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SYRIZA MEP derided for stacked cart at supermarketA video showing SYRIZA MEP Dimitris Papadimoulis at a supermarket with two shopping carts stacked with supplies sparked an outcry on social media on Wednesday.The viral video came at a time when the government is urging the public not to panic and not to deplete supermarket shelves so that there is a steady flow of supplies while the measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus remain in place.
Fish farming industry is seen sinkingGreek aquaculture has been dealt a devastating blow, as after the losses incurred due to the dramatic drop in exports to Italy, exports to France and Spain are also on the slide. Meanwhile, the flight ban between the European Union and the US makes the cost of shipping Greek fish to the American market pretty much prohibitive.At the same time the government-ordered closure of restaurants in Greece... is resulting in further losses for the sector.
Coronavirus: UK schools, colleges and nurseries to close from FridaySchools in the UK are to shut from Friday until further notice as a response to the coronavirus pandemic.Schools will close except for looking after the children of keyworkers and vulnerable children, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said.
Italy charges more than 40,000 people with violating lockdown Italian authorities have pressed charges against more than 40,000 people for violating the lockdown imposed to contain the coronavirus, according to figures from the interior ministry.
Coronavirus: UK police to start ‘graduated withdrawal of service’ if outbreak worsensPolice will be forced to enact a “graduated withdrawal of service” from their normal duties if the coronavirus outbreak worsens, senior officers have said.Emergency laws are being enacted to give officers the power to detain people with symptoms or force them to undergo testing.But forces across the country are drawing up contingencies to lose up a fifth of their staff to illness or self-isolation, putting pressure on their capacity as they are required to take on new duties.
Military on standby to form coronavirus support forceUp to 20,000 service personnel are to form part of a Covid Support Force, the Defence Secretary has announced.Around 10,000 troops are held at "higher readiness" in case of a civil emergency, and this figure will be doubled in the effort to support public services following the coronavirus outbreak.
Greece Coronavirus Death Toll Rises to Six