The Danish Government has ordered a cull of 17 million mink after a warning that a mutation of the virus - which is less sensitive to an attack from Covid-19 antibodies - had jumped from minks to humans and infected 12 people. Anyone from the UK who arrives in England after travelling from or through Denmark in the last 14 days must self-isolate along with their household. Just two Greek islands remain on England's quarantine list Credit: AFP or licensors Which Greek islands are on England's quarantine list? Crete, Zakynthos, Mykonos, Lesvos, Paros and Antiparos are among the Greek islands affected. Citizens from the following 11 countries are excluded from the ban: UK, Singapore, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Rwanda, South Korea, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Russian Federation and Israel. If the test is negative the quarantine ends. Mr Shapps also announced that a travel ban which applies to Denmark is going to be extended for a further 14 days as the Government tries to protect against importing Covid-19 cases during the England-wide lockdown. Most of Greece is no longer on the government’s travel corridors list, which means if you visit any of those places, even in transit, you’ll need to quarantine for 10 days on return. Greece goes back on 14-day quarantine list for passengers arriving in Scotland. If it were removed from the list, travellers returning to the UK from Greece would need to quarantine for 14 days. The same rules are in place for the islands of Mykonos, Crete, Santorini, Zante, Lesvos, Tinos and … Carrie Symonds holds 'real power in No 10', body language... 'There's a revolution happening': Dominic Cummings 'is... SNP vows to UNILATERALLY hold a second Scottish independence referendum if Sturgeon wins May election - and... 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Scotland officially added Greece to the quarantine list after a “significant” rise in cases, with other countries around the UK taking similar steps. Israelis and Russians added to list of non-EU citizens allowed in Greece The HCAA provided an update to the temporary ban on entry into Greece from outside the European Union, adding Israel and Russia to a list of countries exempt from the restriction. 7-day quarantine rule All passengers entering Greece until February 8 from any foreign country, including European Union member states, must self-isolate either at their home (for permanent residents) or at the place of temporary residence declared on the PLF, for 7 days. WhatsApp. Athens GR 10557 Travel rules in the UK are ever changing while the pandemic continues. 'The travel ban on DENMARK will also be EXTENDED for a further 14 days. PETER WALKER: Are slim people ALWAYS fitter than fatties? In an announcement on Friday, the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) issued an update for its Covid-19 aviation directives (NOTAMS) that includes information on travel restrictions for all international flights and extends the 7-day quarantine measure for all arrivals from abroad. 'Latest data also means we have to REMOVE all of GREECE apart from Corfu, Crete, Rhodes, Zakynthos and Kos from the #TravelCorridor list. But Mr Shapps is sticking with the Government's so-called 'travel corridors' policy. Guest posts are welcome. I need to travel for 6 days Business trip from Dubai to Athens and Thessaloniki, is it possible to exempt quarantine being a short visit and also my business visa will expire on 31st January’21. CRETE was removed from the quarantine list for Greece in the UK government's weekly announcement this week. The rule also applies to Greek citizens and permanent residents of Greece who travel abroad on flights (outbound travel) are also required to fill out the PLF form before their departure from Greece and present it at border checkpoints. Top tasks . He tweeted this evening: 'Travel Corridor Update: BAHRAIN, CHILE, ICELAND, CAMBODIA, LAOS, UAE, QATAR and TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS have been ADDED to the #TravelCorridor list. Greece is currently one of the 'travel corridor' countries on the UK government's list, meaning people can return from Greece without having to quarantine. In a surprise development on Friday afternoon, UK put Greece on the quarantine-free list of “travel corridors” countries for travel to England. Portugal will also be added to the Scottish quarantine … Call center: +30 210 324 7511. Israeli healthcare group says coronavirus infections... Milly Dowler's killer Levi Bellfield 'is offered Covid jab at high-security jail before most of the rest of... 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Post-Brexit hiccups 'will add £1.50 to a bottle of fine wine', Labour peer Baroness Helena Kennedy 'asked Julian Assange's alleged victims to drop rape charges', New BBC Three documentary 'DIY Trans Teens' reveals how children can buy sex-change drugs. Linkedin. Evidence of virus importation, especially from the Greek islands, has led to the country being removed from the exemption list on public health grounds. Non-UK travellers who have been in 33 red-list countries in the 10 days before travelling are already banned from entry. Email . Travellers arriving in Wales from six Greek islands must already quarantine - these islands are Crete, Lesvos, Mykonos, Paros and Antiparos and Zakynthos. At the time of writing, Greece was still on the Government's travel corridor list. This latest decision brings England into line with Wales, which recently removed six Greek islands from its quarantine list. Now lone mothers are banned from FILMING their baby scan despite maternity units already stopping partners... BBC stops Panorama team probing