President: Lockdown measures extended until end of April

8-4-2020 eKathimerini KNEWS Warm

President: Lockdown measures extended until end...

Lockdown and other measures in place to contain the coronavirus outbreak will be extended until April 30, with no exceptions to be made during the Orthodox Easter period, President Nicos Anastasiades said in his televised national address on Wednesday night.

The President addressed the nation to announce a series of additional measures that were agreed upon by the Cabinet which convened on Wednesday morning.

The measures that have been steadily ramped up by the government since coronavirus broke out on the island in early March appear to be effective, Anastasiades said, but warned that this is...

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President: Lockdown measures extended until end of April

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