Coronaviridae

The epidemic that started in the Far East and has spread to Greece's close neighbors is expected to have multiple impacts on local economic activity.

A man who had been admitted to a coronavirus isolation unit of Athens' Sotiria hospital on Tuesday showing flu-like symptoms, tested negative to the virus.

A sample of his DNA was sent to the Pasteur Institute to determine whether he had been infected with the new coronavirus or a regular flu.

G20 finance ministers and central bank governors who met in Riyadh instead of attempting to forge a common effort to manage the coronavirus crisis simply issued platitudinous observations.

They noted that the epidemic will affect global economic development. One hardly needs to be a G20 member to realise that.

Police in riot gear threw teargas and fired water cannon at Greek islanders as they tried to prevent access to construction sites for new migrant detention centres by setting fires, hurling flares and blockading the gates.

Locals on Lesvos and Chios are worried that the centres, which would replace temporary camps with open access, will leave the islands permanently overcrowded.

A man was admitted to a coronavirus isolation unit of Athens' Soritia hospital on Tuesday showing flu-like symptoms, according to news website Skai.

A sample of his DNA has been sent to the Pasteur Institute to determine whether he has been infected with the new coronavirus or a regular flu. The results of the tests are expected at about 7 p.m.

Southern Europe's bond markets succumbed to selling pressure on Tuesday as concern that Italy may not be alone in combating the coronavirus outbreak gripped markets.

The coronavirus death toll climbed to seven in Italy on Monday and several Middle East countries were dealing with their first infections, sending markets into a tailspin on Monday.

Croatian officials announced on Tuesday that a man who recently returned from Milan in Italy has become the first confirmed coronavirus case in the country.

"Today at 11.50 we got test results for a Croat who was staying in Milan. He shows milder signs of the illness," Health Minister Vili Beros told a press conference.

As doctors in western port city of Patra on Tuesday cleared a man suspected of bringing the highly contagious new coronavirus into Greece from Italy, the government unveiled a series of emergency measures to contain the disease in the case of an outbreak.

Interim Interior Minister Marcel Vela said on Monday that the authorities adopted a decision approving the measures necessary to increase the intervention capacity in preventing and combating infections with the new coronavirus. During a press conference held at the ministry's headquarters, he also announced that there was a video conference attended by all emergency county committees.

With Italy confirming a seventh death from the new coronavirus and at least 200 infections, the Greek Health Ministry is focusing its efforts on increasing alertness among citizens arriving in Greece from areas affected by the virus to seek immediate medical attention if they develop suspicious symptoms.