Greece ready to use Covid-19 pass before July to save summer, PM says

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Greece is ready to use a Covid-19 travel certificate before its EU-wide launch on July 1 to attract foreign travellers and save its tourism sector from a second summer lost to the coronavirus, Reuters reports.

"It is very, very simple. Essentially, it includes all the information that a member-state would need to welcome a traveller without imposing additional restrictions," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said at a presentation of the Covid-19 pass.

"Greece is ready to launch this digital certificate earlier than July 1," he said, calling on EU countries to ensure they stick to the deadlines and facilitate travel over the summer.

View of the town of Halki on the island of Halki, Greece, April 13. — Reuters
View of the town of Halki on the island of Halki, Greece, April 13. — Reuters

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