Lockdown extension not being ruled out

As the number of confirmed cases of the Covid-19 virus in Greece rose by 71 to 695 on Monday and with the death toll climbing to 17, the government is reportedly mulling the extension of the lockdown beyond April 6 - which was the initial end date of the measures given on Sunday - to the end of April.

Minister of State Giorgos Gerapetritis said as much while speaking to Skai TV Monday. 

"It is especially crucial to control the spread [of the virus] in the coming period until the end of April," he said. The scenario of an extension of the lockdown's duration is also suggested by the fact that the emergency measures for the economy will be in place until April 30. 

Moreover, Gerapetritis also said that the government is moving one day at a time in tandem with the available data on the spread of the coronavirus. 

"There are protocols that correspond to the...