Greece holidaymakers given Covid warning as FLiRT strain outbreak leads to restrictions

READ MORE Foreign Office warns 'stay away' from UK tourist hotspot as 'attacks are likely' Holidaymakers jetting off to Greece are being alerted to a significant outbreak of a new Covid variant in the country, with mask restrictions being reintroduced. The Metaxa Oncology Hospital in Piraeus has announced that from today (July 15) it will be implementing stringent protective measures against Covid -19 for the next fortnight. Greece is currently grappling with a surge in Covid -19 cases due to a new strain named FLiRT.

This was confirmed by Professor Gikas Magiorkinis, an expert in hygiene and epidemiology at the University of Athens, during an interview with Skai TV. The FLiRT variant first appeared in Greece around two weeks ago, leading to a marked rise in infections and hospital admissions. However, despite the increase in cases, Professor Magiorkinis has reassured the public that this variant does not cause severe illness.

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