Greece prime minister has announced a nationwide three-week lockdown starting Saturday, saying that the increase in coronavirus infections must be stopped before the country’s health care system comes under “unbearable” pressure. The main difference between this lockdown and the one Greece imposed in the spring is that kindergartens and primary schools will remain open. High schools will operate by remote learning. The lockdown goes until November 30. On Wednesday, Greece announced a record 18 daily deaths and 2,646 new patients, bringing the total confirmed patients to just under 47,000 and the deaths to 673.-AP

Source: The Standard November 05, 2020 11:48 UTC