News in brief

The number of deaths in Greece has reached 119, as two more patients died this morning. The first is a 75year old male in Athens and the second a 35 year old male in Thessaloniki.
The Health Ministry’s coronavirus spokesman and infectious diseases professor Sotiris Tsiodras on Monday evening announced 10 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Greece and six death in the last 24 hours.

A 28-year-old pregnant woman from Somalia hosted at a hotel in the area of Kranidi, Peloponnese, that is operating under the supervision of the International Migration Organisation was found positive with coronavirus.

At a media briefing on Monday, Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias said that a discussion has already begun on the gradual lifting on restrictive measures but did not provide any timeline for such a move, noting that any relaxation would be conducted gradually.

Hardalias thanked Greeks for «the very high level of collective responsibility» they showed over the Easter holidays, noting that police recorded relatively few violations of restrictions on movement that were imposed last month as part of the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
He added, however, that restrictions on movement would remain in place until at least April 27, stressing that the danger is not yet over.

Development and Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis said on Monday that the government will present its plan for tourism in the next days in an interview with SKAI TV.

Global deaths pass 170,000. More than 170,000 people have lost their lives in the coronavirus pandemic so far, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. There have been more than 2.47 million cases worldwide. Just under a quarter of global deaths – 42,000 – have been in the US. The UK has nearly 126,000 cases and more than 16,500 deaths.

Trump announces plan to suspend immigration to US. US president Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he will “temporarily suspend” immigration to the US, referring to the “invisible enemy,” a term he has used in the White House press briefings and on Twitter to refer to coronavirus.

Oil price falls to historic low due to coronavirus. The US oil market collapsed into negative prices for the first time as North America’s oil producers run out of space to store an unprecedented oversupply of crude left by the pandemic. However, Trump has downplayed the oil price drop, saying it’s only “short term”.

World Health Organization chief warns that the worst is still ahead of us. The comments, from WHO director general Adhanom Ghebreyesus Tedros, have revived international concern just as many countries ease restrictive measures aimed at reducing its spread.

The European Union’s industry chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday he wanted all EU member states to have the same access to financing and credit.
Breton also told French BFM TV he expected the Schengen zone to stay closed over the summer due to the new coronavirus.

Virgin Australia has confirmed it has entered voluntary administration – making it Australia’s first big corporate casualty of the coronavirus pandemic.
The country’s second-largest carrier cut almost all flights last month following wide-spread travel bans.
The airline is now seeking new buyers and investors, after failing to get a loan from Australia’s government.

Αnd the weather forecast…

The weather deteriorates until Thursday. In Attica today we expected clouds and local showers. The temperature will reach a maximum of 20 degrees Celsius.