Experts concerned over spike in infections

Experts are urging citizens to try harder to observe health protocols aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus following a spike in infections and as Greece prepares to open its borders to tourists. 

Health authorities are particularly concerned about reports of widespread flouting of health and safety regulations over the long weekend, including overcrowding in bars and on ferries.

The impact of that complacency will be clear by the end of next week if infected individuals were present in overcrowded areas, experts have said, referring to the virus' incubation period of up to 14 days. 

Reports of people arriving in Greece from abroad and breaking quarantine rules are another headache for authorities, who are preparing to open up the country to foreign visitors from next week when tests for Covid-19 will only be conducted on passengers arriving from...

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