Greece tightens anti-virus measures as it reports post-lockdown record number of cases

ATHENS, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Greece introduced on Friday stricter measures to slow down the spread of the novel coronavirus, as it recorded 78 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, the biggest daily rise since the end of the lockdown on May 4.

Greece also registered three new COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours. The majority of new infections (24 cases) were detected in the greater Athens area and 18 other cases in the Thessaloniki region. Ten of the new cases were confirmed during checks at the country's gateways.