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The Greek Tourism Conderation (SETE), along with the associations from Germany, Italy and Norway cosigned a letter sent to Thierry Breton, European Commissioner of Internal Market and President of EC Tourism Committee, requesting a package of measures for the immediate support of the sector and the adoption of common health and safety protocols in travel.

Greek travel medicine experts are currently examining the safest ways for Greece to welcome inbound travelers, during the post-coronavirus period, but without also “letting in” the coronavirus itself. (It is noted that the practice of travel medicine deals with the prevention and management of diseases and conditions that are acquired during travel.)

British media outlet The Guardian and its correspondent in Greece, Helena Smith, focuses on the initiatives and actions the Greek Tourism Ministry plans to take in its efforts to mitigate the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on a sector that bore the brunt of the global lockdown.