Greece Tightens Curbs to Stop Upward Trend in Covid-19 Cases
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The Greek government tightened restrictions on movement by citizens to prevent the spread of the coronavirus as the number of new cases and people hospitalized increased in the last days.
An existing national nighttime curfew will now begin at 6 p.m. during the weekend instead of 9 p.m. in so-called red areas that are considered higher risk, including the two largest cities of Athens and Thessaloniki and their greater regions. There is no change to the curfew time on weekdays. At weekends in red areas, only supermarkets, pharmacies and gas stations will be allowed to operate.