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The government and the committee of infectious disease specialists have been alerted to the situation of the rapid spread of the coronavirus in Northern Greece and mainly in Thessaloniki, and now thoughts of new measures are on the table.

"While the figures show that even now Greece is among the countries with a better epidemiological picture, the coronavirus cases are showing exponential growth in Greece," government spokesperson Stelios Petsas said, starting his briefing to the press on Monday. "The condition in Thessaloniki, in some neighboring regions, is extremely serious for public health. The health minister, Vassilis Kikilias, this morning visited the city, for which an emergency plan has been set in motion," he said.

The queues formed since the morning in Thessaloniki are huge, with citizens waiting to do a rapid test for the coronavirus after the rapid increase of cases in the city.