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ATHENS — Greece will ban flights to and from Barcelona from Monday, health authorities said on Friday, as they extended most of the travel restrictions for foreign visitors by three weeks due to a surge in COVID-19 infections.
The accumulation of coronavirus cases in recent weeks has forced the Greek government to reimpose restrictions on the capital Athens and other regions, adding the popular islands at the height of the tourist season to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Greece also requests a list of countries, adding Belgium, Bulgaria, Romania, Malta, Sweden, Spain, Albania, Northern Macedonia and the United Arab Emirates, to provide a negative COVID-19 check to enter the country.
The restrictions will last until 19 September, Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias told the press, adding that the Netherlands would be removed from the list.Flights to and from Barcelona and the Spanish region of Catalonia will be prohibited, he said.
The health government also said restrictions will be imposed on the islands of Zakynthos or Zante, on the islands of Zakynthos or Zante, restrictions will be imposed, adding a total ban on the festivities, a restriction of nine other people at all public and personal meetings and the mandatory use of a mask in open and closed spaces. Lesbos since Saturday.
On Friday, Greece reported 270 new cases. In total, it has recorded 9,800 COVID-19 infections and 259 deaths since its first case appeared in February.
(Report through Lefteris Papadimas and Renee Maltezou; written through Angeliki Koutantou. Edited via Angus MacSwan)
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