Greece closes restaurants and shopping malls for two weeks amid COVID-19 outbreak.
The announcement came on the same day that Greece announced the closure of schools and universities.
Sputnik - Greece has decided to close public gathering places to slow the spread of the new coronavirus in the country, where the number of cases has reached 190, according to Health Ministry spokesman Sotirios Tsiodras on Friday (13).
With the exception of takeout and delivery establishments, all restaurants, cafes, bars, and shopping malls will be closed for two weeks. Supermarkets and pharmacies will remain open during this period, Tsiodras said.
The announcement came on the same day that Greece announced the closure of schools and universities, as well as the cancellation of the iconic Olympic torch relay.
After surpass its peak in ChinaCOVID-19 has spread in Europe, where the number of cases appears to be on an exponential trajectory. This Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Europe as the epicenter of the pandemic. new epicenter of the pandemic of the new coronavirus.