(ANSA-AFP) - ATHENS, MAY 11 - Greece is stepping up
vaccinations against Covid-19 of its island residents ahead of a
planned May 14 launch to its tourism season, Prime Minister
Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Tuesday. "We are giving our islands
priority... by opening up vaccination of their entire adult
population earlier than the rest of Greece," he told regional
governors via teleconference. "The aim is to fully vaccinate
permanent (island) residents by the end of June," Mitsotakis
said. Greece is keen to see crowds of holiday-makers flooding
back to its idyllic islands, which are some of its most popular
travel destinations. To this end, the Greek tourism minister has
toured key target markets such as the United States and Russia
and is currently holding talks in Britain. The United Kingdom
has put Greece on its amber travel list for now, meaning British
people returning home from Greece face at least five days in
quarantine. Tourism earns a as much as a quarter of Greece's
annual income and Athens wants to persuade tour operators that
the country is safe to visit. (ANSA-AFP).
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