Are Greek islands Zante, Rhodes and Santorini on the quarantine list? Coronavirus cases and holiday travel advice
GREECE remains on the safe list for England – but not for Scotland and Wales, who have enforced their own travel restrictions. Here is everything you need to know about the Greek islands, such as coronavirus cases and quarantine rules. Is Zante on the quarantine list? Zante is not on the quarantine list for England, […]
GREECE remains on the safe list for England – but not for Scotland and Wales, who have enforced their own travel restrictions.
Here is everything you need to know about the Greek islands, such as coronavirus cases and quarantine rules.
Is Zante on the quarantine list?
Zante is not on the quarantine list for England, but is for Scotland and Wales.
From today at 4am, anyone arriving in Wales or Scotland from the holiday island will be forced to self-isolate for two weeks.
Zante is thought to be facing a spike due to a lack of social distancing between holidaymakers.
Two TUI flights were forced into quarantine from Zante after arriving in Cardiff, one of which had 16 positive cases of coronavirus.
TUI has cancelled all holidays to Laganas, a popular resort in Zante, due to guests breaching social distancing rules.
While just 14 new cases have been confirmed on Zante in the past seven days, fears of more tourists having the virus have led to the restrictions.
Is Rhodes on the quarantine list?
Rhodes remains off the quarantine list for both England and Wales, yet is on the quarantine list for Scotland.
Anyone arriving from Rhodes into Scotland from today will have to self-isolate for two weeks.
One of the larger Greek islands, there are travel restrictions on the island which includes a night-time curfew from midnight to 7am.
Is Santorini on the quarantine list?
Santorini remains off the quarantine list for both England and Wales, yet is on the quarantine list for Scotland.
Anyone arriving from Santorini into Scotland from today will have to self-isolate for two weeks.
There are travel restrictions on the island which includes a night-time curfew from midnight to 7am.
A tourist in Santorini warned of large crowds and people ignoring face masks at some of the popular hotspots after being met by huge groups trying to take a picture at sunset.
Are there any other travel restrictions in Greece?
Mykonos, Lesvos, Paros and Antiparos and Crete are also part of the Welsh quarantine restrictions.
In a written statement, Health Minister Vaughan Gething said: “I have considered the clear advice from the Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC) report that travel from the following countries and territories constitutes a public health risk.
“I have decided to remove mainland Portugal (the Azores and Madeira will remain exempt), Gibraltar, French Polynesia and the Greek islands of Mykonos, Zakynthos, Lesvos, Paros and Antiparos and Crete from the list of exempt countries and territories.
“I will lay the necessary regulations which will come into force at 4am on Friday, September 4.”
However, anyone entering England from Greece face no quarantine restrictions.
There are some entry requirements when arriving in Greece, however – Brits will need to fill in a Passenger Locator Form (PLF) at least 24 hours before travelling.
While cases in Greece remain low compared to other European destinations, figures have been steadily climbing, with 10,998 overall infections and 3,804 deaths.
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The country reported the highest new daily cases since the crisis began on August 26, with 283 new infections.
Countries with more than 20 new daily cases per 100,000 population, over seven days, are at risk of being added to the UK quarantine list.
According to Quash Quarantine spokesperson Paul Charles, Greece is currently at 13.8, having dropped from 14.