Greece striving to flatten curve by May

As Greece enters its third week in lockdown, the first glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel has appeared, according to government spokesman Stelios Petsas, who told reporters on Monday that it is up to the people to remain responsible.

"It's up to us if we are to enjoy the first results in May of our responsible attitude by staying home in April," he told reporters Monday.

In response to a question from Kathimerini as to when the curve of the spread of Covid-19 will start to follow a downward trend, Petsas said that "we are fighting to save time, and we hope, with the data that we have at our disposal, that this fight, day by day, is being won - as long as we are not complacent."

Shortly afterward, the deputy minister of civil protection, Nikos Hardalias, echoed the same sentiment, saying that May may be the month when Greece's residents start seeing light...

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