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(19 Apr 2020) The streets of Athens were practically empty on Sunday morning as Greeks marked the Orthodox Easter holiday in lockdown because of measures in place to help restrict the spread of the new coronavirus.
      
Easter Sunday is the biggest event on the Orthodox calendar, and traditionally a time for Greeks to congregate in churches and then feast on roast lamb with family and friends in country homes, but all these activities have been banned.
      
Authorities have doubled the 150-euro (114 US dollar) fine for breaches of the country's lockdown from Saturday night through midnight Monday.
Police blockades were in place around the city, but there were hardly any motorists on the streets for police to stop.
Other measures included shutting churches for all of Holy Week and Easter, with religious services being held behind closed doors in empty churches.
The government imposed a lockdown early in the country's outbreak and so far has managed to keep the number of deaths low.
As of late Saturday, Greece had 110 dead from the new virus.
The country’s health ministry announced on Saturday the number of confirmed cases rose by 11, to 2,235.
For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks.
For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia and death.

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