Doctors use GPS, dinghies to screen Greek islands for virus

Using dinghies, GPS and a portable refrigerator, doctors deployed by Greece's national public health agency have launched a coronavirus testing drive on the country's Aegean Sea islands ahead of the summer vacation season.

Ferry service for visitors to the islands resumed Monday, and Greece plans to start welcoming international travelers again on June 15. The government hopes the comparatively low number of confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths in Greece - just under 2,900 cases with 173 deaths - will attract foreign tourists and ease the effects of an expected recession.

While many island residents depend on tourism for their livelihoods, they have also taken comfort in their isolation during the pandemic and worry about opening up to outsiders.

"So far things have gone well. ... Now with the people who will come, what will happen?" asked Katerina Vikeli, a...