Greece halts Qatar flights as 12 passengers test positive for Covid-19 – The National

Greece halts Qatar flights as 12 passengers test positive for Covid-19 – The National

Greece halts Qatar flights as 12 passengers test positive for Covid-19. Greece has reported lower numbers of coronavirus than most European nations and is looking to start reopening the country to tourists. Greece has suspended flights to and from Qatar after 12 passengers arriving from Doha to Athens tested positive for the novel coronavirus.. The Greek civil protection authority said 12 out of 91 people on a Qatar Airways flight that arrived on Monday had tested positive for Covid-19.. "Following the epidemiological facts, flights from and to Qatar are suspended until June 15," the agency said in a statement.. Qatar has been one of the hardest-hit countries in the Gulf region with over 60,000 confirmed cases.. The official tourist season in Greece starts on June 15, when hotels operating during the season reopen and some regular flights from abroad resume.. The country of 11 million has registered fewer than 180 deaths from Covid-19, and the government has pledged to protect this close-to-clean bill of health with additional resources sent to popular destinations such as islands..