Greece clamps down at party island Mykonos as COVID-19 infections spike

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Greece clamps down at party island Mykonos as COVID-19 infections spike
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ATHENS: Greece will extend restrictions in the popular holiday island of Mykonos and the coastal area of Chalkidiki in northern Greece to contain ...

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The measures include a complete ban on live parties and festivities, a limit of nine people in all public and private gatherings and compulsory mask wearing in closed and open spaces.No more than four people can be seated at the same table in restaurants unless they are very close relatives, in which case the limit is increased to six people.On Tuesday Greece recorded 269 COVID-19 infections, its highest daily tally since its first case was detected on Feb. 26.

Greece, he said, ranked 180th in terms of deaths per million inhabitants, noting that 83per cent of recent infections were due to domestic dispersion of the virus as people did not observe proper social distancing.

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