulgaria - Focus now on flights from UK.
UK now says travellers from Greece won΄t have to quarantine
ATHENS. Greece is now included in the list of countries whose travellers won΄t have to quarantine from 10 July despite what UK Minister of Transport said earlier.
Britons keen to go on holiday - even with quarantine
LONDON. The UK is the second biggest source of income and visitors for Greek tourism after Germany.
Boris Johnson in Intensive Care
LONDON. The serious news is on all the front pages of British newspapers. The mild scenario says that the 55-year-old Prime Minister has been admitted to the ICU so that a ventilator is available if needed.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for COVID-19
LONDON. Downing Street announced that Boris Johnson developed mild symptoms yesterday and will be self-isolating.
Young Corfu athlete wins 200m Silver at National Championships
ATHENS. A second Corfu medal at the 34th National Athletics Championships.
Third world conditions at Mantouki School
CORFU. The dreadful situation at Mantouki School brings to the forefront yet again the issue of unsafe school infrastructure.
Funeral for fire victim Spyros Kritikos on Wednesday
CORFU. Friends and family will say their final farewell on Wednesday 15th at 15:00 at the Church of Agiou Ioanni Lazou in Mantouki.
Chimney fire in Kefalomantouko
CORFU. The Fire Service has been called out to a chimney fire at a house in Kefalomantouko.
Mantouki fire victim in Athens hospital dies
ATHENS. 58-year-old Spyros Kritikos fought for his life for almost a month following the serious respiratory burns he suffered in the Mantouki house fire.
Direct flights to Corfu and Zakynthos from Kiev, Ukraine
CORFU. There will be direct flights from Kiev to Corfu and Zakynthos starting in May.
Zero Waste delicacies from Corfu Mushroom Lovers Society at the ΄Christmas Fairy Tale΄
CORFU. There will also be a donation box for the victims of the Mantouki fire.
Victim of Mantouki fire in Burns Unit in Athens
CORFU. The 58-year-old victim who was in Corfu Hospital ICU is now at an Athens hospital following an airlift with a C-130 plane.
