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'The state has a constitutional mandate to care for the health of the citizenry and to intervene when the individual rights transcends its constitutional objective and threatens society.,' the PM declared.

'The wonder of medicine is its ability to prolong the lives of these [elderly]people. They are our mothers and fathers, our grandfathers and granddaughters. Human life cannot be put on a scale,' said the health ministry spokesman.

NSRF funding (known by the acronym ESPA in Greece) has offered crucial development support for the Greek economy for decades and in particular during the recent economic crisis.

The bonus that the government announced will be paid to hospital workers and the staff of the Underministry of Civil Protection is an expression of the basic recognition and gratitude of the state to all those who day and night are transcending themselves in the battle against the Coronavirus. Alas it takes such trials for […]

The drastic reduction in the number of flights of European and other air carriers by 70 percent or higher is an early indication of the travails that are in store for Greek tourism.

Apart from a 3.8 billion euro spending package that MItsotakis had announced, the government plans to spend an additional six billion euros (half from the state budget and half from EU structural funds) to shore up the economy.

A total of 45,076 people applied for nursing-related positions, part of the government's hirings for the coronavirus pandemic, according to regional health service data on Thursday.

The International Labour Organisation warned yesterday that the new virus may eliminate 25 million jobs globally if there is no immediate response.

Merkel said she was well aware that the restrictions on the freedom of movement were hard to accept for many Germans, especially after having witnessed Communist rule in the East and the wall that divided the country.

The aim is to strike a delicate balance between the rights and needs of both labour and business within the extremely tight fiscal framework that is the legacy of Greece’s bailout memorandums.

What is needed is a detailed and analytical charting of all business sectors that have been exposed to strong pressures and shock.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told a news conference that it would be up to European countries to implement the closure of their borders to citizens from third countries.

“We are at war with an invisible but not invincible enemy,” the PM said and declared that there will be victims as “difficult days lie ahead”.

Much earlier than other countries and in a timely manner, Greece imposed strict restrictive measures with which the majority of citizens are complying.

Of the total number of 352 Covid-19 cases in Greece, 65 patients are hospitalised in Athens, Thessaloniki and Patras, and of these nine are in Intensive Care Units. 

The decision came after a number of bishops and priests took to the media to say it is impossible for the Coronavirus to be transmitted through Holy Communion.

Limit your movements, stay home when the first symptoms appear, and do not expose yourself to danger so as not to expose your family and others because of your contacts.

Turkish foreign ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy – ignoring the fact that Turkey is busing and pushing thousands of migrants to break through the Greek border and not letting them return to Istanbul  - blasted Greece for alleged violations of international law.

'The restrictions that have been imposed upon us may seem asphyxiating for our temperament as Greeks. However, we should and can comply,' said President Katerina Sakellaropoulou.

A spate of reports indicates that the PM’s office has been pressuring Archbishop Ieronymos to rally his fellow bishops behind strict enforcement at churches of state public health guidelines.