The Greek National Public Health Organisation announced 35 new COVID-19 infections for Greece on Thursday of which 13 were detected following checks at the country’s borders. From the total 3,939 cases detected in the country, 1,069 are related to travel coming into the country from abroad.
This is a drop from cases a week ago. Last Friday, 60 had been confirmed to have contracted the virus.
Greece issued several air instructions (NOTAMS) on Thursday for the entry of flights from countries, such as Sweden, Turkey, Albania and North Macedonia. Specifically, the flight ban from Sweden has been extended until Sunday, 19 July, 2020, allowing flights two days earlier than originally planned (20 July).
The ban from Turkey, on the other hand, has been extended until Friday, 31 July. Serbia and Montenegro have been removed from the list of COVID-19 safe countries. The 12 countries exempt from the bans at the moment are: Algeria, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia and Uruguay.
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Passengers coming into Greece are required to complete a Passenger Locator Form (PLF), available at https://travel.gov.gr. A submission confirmation of the PLF form needs to be given the day before for it to be valid, and only passengers with the confirmation will be allowed into the country. Airlines will be held responsible to ensure the correct completion of the form and will be responsible for the repatriation of passengers who do not comply.
Passengers from international flights will be tested for COVID-19.