Holidaymakers who catch Covid whilst in Greece will no longer be forced into quarantine after the country's health authorities relaxed more restrictions introduced during the pandemic. Rules stating a number of hotel rooms must be reserved for Covid patients to self-isolate have been banished by officials.
Another regulation that requires anyone infected with the virus to remain in quarantine for a period of five days will no longer apply to tourists, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports. Tourists contracting the virus will be able to decide for themselves if they self-isolate.
Infected tourists will also be able to travel on ferries, planes, and other forms of transport around Greece, but they must wear a medically approved face covering at all times during the journey. Greece lifted most of its Covid-related entry restrictions earlier in May. Since then, all travellers, regardless of their country of origin, have been permitted restriction-free access to the country.
However, there are fears that rules requiring adults to wear a face mask in all public settings may be reintroduced because of a spike in new infections.
A spokesperson said Greece was relaxing its rules to align with other European nations. “There was a lot of discussion about how to manage outbreaks in tourist accommodation and we decided to apply what applies to the rest of the Mediterranean countries, because the majority of countries in northern Europe do not have any measures at all to protect against the coronavirus,” said the spokesperson.
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