{"id":20894,"date":"2021-02-19T18:27:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T17:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/welcometozante.com\/frontiere-grecia-aperte\/"},"modified":"2021-02-26T09:19:46","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T08:19:46","slug":"greek-borders-open-vaccinated-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/welcometozante.com\/en\/greek-borders-open-vaccinated-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Borders open to negative-tested and vaccinated tourists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/welcometozante.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/grecia-news.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/welcometozante.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/grecia-news.jpg\" alt=\"frontiere Grecia aperte a vaccinati o test molecolari negativi\" class=\"wp-image-20881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/welcometozante.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/grecia-news.jpg 960w, https:\/\/welcometozante.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/grecia-news-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/welcometozante.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/grecia-news-768x400.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis made it clear that this year Greece will be open to all visitors holding a <strong>negative Covid-19 molecular test<\/strong> or <strong>vaccination certificate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, February 16, 2021, the minister told the radio channel &#8220;\u0398\u0395\u039c\u0391 Radio 104.6&#8221; that &#8220;The prerequisite for someone to travel to our country (and stay) will be a negative molecular test or vaccination certificate&#8221;, thus ending rumors according to which Covid-19 vaccination will be the exclusive prerequisite for traveling to Greece. Minister Harry Theoharis also assured that &#8220;In any case, personal data will be protected&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>During the interview, Minister Theoharis expressed his optimism for tourism and said that he expects 2021 to be a better year than 2020 for Greece and estimated that travel could resume after the Easter holidays. It is recalled that Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis a few months ago proposed to the European Commission the establishment of an EU-wide vaccination certificate to facilitate travel to Europe.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>For now, Member States have agreed on a set of guidelines that will allow for the establishment of an EU-wide accepted vaccination certificate to be used for &#8220;medical purposes&#8221;. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, recently said that the Greek Prime Minister&#8217;s proposal will be discussed again. Meanwhile, Greece has already discussed introducing a vaccination certificate with Israel, Cyprus and Serbia to allow unrestricted entry for travelers.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note that Greece has not yet set a date from which vaccination certificates will be accepted for entry.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} --><\/p>\n<h4>Requirements to enter Greece: updated on 19.02.2021<\/h4>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>At the moment to enter Greece it is necessary to<strong> fill in the PLF form<\/strong> and <strong>submit a laboratory test with the PCR method using a laryngopharyngeal or nasopharyngeal swab with negative results<\/strong>, carried out in the 72 hours prior to arrival in Greece. The certificate must be written in English and indicate the details of the traveler&#8217;s identity document. Furthermore, until 22 February, there is an obligation to comply with a precautionary quarantine period of seven days (or, in case of stay for shorter periods, for the entire period of stay).<\/p>\n<h4>Are you looking for more information?<\/h4>\n<p>You can ask more info directly from the people living in Zakynthos:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/welcometozante\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/welcometozante<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis made it clear that this year Greece will be open to all visitors holding a negative Covid-19 molecular test or vaccination certificate. 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