Greece had announced previously that all residents who have not received their booster dose would be considered unvaccinated by the end of January.
The small extension in the validity of the vaccination certificate, which was given due to the bad weather that hit the country recently, expires today, today 7 February.
Health Minister Thanos Plevris stated that “many of our fellow citizens who had scheduled their appointment for vaccination could not be vaccinated due to the bad weather conditions and as a result the validity of the certificate is extended from 31 January to 7 February”.
As of today, the certificate provided via the smartphone app will no longer be valid for those adults who have completed their vaccination and seven months have passed without having received the booster dose.
Meanwhile, the method of issuing the certificate has changed, ANA-MPA reported. Vaccinated people must have a positive rapid test to issue a disease certificate, while unvaccinated people need a positive PCR molecular test to issue a disease certificate.
Daily case report:
Greece confirmed 10,985 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours (Sunday), with 57 of these identified at entry points to the country, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) said on Sunday.
Unfortunately, Greece also recorded 95 deaths while 551 patients are on ventilators in hospitals. Hospitalisations continue to drop with 405 patients admitted in the last 24 hours.
Since the pandemic began, Greece has confirmed a total 2,047,849 infections.
