Covid: heatwave in Greece, people heading to beaches
Police patrols deployed to control the crowds
11 January, 10:25In Athens temperatures reached 23 Celsius, and "people lounged on the sand, swam in the sea, and strolled on the promenade on the Athens coast, while police patrolled to control the crowds," the Greek daily Kathimerini reported. Greece has been in partial lockdown since early November. (ANSA).