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In his first accounting to Parliament since the crisis started one month ago, Mitsotakis thanked “the overwhelming majority of citizens who have accepted the limiting of their personal freedom”.

Over the last several days many of our fellow citizens foolishly decided for no serious reason to leave their homes frequently, violating vital restrictions of movement

Even as the coronavirus pandemic is bringing other EU countries to their knees, Dutch Finance Minister Wopke Hoekstra is criticising the economic sins of wayward countries which in the past had strayed away from fiscal discipline.

About a dozen healthacre workers at the Alexandra university hospital in Athens which has a large maternity ward who came into contact with the woman have been quarantined.

Resistance to fascism and all manner of oppression was for Manolis Glezos a sacred and perpetual duty. He simply could not do otherwise.

Turkey unilaterally abrogated its responsibilities linked to the 2016 EU-Turkey statement. It also sought to use human beings as pawns in an attempt to blackmail the EU. This is the same union that Turkey still aspires to join, or so it says.

The health ministry stressed the need to protect doctors and health workers at large, noting that the possibility was being considered of "providing them with a safe and effective therapy for a period between 8 to 12 weeks” as a preventative measure.

'In a symbolic initiative, therefore, I urge all ND MPs, as well as ministers and deputy ministers, to deposit 50 pct of their salary [to help] in the fight against the coronavirus for the next two months,' the PM said.

The prime minister was judged for his leadership abilities and won the true respect of the majority of the citizenry when he was confronted with singular and unforeseen crises.

'April will be a difficult month with a rise in the number of cases and possibly in the number of deaths,' said Interior

Suleyman Soylu saidf the 1,000 special forces that Ankara has for weeks stationed at the Gree-Turkish border for hours one day used live fire and lobbed gas bombs onto Greek territory.

Health experts in Greece and internationally are underlining that an increasing number of cases involves patients in lower age brackets

The government is at once offering assurances that it will include as many types of businesses in its stimulus package and underlining rthat it is still bound by fiscal strictures despite inclusion in the ECB's QE programme.

'The unity and solidarity at difficult moments which characterises our people must, as on 25 March, 1821 must come to the forefront once again during this very difficult period for our countrY.'

'Our struggle today is exactly to keep Greece strong and Greeks healthy. The pandemic will cost us, but it will leave us victorious, more mature, and stronger than ever so that we may lead our homeland forward.'

The entire group is quarantined in an Athens hotel. All people who return from abroad are required to self-isolate for 14 days and authorities keep track of them.

We must all realise that the strict measures taken by the state are temporary and necessary for the continuation of life and for us to continue as healthy people to enjoy the benefits of democracy.

Health Minister Vasilis Kikilias thanked the Chinese ambassador in Athens for Beijing’s donation of medical supplies and also expressed gratitude to  private sector entities for donating  beds, equipment, and medical supplies.

'The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a major economic shock that is already having a significant negative impact in the European Union,' EU finance ministers said in a statement.

At this juncture one can see how correct the decision of the economic team of the previous government was to shield the budget and endow it with a cash buffer that can prove extremely useful.