Update – 13/10/2020

As of the latest update by the Greek authorities on Monday, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 diagnosed cases in Greece is 22,652. 7 new deaths were reported raising the total number to 456. The number of patients treated in intensive care units stands at 91. 295 new cases where announced yesterday in Greece, maintaining the daily number below 300. 145 of the new cases were found in the Attica region.

Small and medium-sized businesses impacted by the coronavirus will be able to tap into a support package of 200 million euros, the Attica Region announced this week. More specifically, the support scheme to run through the Attica Region provides eligible parties with working capital ranging from 5,000 euros to 50,000 euros with the requirement to maintain the sum for at least three years after the completion of the process in June 2021. Eligibility will depend on the number of employees as recorded in the labor ministry’s Ergani information system; the estimated loss of income in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the corresponding period in 2019 based on VAT returns; and business sustainability based on pre-tax profits and turnover.

A number of measures previously announced in Greece to curb the spread of the coronavirus will have some changes as of October 12, following the launch of the country’s new risk-assessment map on Friday. The new health safety map lists the safety restrictions in all 74 Greek regional units, depending on the degree of risk that is indicated by one of four levels (traffic light color-coded):

Level 1 – Green – Low risk
Level 2 – Yellow – Moderate risk
Level 3 – Orange – High risk
Level 4 – Red – Very high risk

The risk levels are based upon the number of new daily cases per 100,000 people. At the time of presenting the map, 27 Greek regional units were at the green level, 25 at the yellow level and 22 at the orange level.

Only 60 percent of all hotels in Greece managed to operate during this year’s tourism season and just for a short period of time, according to a report by the Institute for Tourism Research and Forecasts (ITEP) on the reopening of Greek hotels after the coronavirus (Covid-19) lockdown.

According to the report, presented during an online press conference on Monday, out of 9,971 Greek hotels (year-round and seasonal) that operated in 2019, only 67 percent (6,700) decided to obtain the necessary health protocols and gradually restart operations to welcome guests once the Covid-19 lockdown was lifted.

Regarding yesterday’s 295 cases:

40 were detected during the tests carried out at Greece’s entry points

3 imported cases that took the test voluntarily

145 cases were detected in the regional unit of Attica

6 cases were detected in the regional unit of Thessaloniki

5 cases were detected in the regional unit of Achaia

3 cases were detected in the regional unit of Voiotia

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Grevena

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Drama

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Evros

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Evoia

2 cases were detected in the regional unit of Thira

15 cases were detected in the regional unit of Ioannina

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Karditsa

9 cases were detected in the regional unit of Kastoria

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Kea

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Kerkyra

19 cases were detected in the regional unit of Kozani

9 cases were detected in the regional unit of Korinthia

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Lakonia

2 cases were detected in the regional unit of Larissa

3 cases were detected in the regional unit of Lesvos

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Magnisia

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Xanthi

3 cases were detected in the regional unit of Pellas

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Rodos

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Samos

2 cases were detected in the regional unit of Chalkidiki

17 cases remain under investigation

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