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Covid-19 Testing At The Greek Borders

Covid-19 samples that collected from people at the Greek borders. Travelers in cars and buses from all over Europe but mostly from Bulgaria, Romania, Czech Republic and Poland arrive at the Greek Bulgarian borders of Promahonas - Kulata, entering point in Greece for holidays and they are checked for Coronavirus. Greece lifted the travel ban since July 1 and relaunched the tourism season. Arriving tourists should carry the special Passenger Locator Form for each individual, a new required document to enter Greece for all the arriving people and the increased Covid-19 Coronavirus tests that are applied to most of the arriving cars, based on a special algorithm. Greece increased the testing capacity with the health crew of the National Public Health Organization EODY at the land borders. Greece will allow the entrance only to passengers with up to 72 hours prior to the arrival Covid-19 test with negative results in English from a certified laboratory. In August 2020 Greece is starting implementing new protective measures like local lockdown, changing the maximum number of people together and the working hours of restaurants, bars, beach bar etc against the spread of the pandemic outbreak, as people relax and avoid the guidelines. Until now Greece is counting 263 fatalities from the virus. On 23 August 2020 in Promachonas Borders, Greece (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#5957262
Date Taken	23 August 2020
Location	N/A
Photographer	Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto
Category	Health
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto

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