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Richard/Jackie/Nathan:
Surely a lot of Italians come over on the ferry?

maggiesaes:
I think it will be ferries too before too long.

Jimbo:
Greece currently has 66 cases - all apparently link to a group who went to Israel and Egypt in February. Unlike the Italians, Greece has got its act together from day one. All sports and many social events will take place without spectators for two weeks, and there will be no school trips.

Italy ranks sixth in tourist visitors to Greece, but I can't find statistics for Corfu, which, given its proximity, I expect to be higher. It's obvious that Greece is taking the situation seriously. It's vital for it to protect the tourist income as far as possible. Over 10 million people come from other European countries each year, compare to about 1.3 million from Italy. Those people must be made to feel safe and confident. If Italy is still in effective lock-down, I expect stringent tests and measures to be put in place. Greece is good at stringent measures: it put a huge proportion of its own on people on bread and water to tackle the demands of the IMF and ECB.

geordieborn:
Italy has one of the best medical systems in Europe, and I’d for one put them up against anything in the UK. Okay their hygiene (kissing on meet) might be suspect and a feature, but if it’s like Spanish flu, there is, for whatever reason, an under reporting of the true situation going on. I would not believe anything this UK government has told us, simply because of the tissue of lies and miss-information they have come out with e.g. “we have been in discussions with the supermarkets…” when they say not!  Okay a trivial one, but there are many more. To put it simply I don’t trust them and I suspect the situation is a lot more tenuous. Let’s hope this is all wrong and in a few weeks’ time we are all looking forward to Corfu, somehow I think not!

Gavlah1973:
Im tending to agree with you GB

Its not meant to peak for 3 months

I do wonder if we'll get to the point where non essential air/ferry travel is cancelled

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