Greece’s authorities will delay its border restrictions and entry ban, imposed for third-country nationals till December 14, after evaluating the present Coronavirus scenario.
The choice has been launched in an effort to halt the additional unfold of the COVID-19 illness within the Greek territory,
But, from the launched measure will likely be excluded residents of the European Union Member States and the Schengen space, in addition to residents of Japan, Australia, Rwanda, Thailand, South Korea, the UAE, Uruguay, and Singapore.
Authorities in Greece have revealed that solely a restricted variety of individuals who maintain the adverse outcomes of a Coronavirus take a look at will likely be permitted to enter the nation by land borders.
Individuals with an adverse PCR take a look at will have the ability to cross by the opposite border crossings Kakavia with Albania, Eusoni with North Macedonia, and Kipi with Turkey. The checkpoints are open daily from 7 am to 11 pm.
In keeping with the announcement, the ban can even exclude Greece nationals and persons who’ve suitable to remain and reside in Greece, in addition to individuals who want to enter the nation for emergency instances.
Vehicles that carry items are in a position to cross by 4 border factors with Bulgaria and by way of one border crossing with Turkey, North Macedonia, Albania, whereas their drivers are not going to be required to current adverse results of the Coronavirus take a look at.
The transfer additionally features a short-term ban on entry into Greece for all third-country nationals from all factors of entry, with any automobile, together with the sea, air, rail, and street connections.
Earlier this month, Greece authorities introduced that internationals wishing to enter the nation would be required to present a negative result of the Coronavirus test, not older than 72 hours.
The choice adopted Greece’s nationwide lockdown, which was launched by the nation’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in November.
Greece’s lockdown launched in November was the second imposed for its residents, for the reason that starting of the pandemic, and it was set to final till November 30. Authorities in Greece took such a step in an effort to cease the unfold of the Coronavirus illness.
There have been a complete of 105,271 COVID-19 instances registered in Greece, as but, whereas 2,406 have died.
At a similar time, in a bid to halt the unfold of the illness, Bulgaria introduced that ranging from at present, December 1, it will ban travel outside the European Union countries, until January 31, 2021. The choice was introduced by Bulgaria’s Ministry of Health.
