Greece to restrict entry for travellers from southern African region

Greece will allow in travellers from the southern African region only for essential reasons and after negative testing amid rising concern about a new COVID-19 variant detected in South Africa, its health ministry said on Friday.

All travellers from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini, Zambia and Malawi will undergo a second test upon their arrival to the country and will be quarantined for 10 days, the ministry said in a statement.

There are no direct flights from Greece to those countries.