As the global total topped 48 million, Greece became the latest country in Europe to announce a lockdown and cases surged to new single-day highs in a number of other countries in the region.Greece lockdown amid surges in EuropeGreek officials today announced a 3-week lockdown to curb its sharp spike in COVID-19 activity, which takes effect on Nov 7, Reuters reported.
The order shutters all businesses except supermarket and pharmacies and limits when people can be outdoors, it but allows primary schools to stay open.The country's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said without a lockdown, pressure on the healthcare system could become unbearable, and it's better to take drastic measures sooner rather than later.Greece joins a host of other