international
Protocols for international travellers to Greece
ATHENS. Civil Aviation Authority says that all passengers on international flights to Greece will be required to fill in a Passenger Locator Form (PLF)
Nikos Hardalias: "400 tests a day at Corfu Airport"
CORFU. There will be a special Armed Forces health team at Corfu Airport from Sunday and a simulation exercise will be held on Monday.
Nikos Hardalias to visit 18 airports that are reopening - Corfu tomorrow
ATHENS. Over the next four days Civil Protection Deputy Minister Nikos Hardalias will be visiting 18 airports that are reopening for international flights on 1 July.
TUI operating at about 30 percent of its capacity this summer!
Some countries are hesitantly lifting lockdown, whilst others continue to record new cases. Guarded statements about a vaccine. Europeans wary as the summer begins.
Restrictions being lifted gradually
France, Slovenia and Poland are gradually lifting restrictions on international travel. Germany and Russia see an increase in the number of cases.
Greek Tourism Minister: Airports on all the islands open on 1 July
CORFU. Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis presented details on the gradual opening of the borders.
΄Guerilla warfare΄ with coronavirus in the hope that it will weaken in the summer
As the lockdown measures are being lifted, there is concern about new outbreaks. Responses are required which are, however, difficult in large populations.
Large European museums reopen after three months
Madrid΄s most famous museum, the Prado, will reopen its doors to visitors on Saturday for the first time in over three months. Madrid΄s two other main museums the Reina Sofia and the Thyssen-Bornemisza are also reopening.
British people feeling very cautious about lifting of lockdown!
The nightmare continues - There were 210 new cases of coronavirus in Lombardy over the last 24 hours and 33 deaths.
German state to bail out Lufthansa - getting 20% of airline and 2 seats on Board
The European Commission ruled Lufthansa must give up 24 take-off and landing slots to rival airlines, as a price of the bailout.
Time for the bill!
Gradual relaxation of measures in Europe with an eye on what is happening with the economy and concern about what is coming this winter.
Don΄t ease measures too soon, says WHO
Countries where coronavirus infections are declining could face an "immediate second peak" if they ease measures to halt the outbreak too soon, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.
Lombardy still continues to suffer despite de-escalation
The director of the Wuhan Institute of Virology produces argument against the Chinese sabotage theory and says that the lab was working with three strains of bat coronaviruses but none of them match with the COVID-19 strain.
South America the new pandemic epicentre - Brazil now has more cases than Russia!
Brazil has now the second highest number of infections worldwide, after a spike in new cases caused the country to overtake Russia.
The economy at the forefront
As the summer weakens the impact of the pandemic in the northern hemisphere, economic issues are coming to the forefront. There are impatient dissenters who want all measures to be lifted immediately.
Italy to free up travel from 3 June - Quarantine measures for travellers between France and Spain
The numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths are falling. Temperatures are rising and lockdown measures are being lifted in one European country after another.
Slovenia and Baltic States out of lockdown
The global coronavirus death toll has passed 300,000, with cases nearing 4.5 million. The U.S. accounts for more than a quarter of all fatalities!
International Dance Day in Corfu - special video performance due to coronavirus
CORFU. A special dance performance in the Upper Square ΄park΄ for International Dance Day. A delightful ΄lockdown΄ performance which wouldn΄t have been possible in other circumstances. Watch the video.
