Νews in brief
POEDIN, state hospital employees union are holding protests at the entrances of public hospitals. They want to reveal the long-term problems of the Greek health system.
Another 10 new coronavirus cases were officially recorded in Greece in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health announced on Monday, bringing the total of infections since the start of the outbreak in the country to 2,726.
There were no registered deaths since Sunday, while the fatalities since the beginning of the outbreak total 151.
The government wishes to maintain the new reality of working from home, but to also ensure the protection of in-house staff in the economically vital production sector from the Covid-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday, at a videoconference with representatives of management and labour.
Mitsotakis and the social partners discussed safety at work and public health, and he spoke of a «new normal», underlining that the «old normal» is «pretty much gone forever».
The Great Walk of Athens, one of the largest urban interventions in the city center was approved by the Municipal Council of the city of Athens.
It will link the historic center of the city with walks of approximately 6.8 kilometers.
Traffic alterations will begin at the end of June, while the project is expected to be completed in 2022.
White House staff have been ordered to wear masks in the West Wing after two aides tested positive.
South Korea says there are now 101 new cases of coronavirus linked to a nightclub district in Seoul.
Wuhan is drawing up plans to test all 11 million residents over 10 days, Chinese state media report.
They have warned about the possibility of new cluster infections, as social distancing measures are eased.
And the weather forecast…
Partly cloudy in Attica today. Winds will be coming in from the southwest, facilitating the transfer of dust from North Africa. The presence of dust in the atmosphere is also expected to last all week. The temperature today in Athens will reach a maximum of 30 degrees Celsius.
