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A woman wearing a protective mask and musicians perform, as the parliament building is seen in the background, during a protest in demand of state aid to mitigate financial losses of artists due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Athens, Thursday. [Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters]

"Today's workload is 100 cases, the largest part refers to Vranje in one work organization. 39 of them are direct, family contacts with people who became infected in the company," she told B92 television.
According to her, the case of Vranje showed how the coronavirus spreads quickly if protective equipment is not used and the rules are not followed.

More provinces in Turkey have joined other provinces in making it mandatory for people to wear face masks when they go outside.
The local health authorities in İzmir, the country's third largest city by population, and in the western province of Kocaeli have issued orders to this end.

Prime Minister Ludovic Orban said on Monday evening on private broadcaster B1 TV that Romania is a democracy, and the restriction of citizens' rights in the state of emergency took place in accordance with the law, only for a limited period of time, being meant to defend the health and life of each Romanian.

Greece's Financial Crimes Squad (SDOE) has confiscated 850,000 poor quality face masks at Athens' International Airport, the head of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue announced on Monday.

A village head (muhtar) in the Black Sea province of Rize is flying a drone to distribute face masks to residents, a novel way to abide by the strict measures taken in the fight against COVID-19.

Turkey is exporting novel coronavirus testing kits to more than 50 countries and facing no problems in production capacity, a senior official has said.

Mass checks whether masks are being worn in public transport vehicles are starting in Sofia today.

Passengers without masks will be fined and forcibly removed from the vehicles with the help of police. The fines are BGN 300-1000 (EUR153-511). 

Students of the final year of high school wearing masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, attend a class following the reopening of high schools, in Athens, on Monday. Greece has entered the second phase in lifting its lockdown, with all remaining retail stores that had been shut down in March allowed to reopen and the final grade of high school resuming classes.

Turkey has set a price limit of maximum 1 Turkish Lira ($0.14) -- including VAT -- for face masks, the country's Trade Ministry announced on May 7.

Starting on May 8, medical masks can be sold in markets, pharmacies, companies selling medical devices, and through e-trade platforms.