Norway on Thursday (August 20) added Greece to its list of "red" quarantine countries.

Travellers arriving in Norway from Greece will have to quarantine for 10 days from August 22.

Britain and Austria were also added to the list.

Tourists visiting the Parthenon in Athens, Greece as some countries like Finland and the USA put Greece on a list of nations which have a higher risk of transmitting COVID-19

Tourists underneath the Acropolis in Athens Greece as the country prepares for more tourists on 15 July 2020 from a 'safe list' of countries which includes the UK. With tourism accounting for 20% of Greece's GDP, the country is hoping to make the most out of it's successful lockdown and low rate of cases and only so far, 193 deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic. On Tuesday, health officials said there were 33 new cases of Coronavirus, with 21 of those being travellers who had recently entered the country by land or air. They also said that 100 tourists had tested positive and were now in quarantine since Greece opened it's borders on 1 July 2020.

Tourists underneath the Acropolis in Athens Greece as the country prepares for more tourists on 15 July 2020 from a 'safe list' of countries which includes the UK. With tourism accounting for 20% of Greece's GDP, the country is hoping to make the most out of it's successful lockdown and low rate of cases and only so far, 193 deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic. On Tuesday, health officials said there were 33 new cases of Coronavirus, with 21 of those being travellers who had recently entered the country by land or air. They also said that 100 tourists had tested positive and were now in quarantine since Greece opened it's borders on 1 July 2020.

Tourists underneath the Acropolis in Athens Greece as the country prepares for more tourists on 15 July 2020 from a 'safe list' of countries which includes the UK. With tourism accounting for 20% of Greece's GDP, the country is hoping to make the most out of it's successful lockdown and low rate of cases and only so far, 193 deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic. On Tuesday, health officials said there were 33 new cases of Coronavirus, with 21 of those being travellers who had recently entered the country by land or air. They also said that 100 tourists had tested positive and were now in quarantine since Greece opened it's borders on 1 July 2020.

*Stock Footage* Dusk view of the ancient Acropolis and Parthenon from the Lycabettus Hill viewpoint in Athens Greece