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The Globe and Mail: Greece learned from Italy’s and Spain’s mistakes and used rapid response to keep its virus deaths low

By Globe and Mail.

Published April 16, 2020 at 2:54 am

A picture taken on May 19, 2019 shows a view of the historic Athens center, taken from a brand-new boutique hotel.

Photo by AFP

If there were any country in Europe least capable of dealing with the novel coronavirus pandemic, you might think it would be Greece. Here was a country with one of Europe’s oldest populations, a frail health care system and little financial firepower to fight the disease caused by the virus.