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The Greek Current

New rules kick in as Greece faces spike in coronavirus cases

Faced with a surge in coronavirus infections, Greece on Friday announced new rules for open air entertainment venues such as bars and nightclubs stipulating that customers must hold proof that they have been vaccinated or recovered from Covid-19. The new rules are designed to give more freedom to people who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 and encourage others to get vaccinated as the country is seeing a surge in the new Delta variant. Iliana Magra, a journalist with Kathimerini, joins The Greek Current to talk about the current situation in Greece with the pandemic, the government’s efforts to step up vaccinations, and more.

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New rules for leisure, entertainment kick in Friday

Plan to vaccinate teens triggers large protests in Greece

More areas turn orange on Greece’s Covid map

More than 433,000 first-dose vaccinations booked in last two weeks

Turkish coast guard fires warning shots after denying Greek Cypriot marine police on patrol

Foreign ministry makes representations to UN over Turkish coastguard incident

Coronavirus: Minister unveils tighter SafePass rules

Cyprus issues blanket rule for Safe Pass

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