Contingency plan for coronavirus is activated

The government is activating its confidential Artemis plan to tackle the Covid-19 virus, with the mobilization - possibly on Friday - of two new operational centers coordinated by the General Secretariat for Civil Protection, with a third in the process of being set up to have a supervisory role.

The activation of this phase of the plan comes as Greece recorded its first death from the new coronavirus on Thursday and confirmed cases climbed to 117, with the government announcing a fresh batch of measures, including the two-week closure of theaters, courthouses, cinemas, gyms, playgrounds and clubs to control its spread.

The crisis management mechanism will be implemented by the Attica Police Headquarters (GADA), the Fire Brigade Coordination Center and the Greek Police (ELAS).
Accordingly, a pool of 150 specially trained officers will staff GADA and be tasked...