Greece confirms 303 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hrs; Achaia, Ioannina under stricter measures

Greece confirmed 303 new confirmed novel coronavirus infections on Monday, with 59 people linked to known clusters and 25 tested at the country's entry points.
The National Public Health Organization announced that all cases since the pandemic arrived in Greece in late February total 20,142 of whom 3,082 are believed to be related to travel abroad and 8,232 to previously known cases.
A total of 83 people are intubated. Their median age is 67 years, 88 pct have an underlying condition or are aged 70 or more, and 25 of them are women. 
Another 227 have been discharged from ICUs since the pandemic broke out in Greece.
In addition, another 8 deaths bring the number of fatalities to 417, of whom 156 were women. The median age of the deceased was 78 years, and 96.4 pct had an underlying condition and/or were al least 70 years old.

Meanwhile, Deputy Minister for Civil Protection & Crisis Management Nikos Hardalias on Monday ordered additional anti-coronavirus safety measures at the regions of Achaia, Peloponnese and the Ioannina municipality in northern Greece, kicking in as of midnight on Tuesday. 
Apart from the mandatory use of face masks outdoors and indoors, the measures ban parties, fairs, processions, gatherings of over nine people for any reason - both public and at homes. Restaurants in those areas may only seat a maximum of four people, unless they are first-degree relatives in which case up to six people are allowed. 
Open-air markets (laikes agores) will operate at fifty percent capacity, where stalls must be set five meters apart. In addition, the operation of restaurants and entertainment establishments is suspended from midnight to 05:00. 
Residents in Achaia prefecture received an SMS alert on their mobile phones on Monday, by the 112 European emergency alert system, urging them to observe a diligent use of face masks and social distancing. 

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