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The EU is Sending € 38 Million in Emergency Aid to Health in the Western Balkans
Neighbourhood and Enlargement Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi announced that the European Union is sending € 38 million in emergency aid to the health care system of the Western Balkan countries.
More than € 373 million is planned for the socio-economic recovery of the region from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, Olivér Várhelyi wrote on Twitter.
On Independence Day Mitsotakis stresses public health battle, economic trials
Greece's current struggle is one of keeping Greece strong and Greeks healthy, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in his Greek Independence Day message.
Online gaming booms as virus lockdowns keep millions at home
When two Spanish footballers took to the controls of "FIFA 20" after the coronavirus pandemic saw their La Liga match cancelled, a stadium-sized virtual audience watched online.
US envoy thanks Turkey for its quick response
U.S. ambassador to Ankara on March 24 thanked the Turkish government for its efforts in fighting coronavirus outbreak.
"The Turkish government's response has been swift and thorough, and I want to thank them for that. Turkey's medical professionals, in particular, are heroes," said David Satterfield on Twitter.
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19,000 Victims of COVID-19
The total number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic has risen to nearly 19,000, according to Johns Hopkins University.
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India's 1.3 billion locked down as US reaches virus aid deal
The world's largest democracy went under the world's biggest lockdown on March 25, with India's 1.3 billion people ordered to stay home in a bid to stop the coronavirus pandemic, while in the U.S., lawmakers and the White House agreed on a massive $2 trillion domestic aid package to help those impacted by the outbreak.
The Pandemic is on the Rise: Coronavirus-Infected People are already over 400,000 Worldwide
President says lockdown necessary to stop virus spread but temporary
In a prerecorded message, Greece's new president Katerina Sakellaropoulou said on Tuesday evening that the lockdown is a necessary measure due to the unprecedented crisis and public health risk posed by Covid-19.
Poll: Most Greeks worry coronavirus will derail the economy
Most Greeks worry that the coronavirus outbreak will derail the economy, according to a new poll which also found that the majority backs measures announced by the government to soften the impact of the epidemic on their economic situation.
Eighty-three percent said that they were "worried" or "very worried" about the coronavirus which has so far claimed 19 lives.
Turkey’s Coronavirus Crisis Risks Rivalling Italy, Experts Warn
Deaths from complications related to the coronavirus in Turkey have risen to 37, and the total number of reported cases has increased to 1,529, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said late Monday night.
The minister announced that 21,874 citizens had now been tested, adding that all those who died were elderly.