Cultural hiatus, caps on gatherings, telework introduced to stem Covid in Greek capital

Roughly a quarter of Greece's coronavirus cases are concentrated in downtown Athens, Deputy Minister for Citizens' Protection Nikos Hardalias said on Friday, announcing new measures aimed at reducing infection rates in Athens.

"Of the 14,400 cases reported since the start of the pandemic, 4,084 are active and of these, 2,100 are in Attica. Of those, moreover, 966 are located in Municipality of Athens," Hardalias said.

Of Friday's 339 new cases, meanwhile, 164 were reported as being in the Attica region.

Hardalias added, however, that the region is still considered to be below Code Red, in Code Orange territory, reporting a daily infection rate of three per 100,000 residents in recent days.

The new measures for Attica (not including the Saronic Islands and Kythira) go into effect on Monday and will be in place until October 4, when the situation will be...

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