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Sixth person dies from Covid-19 in GreeceA sixth person died in Greece on Thursday from complications related to pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus, public broadcaster ERT reported.The victim is a 70-year-old man who was being treated in a hospital in Kastoria, northern Greece, and had suffered from serious health problems.
Influenza kills 94 in Greece so far this winter season Some 94 people have lost their lives to seasonal influenza so far this winter season, 4 of them last week, the National Public Health Organization reported on Thursday.
Coronavirus-related scams surge as fraudsters exploit pandemic concernsA growing trend of Coronavirus-related fraud has seen reports of scams increase by 400% within the space of a month, City of London Police has warned.The majority of cases flagged to authorities related to online shopping scams where people ordered protective face masks, hand sanitiser and other products that were never delivered.City of London Police said there had also been more than 200 reports of coronavirus-themed phishing emails.These try to trick people into opening malicious attachments on emails that can allow fraudsters access to sensitive personal information, such as passwords, email logins and banking details.
A few weeks back the exchange rate was around £1 / 1.15€, now almost 1:1 at £1 / 1.03€
Coronavirus: Taiwan tracking citizens’ phones to make sure they stay indoors‘They said the police will come to me if I missed another phone call. I’m treated like a prisoner,’ one woman says
UK pubs and restaurants told to shut in virus fightCafes, pubs and restaurants must close from Friday night - except for take-away food - to tackle coronavirus, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said.All the UK's nightclubs, theatres, cinemas, gyms and leisure centres have also been told to close "as soon as they reasonably can".Mr Johnson said the situation would be reviewed each month.The chancellor has said the government will pay 80% of wages for employees who are not working, up to £2,500 a month.
Anger grows among Britons on holiday as lockdowns block returnsStranded British travellers decry Foreign Office assistance and ‘exorbitant’ replacement flightsThousands of British holidaymakers could find themselves stranded abroad, as flight cancellations, travel restrictions and lockdowns due to the global coronavirus pandemic complicate their journeys home.As many as 100,000 tourists may still be in Spain, despite a near-total lockdown and government orders that all hotels be shut down within the week. Recent days have seen the epidemic in Spain spiral into one of Europe’s worst, claiming more than 1,000 lives.Between 80,000 and 90,000 tourists are thought to be in the Canary Islands while another 15,000 are in the Balearic islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, the regional leader of the islands, said on Thursday.“It doesn’t make sense that anyone would come here for tourism,” he told reporters, noting that emergency measures have forced beaches and pools to close. “There’s no tourism to be done.”British travellers around the world told the Guardian of arduous days spent trying to return home, their efforts stymied by flight cancellations and scant communication from airlines.
Isolation and social distancing measures 'should stay in place for a year', experts tell government
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