Turkey is shutting down one post each in its land borders with Greece and Bulgaria as of midnight Wednesday, according to a circular by the Turkish Interior Ministry.

The Athens stock exchange was recovering on Tuesday after the previous day's heavy losses, prompted by fears regarding the spread of coronavirus.

Greek trade deficit fell by 9.8 pct in January this year, as exports's growth was more than four times the growth rate of imports, Hellenic Statistical Authority said in a report on Monday.