quarantine
Greece
Dutch Tourists Placed in Quarantine Returning From Greek Islands
As Greece witnesses an increase in the numbers of coronavirus cases, foreign governments are responding by tightening travel measures regarding the country. The Netherlands ordered its citizens today to avoid unnecessary travel to all of the Greek islands, designating...
Greece
British Tourists Rush Out of Greece Before Quarantine Deadline
Up to 60,000 Britons are fighting for a timely return to their homeland to beat Wednesday's deadline, when those heading home from seven popular Greek islands will face a 14-day quarantine.
On Monday, the British government announced that that the...
Greece
Greek Ministers Forced into Quarantine after Contact with Covid Carrier
Three Greek government ministers were forced into quarantine on Thursday after they were told that a person they had all met the previous day had been diagnosed with Covid-19.
Health authorities also ordered the shutting down of the Ministry of...
Europe
Scotland, Wales Add Greece to Quarantine Travel List; England Resists
England is continuing to allow travelers to arrive from Greece without quarantining despite Scotland and Wales acting with an abundance of caution over concerns of rising numbers of coronavirus cases.
Travelers returning to Scotland from Greece must quarantine for 14...
Crime
Mykonos Police Break Up Party with 500 Revelers, Arrest Spanish Couple Who Broke Quarantine
Police on the Greek island of Mykonos broke up a gigantic party which had as many as 500 revelers at a rented villa in the area of Ftelia early on Thursday morning.
Local sources tell Greek media that there were...
Greece
Six Greek Police Officers, Prisoners Placed in Quarantine after Coronavirus Exposure
Six Athens police officers, along with an unspecified number of detainees, were placed into quarantine for two weeks after one of the incarcerated men tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday.
The Albanian detainee had been at the Omonoia Square...
Hollywood
Tommy Lee Reveals He Has Almost Completed An Album in Quarantine
Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee has revealed to iHeart Radio that he has spent most of quarantine completing yet another solo album, even though he already has the album "Andro" coming out in October 2020.
The Greek-American musician has been...
Greece
Greece Excluded from UK's Quarantine Exemption List
Greece, along with the U.S., is excluded from a list of around 60 countries that English holidaymakers can visit without needing to self-isolate on their return, London announced on Friday.
In a BBC radio interview, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said...
Diplomacy
Downing Street Quashes British Dreams Of Greek Summer Holidays With Extended Quarantine
Expectations at nearly every Greek tourist destination for a resurgence of British tourists in the summer of 2020 were quashed on Wednesday, after news that the government will continue requiring 14-day quarantines for all people arriving back in the...
Diplomacy
Greece, Serbia, and Bulgaria To Ease Travel, Nix Quarantines June 1
Greece will ease travel restrictions with the nations of Bulgaria and Serbia beginning on June 1, according to remarks made by the Bulgarian Prime Minister on Tuesday.
“We have agreed with Greece, as of June 1, to allow travel without...