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11.17am BST
Greece will make mask-wearing compulsory at more indoor public spaces to contain the spread of the virus after a small flare up of Covid-19 infections in the second half of this month, its deputy civil protection minister said on Tuesday.
Health authorities made mask-wearing compulsory for consumers at supermarkets 10 days ago. Masks have been also compulsory at public transport. The extended measure goes into effect from Wednesday.
11.12am BST
We are still in the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, which will be “one big wave” that “is going to go up and down a bit”, a spokeswoman for the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.
The WHO warned against complacency about new coronavirus transmission in the northern hemisphere summer, saying that this virus did not behave like influenza that tended to follow seasonal trends.
It’s going to be one big wave. It’s going to go up and down a bit. The best thing is to flatten it and turn it into just something lapping at your feet.
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