ATHENS: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a full coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) lockdown for the Attica region, where half of Greece’s population lives, in order to stem the further spread of the novel coronavirus.

All schools in the region will be closed, students will return to online learning, and all stores will also shut down, with the exception of supermarkets, pharmacies, bakeries and gas stations.