Martin Bashir's Diana interview having easy access to basic documents. In more bad news for British holidaymakers, Greece could soon be added to the quarantine list, after a spike in its infection rate, with a record 235 cases recorded on August 12. If they are to stay in Greece for a shorter period, the temporary restriction is valid for that period of time, ie until their departure. Why Greece is on quarantine list for Scotland and Wales – but you can still travel there from England There have been more than 1,000 new Covid-19 cases in Greece over the past week – … Credit: Greek Reporter According to reports, seven Greek islands have been added to the list of places where British tourists will be obliged to quarantine when they return home from their holidays. Scotland and Wales also removed their blanket ban on the mainland and islands in Greece - here is everything you need to know about … Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from the author and/or owner is, © 1998 – 2021 International Publications Ltd. -. T ravellers from England are not yet subject to quarantine on return from Greece. November 13, 2020. Greece, except the islands of Corfu, Crete, Kos, Rhodes and Zakynthos will be removed from the list 4am 14 November. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. From regional towns to metropolitan Melbourne, news.com.au has you covered for national news. All travelers entering Greece through January 21, 2021 are subject to a mandatory seven-day preventive quarantine, as announced January 8, 2021. Princess Beatrice's husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi sports a personalized baseball cap as they go food... Susanna Reid, 50, fears being left alone in her 'empty nest' when all three of her sons go off to university. Mainland Greece Placed on UK Quarantine List. Measure to also be implemented in Wales while England holds back on changing travel advice Greek Travel Pages, It is believed prevalence of COVID-19 in Greece currently remains lower than 20 per 100,000, however, a number of cases of the virus in Scotland can be traced back to travel to Greece. 'A reminder that under the current restrictions, travel outside of the home, with the exception of a limited number of reasons including work or education, is not permitted. By Tasos Kokkinidis. Only the islands of Corfu, Crete, Rhodes, Zakynthos and Kos are being allowed to maintain their exemption from self-isolation requirements. UK arrivals This is the same for Scotland, Wales and England, who previously had different rules depending on … The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Fresh misery for flood-hit communities following Storm Christoph as blizzards sweep into Britain TODAY and... 'I'd rather not stand there naked': Keira Knightley says she REFUSES to film sex scenes with a male director... TikTok trolls accuse CBeebies star Mr Tumble of being racists because his catchphrase is 'hello monkey'. The decision brings England partly into line with Wales, which removed six Greek islands from its quarantine-free list last week. International travel is restricted during the current four-week national shutdown as the Government urges the nation to stay at home as much as possible. Credit: Greek Reporter Travellers returning to the UK from mainland Greece will now have to self-isolate for two weeks, the British government confirmed on Thursday. The comments below have not been moderated. Join our GTP Headlines free daily newsletter. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps today announced most of Greece is being added to the Government's travel quarantine 'red list'. Credit: Patricia Claus/Greek Reporter Harry Theoharis, the Tourism Minister of Greece, described the decision taken by the government of Great Britain to include seven of the most popular Greek islands on a new quarantine list as “very unfortunate.” While seven Greek islands might currently be on the quarantine list, there are a number of islands which are not, meaning you can travel there without facing 14 days of self-isolation upon return. The decision to extend the travel ban on Denmark comes amid continuing fears about an outbreak of a mutated strain of coronavirus linked to Danish mink farms. The Department of Justice and Community Safety is responsible for managing mandatory quarantine and emergency accommodation programs as part of Victoria’s public health response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. After the seventh day of quarantine, passengers of UK flights will have to take a new PCR test. We followed all the rules': Devastated fiancée of man, 32, who died of Covid begs Britons... MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: A spectacular and public-spirited offer Boris Johnson should accept. Non-UK resident HGV drivers have also been added to the restrictions, while all passenger vessels and accompanied freight from Denmark has been halted. Sailing in the Greek islands. Quarantine restrictions for people returning to or visiting England from the green countries will be lifted as of July 10. 7-day quarantine rule 'From 4am Saturday 14th November, if you arrive into the UK from this destination you will need to self-isolate.'