In response to the outbreak of the newly identified coronavirus variant ‘Omicron’ which has spread in South Africa, Australia has just announced a number of actions.
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The quest to assign a letter of the Greek alphabet to the newly identified COVID-19 variant ‘B.1.1.529′ that has spread in South Africa has proven that “all pandemics are inherently political” as a source from the World Health Organisation confirms that the Greek letters Nu and Xi have been deliberately avoided.
A newly identified COVID-19 variant that has spread in South Africa and described by health experts as ‘the most concerning that they have seen’ has prompted immediate travel bans in many countries including the UK, US and Greece. Meanwhile, however, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison remains “unconcerned”.
From 1 November, NSW will no longer require fully vaccinated international or interstate arrivals to undertake home or hotel quarantine. Travellers will be required to have a PCR test prior to departure and provide proof of vaccination status
World No.3 Stefanos Tsitsipas has committed to January’s Australian Open, describing any potential restrictions forced…
The Ionian Islands, Crete and islands in the southern Aegean Sea would be affected by this change.
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke in favour of flexible movement this summer, to…
On Sunday, the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority issued an aviation directive (NOTAM), extending travel restrictions…
Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) extended the travel restrictions for international flight passengers due to…
The aviation authorities are calling for a seven-day quarantine of airline passengers from abroad and international flights restriction to be extended until Monday, February 8, 2021.
An Australian Open press release on Saturday night revealed that a passenger on the charter…
As of January 15, 2021, Cyprus will lift its travel ban on 56 countries. The…
The mandatory precautionary quarantine period for travellers flying into Greece between December 18 and January 7 has been reduced from the 10 days initially announced to just three days.
Greece on Monday extended its lockdown measures in place to limit the spread of the…
Cyprus has become the first European Union Member State to announce that it plans to…
Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias has tested negative for COVID-19, however he will continue…
The Greek island of Mykonos, the Canary Islands, the Maldives and Denmark have been added…
The largest Greek island, Crete, has been added to the UK’s “travel corridor”. This means…
Five Greek islands have been added to the England’s quarantine exemption list, Transport Secretary Grant…
The Irish government has enforced quarantine restrictions for Greece and six other countries. As of…