Greece may ease more Covid-19 curbs from Monday, says PM

Greece could ease some restrictions and reopen shops and other parts of its economy next week after a nationwide lockdown helped contain a surge in Covid-19 infections, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday.

The government imposed the strict lockdown, the second since the start of the pandemic, in early November following a spike in infections mainly in northern Greece and the Athens area.

Cases had eased since a rise in December, Mitsotakis told parliament.

"The government stands ready to implement its policy [to reopen the economy] from Monday, if there is a positive recommendation by experts," he said.

Authorities are expected to announce a final decision later on Friday after hearing from a committee of epidemiologists.

Greece has already been easing parts of the lockdown. It allowed kindergartens and primary schools to reopen this...

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