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The vice-president says the task force may wind down by the end of May or early June.

A leading epidemiologist who advised the UK government on its coronavirus response resigned from his government post on Tuesday, after the Telegraph newspaper reported he broke the lockdown rules he helped shape.

CNN’s reporter Mr Nic Robertson talked with our Prime Minister in regards to coronavirus. Explaining how by introducing a stringent and early lockdown, Greece has managed to keep total deaths from Covid-19 below 150. “It will be a very different summer. But we hope the worst is behind us. Again, …

No new deaths in Greece – 10 new cases The Ministry of Health announced an increase of 10 new cases of coronavirus in Greece, this afternoon, Tuesday 05/05. A total of 2642 cases and 146 deaths have been recorded in our country so far. Mr. Tsiodras announced that in the …

It is difficult to tame Greeks, especially the younger generations. The lockdown has been gradually lifted on Monday, however, restrictions such as gatherings and crowding and parties remain and bars are closed. Closed? On the first night of the lockdown easing, sneaky businessmen and eager customers found ways to come …

Several environmental organizations and opposition parties have called on the Greek government to withdraw a disastrous environmental bill that, among other things, will permit oil and gas drilling in NATURA protected areas. Protesters gathered outside the Parliament on Monday calling on the government to “Change the system not the climate” …

An investigation by BBC News Arabic has found how one Iranian airline contributed to the spread of the virus around the Middle East.

Areas such as India, Australia and Africa are predicted to be among the worst affected.

The African Express aircraft crashed in flames before it was due to land, killing all six on board.

The figure of 29,427 deaths is “a massive tragedy”, the foreign secretary says, but steers clear of comparisons.