Greece and the economic crisis 2020

NEWS ARCHIVE - April 17

April 17, 2020

Total case count at 2,224

Story at Tovima [Greek]

Fatalities rise to 108

Story at Iefimerida [Greek]

Easter store hours on Friday

Story at Ethnos [Greek] and other restrictions Ethnos [Greek]

Easter services to broadcast Friday

Story at Iefimerida [Greek]

205,984 businesses in Greece in shutdown for pandemic

1,063,098 employees also suspended - details at Tanea [Greek]

Intensive police effort to control Easter travel

Story at Parapolitika [Greek]

Joint Ministerial Decision on self-employed allowance

Story at Iefimerida [Greek]

Potential for Greece tourism when pandemic wanes

Security and maintaining a good image important nowe. Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]

The movement of viral "Trojan horse" around the earth

Story at Tovima [Greek]

Refugee children group leave Greece for Germany

Story at DW.com [Greek]

Turkey fatalities reach 1,600+

Story at Protothema [English]

Italy tourism collapses 96%

Story at MSN News [English]

French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle has high number of pandemic infections

Story at Ethnos [Greek]

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