. Mykonos remains on the UK’s quarantine list … Until the restriction is lifted there will be no routes from those countries to any other Greek airports. … Arrivals from Russia How do travelers from the UK get their second COVID test after 7 day isolation? Grant Shapps, pictured in Downing Street on November 10, today announced most of Greece is being added to the Government's travel quarantine 'red list' from this weekend. CRETE was removed from the quarantine list for Greece in the UK government's weekly announcement this week. However, figures have shown a recent spike in cases, meaning the Government could decide to remove it. From 4am Saturday, November 14, you can travel to England from these destinations without having to self-isolate for 14 days, Greek islands: Corfu, Crete, Kos, Rhodes, Zakynthos, Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. While seven Greek islands might currently be on the quarantine list, there are a number of islands which are not, meaning you can travel there without facing 14 days of self-isolation upon return. If a passenger is selected for a rapid test and tests positive then he/she must quarantine for a total of 14 days. Most of Greece is no longer on the government’s travel corridors list, which means if you visit any of those places, even in transit, you’ll need to quarantine for 10 days on return. Talk show host Larry King dies aged 87 at LA hospital just three weeks after being transferred from the ICU... Jack Maidment, Deputy Political Editor For Mailonline. But mainland Greece remains on the travel corridor list for England and Wales. ALL travelers from abroad will also have to submit a negative Covid-19 test result (PCR) performed up to 72 hours before arrival in Greece and may also be requested to take a rapid Covid-19 test upon entry (depending on the data provided on the PLF forms). People swim at the Channel of Love beach in Greece (Photo: Getty) Also, all flights to and from Greece from Albania and North Macedonia will continue to operate only through Athens International Airport (AIA). The Greek islands of Corfu, Crete, Rhodes, Zakynthos and Kos have not seen as significant a growth in cases over recent weeks as the rest of Greece … Greece added to Scotland's quarantine list, as fears mount for Portuguese getaways Portugal is looking increasingly likely to be placed on the Government’s ‘red list’ Countries tend to be added to the quarantine list when the figure rises above 20 per 100,000. New figures suggest that Greece, Turkey, Denmark and Croatia could follow France as the latest countries popular with UK tourists to be put on the government's quarantine list. Among the updates, the HCAA highlights that the directive for arrivals from Israel has withdrawn the previous weekly limit of 10,000 passengers allowed in Greece per week from that country. Restrictions were imposed last weekend which mean all non-British national or resident travellers who have been in or through Denmark in the last 14 days will be denied entry upon arrival at the British border. Greece’s 7-day Quarantine Rule for Air Arrivals Extended to February 8, Greece Eases Some Covid-19 Lockdown Rules, Keeps Movement Restrictions in Place, Greece Domestic Air Travel: Only Essential Trips Allowed Until February 1. Signup to receive our daily travel-tourism industry newsletter. Just one island remains on the quarantine list - Mykonos. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. By Jack Maidment, Deputy Political Editor For Mailonline, Published: 17:46 GMT, 12 November 2020 | Updated: 20:44 GMT, 12 November 2020. Proof the Pfizer Covid vaccine works in the real world? Only the islands of … On July 9, 2020, the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted procedures for international arrivals. The British government is to publish the full list on Friday afternoon. Does it need to be registered? Greece was placed on to the quarantine list by the Scottish government, with all arrivals including the mainland and the islands forced to self-isolate for two weeks. Twitter. All travelers arriving to Greece from the UK must take a rapid Covid-19 test upon entry to the country and self-isolate for 7 days. Greece is the latest country to have been added to Scotland’s travel quarantine list, after a recent spike in coronavirus cases (Photo: Shutterstock) What does the quarantine mean? Greece was placed onto the quarantine list last week by the Scottish government, with all arrivals including the mainland and the islands forced to self-isolate for two weeks. Greece is on the brink of becoming the next country to be added to Britain’s two-week quarantine list after an alarming surge in coronavirus cases.. Scotland and Wales also removed their blanket ban on the mainland and islands in Greece – here is everything you need to know about the islands where you still have to quarantine. Meanwhile, self-isolation requirements will be lifted on travel from a number of countries including Cambodia, Chile, Iceland, Laos and the United Arab Emirates as of this weekend. Five Greek islands have been added to the government’s quarantine exemption list, the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, has said. That means anyone who travels back to England from anywhere else in Greece from 4am on Saturday will have to quarantine for 14 days. Greece is extending the mandatory 7-day quarantine rule for all international travelers arriving by air. In addition, the HCAA announced that flights between Greece – Turkey and Greece – Catalonia, Spain, remain suspended. Apply for a community crime prevention grant (External link) Check warnings … However, fears are growing that it could be added to the UK's travel red list. Greece risks being added to quarantine list tomorrow after hitting coronavirus 'red zone' GREECE holidays could be at risk of being axed from the UK's travel corridor list … However, mainland Greece and all its other islands are exempt from quarantine rules across the UK. 'If you arrive from these countries after 4am on Saturday 14th November you will NOT need to self-isolate. Greece has been included on the air bridge list even though the country has banned all UK flights until July 15.