Sotiris Tsiodars began Wednesday’s televised update on the coronavirus pandemic in Greece with a poignant reading of the first names of dozens of infected patients but also of doctors and nurses who care for them, after his visit to two Covid-19 reference hospitals, Attikon and Agias Varvaras.
The Church of Greece will hold liturgies during Easter Week behind closed doors, it said on Wednesday, and called on the public to observe coronavirus restrictions, staying home and praying more, in order to protect their fellow beings.
The Ritsona refugee and asylum-seekers camp has been placed on a full lockdown for the next 14 days as of Thursday morning, after 20 residents tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The lockdown was ordered by Migration and Asylum Minister Notis Mitarakis in collaboration with Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias and the head of the National Organisation for Public Health (NOPH), Panagiotis Arkoumaneas.