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title: "Greece imposes 14-day quarantine on new arrivals, shuts retail stores"
description: "ATHENS, March 16 (Reuters) - Greece said on Monday people arriving in the country from abroad will be placed in a two-week quarantine, while retail stores will be shut effective on Wednesday."
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# Greece imposes 14-day quarantine on new arrivals, shuts retail stores

> ATHENS, March 16 (Reuters) - Greece said on Monday people arriving in the country from abroad will be placed in a two-week quarantine, while retail stores will be shut effective on Wednesday.

By Reuters · Published 16 March 2020, 16:18 SAST

## Content

Supermarkets, pharmacy stores and food delivery services were exempted from the latest measures, the country's alternate government spokesman said. (Reporting by Renee Maltezou and George Georgiopoulos)