Greece to Go Into Nationwide Lockdown Saturday, Premier Says
- Mitsotakis hopes country can have ‘relatively normal December’
- Prime minister cites rising case load, pressure on hospitals
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Greece is set to impose a new national lockdown, joining countries from France to the U.K. that are resorting once again to broad shutdowns as coronavirus cases soar.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the country will begin a three-week national lockdown from 6 a.m. Saturday, after a prolonged rise in infections and an increase in the number of patients in intensive care.