Greece reopens island ferries, cafes in tourism restart

Greece restarted regular ferry services to its islands on Monday with cafes and restaurants also back open for business as the country accelerated efforts to salvage its tourism season. 

Travel to the islands had been generally off-limits since a lockdown was imposed in late March to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus, while only goods suppliers and permanent residents were allowed access. 

But the country's low infection rate in the COVID-19 pandemic prompted the government to start the holiday season three weeks earlier than the expected June 15 date, as other Mediterranean countries – including Italy, Spain and Turkey – are grappling with deadlier virus outbreaks.

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