Greek Tourism Minister welcomes German government’s relaxation of travel to Greece
File Photo: Tourism Minister of Grecce, Haris Theocharis. APE-MPE, NIKOS XALKIADAKHS
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Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis on Friday welcomed Germany’s decision to relax travel restrictions to Greece during the coronavirus pandemic.
In statements to Athens-Macedonian News Agency, Theoharis said the move confirms the excellent handling of the health crisis in Greece, which is seeing infection numbers and hospitalizations steadily drop.
He said he expected other countries to follow Germany’s example, leading to the recovery of the tourism sector in Greece.
Two important changes for travellers to Greece
The tourism ministry on Friday announced two important changes to the health protection protocols for tourists entering Greece. Firstly, the government has decided to also permit entrance into the country to travellers with a negative rapid test.
Secondly, the minimum age at which children entering the country are required to submit documentation showing they are Covid-free has been raised from six to 12 years, in accordance with EU guidelines.
The above changes concern people arriving from countries for which non-essential travel to and from Greece is permitted.
Those travelling to Greece are also given the option of displaying an EU Digital Vaccination Certificate, in either digital or written form, instead of a negative test.
The changes are applied to existing rules, which required travellers to display certification of either a negative PCR test, vaccination, or of a Covid-19 diagnosis made in the last two to nine months.