Soldiers, police, firefighters and Civil Protection officers have been patrolling dangerous areas, mountain tops and forests since last night and will continue to do so for at least seven days for fear of new fires.

The US embassy in Greece on Monday donated protective personal supplies to the Hellenic Police for use by its personnel against Covid-19.

Some 299 children went missing in Greece in 2018, according to data presented on Monday for International Missing Children's Day by the Hellenic Police, which said that 257 of them had been eventually found.