By Tony Winterburn • Published: 28 May 2020 • 13:06
IN a letter made public on Wednesday, the Greek government said it would pay for accommodation, medicine, and food for patients and their families should they get infected while in the country.
Tourists “will only need to bear the cost of their airport transfer and repatriation flight.”
It is part of a raft of packages aimed at drawing visitors back to the island, which has reported few cases. According to Johns Hopkins University data, the country has confirmed 939 infections and 17 deaths.
Tourism accounted for about 15 per cent of the country’s GDP last year, and so the government is straining to bring back travellers as soon as possible.
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