Hard lockdown could be extended in other areas, expert warns

One day after the government announced hard lockdowns in three western Attica municipalities to stem the tide of coronavirus infections, a prominent expert did not rule out similar measures for more areas in Greece.

"A tougher lockdown should have been put in place, like the one imposed in March," Athanasios Exadaktylos, president of the Panhellenic Medical Association and a member of the Health Ministry's committee of experts, told Skai radio on Friday.

"The [second] lockdown was imposed when the virus had already spread out significantly," Exadaktylos said, adding that existing restrictions were less stringent compared to the first lockdown in spring.

"A lockdown like the one implemented in March would have most likely been more effective more quickly," he said.

Just a few days after the partial easing of restrictive measures to contain coronavirus...