So how many of us are actually going (hopefully)

[Evertonendo]

Checked in with TUI and PLF code just arrived. All ready to go tomorrow 

We go tomorrow where are you staying ?

[Karen]

We go tomorrow where are you staying ?

Happy holiday!

[WINKIE]

Have a great time BAJ, weather looks fab.

[hobbes]

Have a brilliant time-its  a month today until we go-I don't think we will make it....

[WINKIE]

BBC news this morning, showing a huge spike in cases in Greece  . Not what I wanted to see with a week to go  .

[geordieborn]

BBC news this morning, showing a huge spike in cases in Greece  . Not what I wanted to see with a week to go  .

I guess at worst this happens before you get to go and is cancelled. Next would be when you are there and therefore have to quarantine on your return, hopefully that's not an issue for you? Jimbo has said the rates there are very low, so not too sure why they are reporting this as a risk. Saying that a quick look (and there are far too many conflicting stats out there) and it does look like the recent cumulative numbers in Greece are higher than 20 according to the ECDC here, but not as high as Portugal?

[WINKIE]

Quarantine not an issue here, both retired. Just the conflicting issues, media scaremongering most like, BBC etc, its who to believe GB. I will follow Jimbo,s  reports, happier reading by a country mile.

[Jimbo]

It's not the BBC - it's the appalling Daily Mail that originated this.

Today Greece's infection rate is 14.1 per 100,000 over a seven day period. That is way below the threshold of 20. Portugal is 14.4, and it's been taken off the isolation list.

There's one statistical point that never gets mentioned - 100,000 of which population (the base population or the larger population when visitors arrive)?

The biggest threat to Greece now is the increasing chance of Turkey invading and annexing the Eastern Aegean islands. If or when that happens, the FO will assuredly argue against travel to Greece, even if Corfu is 800 kilometres from Rhodes. I imagine Kalamata and Preveza airports would be closed to civilian traffic. I was on Rhodes last time war seemed imminent, and it was bizarre sitting on the beach with jet fighters screaming past overhead.

[Karen]

I find the stats confusing, but continue to hope for the best for Greece. Quarantine on return wouldn't affect us, if we were going.

[Jimbo]

They are confusing! Current tests are unreliable, so the statistics are well. I don't think the population has ever been subjected to such a barrage of data.The reason the "per hundred thousand" factor is used is to avoid a lot of even more confusing zeros in the numbers.

[Karen]

Yes Jim. I  don't look at them anymore,they mean nothing to me.

[geordieborn]

The stats are confusing, hence they should do something about it so as to allow people a more informed decision on travelling. Jimbo quotes the seven day figure as being 14.1, which by the way if what I read was correct was only 13.8 three days ago, but elsewhere they are looking at 14 day rates from which it looks like Greece is indeed on the rise. It seems we are now in a 2 week cycle of reviewing the situation, so why do they not publish their stats in a league so we can all look at the trends and make up our own minds on the risks. Or are they worried they may need to change the way they are counting yet again?

[Jimbo]

The government's period for calculating the infection rate is 7 days. Greece has had a rapid rise recently. That was to be expected when visitor numbers increased.

[Lesley]

More important news re Turkey and drilling stuff oh yes Daily Mail and other rag mags dont post this stuff......

[Scottygirl]

Checked in with TUI and PLF code just arrived. All ready to go tomorrow 

Have a great time😎
We will be there this time next week. Can’t wait and staying positive. ☀️☀️😎😎