no ship or ferry was allowed to carry them to the mainland or an alternate island, local and foreign tourists had no place to stay, to spend the ordered time of quarantine and protect the others.
The ministry never made any provision on what would happen to those tested positive and trapped on the islands.
Local media reported that an extraordinary meeting was to take place on the issue and that the Civil Protection would allegedly propose:
- Increase of quarantine hotels and or requisition of rooms to let on the islands
- Special “Covid-cabins” on ferries so that those tested positive be able to leave the islands immediately
Shipping Minister Giannis Plakiotakis confirmed that a “Covid-cabins” plan was on the table and examined, but nothing official. The media reported there were 30 quarantine hotels in Greece. The plan was to increase them with another 17, while some have begun operations.
Quarantine hotels are each one in Thessaloniki, Halkidiki, Aitoloakarnania, Evros, Kavala, Achaia, Kozani, Magnesia, Corinth, Drama, Fokida, Pieria, Ioannina, Chania, Lassithi, Santorini, Kos, Skyros, Karpathos, Thassos, Skopelos, Zakynthos, Kefalonia, Alonissos (now), Lefkada, Naxos, Lemnos, Evia, Leros, Ios, Samothrace, Kalymnos, and Ikaria.
Each 2 in Attica, Heraklion, Corfu, Rhodes, Paros.
On Mykonos, there is now one hotel and three houses.
