Greece to reopen ancient sites despite COVID-19 surge

A woman wearing a face mask against the spread of coronavirus, walks in front of Greek flags which are for sale in Athens, Friday, March 19, 2021. The military parade on March 25, marking 200-years since the war that resulted in Greece's independence from the Ottoman Empire and rebirth as a nation, will be held without spectators due to the coronavirus, and only Greek and foreigners political officials will attend it. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A medical staff prepares a dose of Moderna vaccine as the sign reads in Greek "Vaccine" at Promitheas vaccination mega center in Athens, Friday, March 19, 2021. More than 1.35 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered so far in Greece, but daily infections remain on the rise despite four months of lockdown measures. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Michalis Tzouanos, 76, receives the second dose of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Promitheas vaccination mega center in Athens, Friday, March 19, 2021. More than 1.35 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered so far in Greece, but daily infections remain on the rise despite four months of lockdown measures. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A security instructs people as they wait to receive Moderna vaccine at Promitheas vaccination mega center in Athens, Friday, March 19, 2021. More than 1.35 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered so far in Greece, but daily infections remain on the rise despite four months of lockdown measures. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

People wait to receive the Moderna vaccine at Promitheas vaccination mega center in Athens, Friday, March 19, 2021. More than 1.35 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered so far in Greece, but daily infections remain on the rise despite four months of lockdown measures. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A woman solves a crossword puzzle as a military medical staff instructs Michalis Tzouanos, 76, after the second dose of Moderna vaccine at Promitheas vaccination mega center in Athens, Friday, March 19, 2021. More than 1.35 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered so far in Greece, but daily infections remain on the rise despite four months of lockdown measures. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

An elderly woman receives the second dose of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Promitheas vaccination mega center in Athens, Friday, March 19, 2021. More than 1.35 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered so far in Greece, but daily infections remain on the rise despite four months of lockdown measures. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)