Attica viral load to keep schools closed

Attica's increasing viral load is troubling both the government and health authorities, who are looking at ways to stem the new tide.

According to reports, if cases continue to rise, infectious disease experts are considering two scenarios, which will be discussed at their scheduled meeting this afternoon.

The first option is to declare Attica a "red" zone, which effectively means that high schools will not open on Monday and retail will return to click-and-collect mode. 

An alternative option is to freeze any further easing of measures. This case would also entail schools not reopening on Monday, but retail trade would remain as it is. In this scenario the issue of high schools will be reconsidered at the end of next week. 

In Attica alone on Wednesday, 409 new cases were detected, of which 76 were in the northern suburbs, 104 in the center of Athens...