Skai

Authorities in the seaside resort of Loutraki are investigating the circumstances that led to the deaths of four people who were found dead in a cave in the area of Ano Karbounari on Saturday.

The mayor of Agia Paraskevi, a district north of Athens, said on Thursday he was concerned that more than 1,000 people are planning to gather in the main square on Friday and over the weekend, despite a government ban on gatherings of more than 10 people.

Management and staff at the country's biggest hospitals met on Wednesday to discuss the gradual return to a pre-coronavirus rate of activity, with most planning to resume postponed operations from next week.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will on Tuesday announce a plan for the gradual easing of restrictions put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus from early May, government spokesman Stelios Petsas said on Monday.

In comments to Skai television channel, Petsas said the gradual phasing out of the measures would begin in early May and end in late June. 

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will on Tuesday announce a plan for the gradual easing of restrictions put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus from early May, government spokesman Stelios Petsas said on Monday.

In comments to Skai television channel, Petsas said the gradual phasing out of the measures would begin in early May and end in late June. 

The death toll from the coronavirus rose to 102 on Wednesday after a female patient passed away, Skai reported.

The patient was a 86-year-old woman being treated in Alexandroupoli, according to the report.

The death toll from the coronavirus rose to 76 on Monday after three male patients passed away, Skai reported on Monday. 

The three patients were an 82-year-old man being treated at a Patra hospital, a 72-year-old in Alexandroupoli and a 78-year-old in Thessaloniki.

A new opinion poll carried out by the firm Pulse for Skai has found that most Greeks are worried about the new migration crisis at the country's border with Turkey as well as the coronavirus.

Specifically, the poll found that 83 percent of respondents are worried about the developments at the Greek-Turkish land border, with 62 percent saying they are "very worried."

Seeking to ensure that the disruption suffered by commuters during Tuesday's general strike is not repeated, Transport Minister Kostas A. Karamanlis on Wednesday announced measures to ensure that some form of public transport remains operational during industrial action.

Turkish scientists indicate that a strong aftershock is likely to follow last Friday's 6.7-magnitude quake in eastern Turkey, Evangelos Lekkas of Greece's Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization has told Skai.