Travelers returning from holidays tested at Greek ports as COVID-19 cases surge


  • World
  • Friday, 21 Aug 2020

PIRAEUS, Greece, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Teams of Greek medics and volunteers have been offering holidaymakers returning to Attica at the ports of Piraeus and Rafina free, randomized COVID-19 tests and informative leaflets this week as COVID-19 cases surge.

Following a surge in infections lately and increased epidemiological load on a few popular islands, authorities have stepped up measures to contain the spread of the virus with a focus on the region that hosts half of the country's population.

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