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COVID-19 pandemic in Greece 
 Later, the closure of schools and the suspension of cultural events in the affected areas (particularly Ilia, Achaea and Zakynthos) were announced.
COVID-19 pandemic in Greece 
 On 10 March, with 89 confirmed cases and no deaths in the country, the government decided to close down all schools for good and on 13 March, to close down all cafes, bars, museums, shopping centres, sports facilities and restaurants in the country.
COVID-19 pandemic in Greece 
 On 16 March, all retail shops were also closed, two villages in Kozani were quarantined, and all services in all churches were suspended.
COVID-19 pandemic in Greece 
 On 18 and 19 March, the government announced a series of measures of more than 10 billion euros to support the economy, businesses and employees.
COVID-19 pandemic in Greece 
 On 4 April these restrictions were extended until 27 April and on 23 April they were extended until 4 May.
COVID-19 pandemic in Greece 
 The measures put in place in Greece are among the most strictest in Europe and have been praised internationally for having slowed the spread of the disease and having kept the number of deaths among the lowest in Europe.
COVID-19 pandemic in Greece 
 Starting from 4 May, Greece began easing restrictions after a 42-day lockdown, with the gradual lifting of restrictions on movement and the restarting of business activity.
COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand 
 The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Thailand on 13 January 2020, when the first case outside China was announced.
COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand 
 Confirmed cases rose to over a hundred per day over the following week, and public areas and businesses were ordered to close in Bangkok and several other provinces.
COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand 
 Temperature and symptom screening for coronavirus testing was added at international airports, as well as at hospitals for patients with travel or contact history.
COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand 
 Ads were introduced focused on self-monitoring for at-risk groups, practicing hygiene (especially hand washing), and avoiding crowds (or wearing masks if not possible).
COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand 
 While residents returning from high-risk countries were encouraged to self-quarantine, travel restrictions were not announced until 5 March, when four countries were designated as "disease-infected zones".
COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand 
 In early February, in response to concerns over hoarding and price increase of face masks, the government issued price controls.
COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand 
 On 12 January, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, who had initially come to the attention of the WHO on 31 December 2019.
COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand 
 Unlike SARS of 2003, the case fatality ratio for COVID-19  has been much lower, but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.
COVID-19 pandemic in Finland 
 The first case of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Finland was confirmed on 29 January 2020, when a Chinese tourist visiting Ivalo from Wuhan tested positive for the virus.
COVID-19 pandemic in Finland 
 On 31 December 2019, the Health Commission of Wuhan, Hubei, China, informed the WHO about a large number of acute pneumonia cases with unknown origin in its province.
COVID-19 pandemic in Finland 
 On 9 January 2020, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CCDC) reported the identification of the SARS-CoV-2 as the cause.
COVID-19 pandemic in Finland 
 On 27 January, following the developments of COVID-19 outbreak in mainland China, Finland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs advised citizens to avoid unnecessary travel to Hubei province.
COVID-19 pandemic in Finland 
 The following day, Finnair announced it would be ending its five weekly routes to Nanjing and Beijing Daxing until the end of March.
COVID-19 pandemic in Finland 
 272 laboratory-confirmed cases caused by COVID-19 had been diagnosed in Finland by 16 March 2020 at 2 pm.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland 
 The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic reached Ireland on 29 February 2020, and within three weeks had spread to all counties.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland 
 On 12 March 2020, the government shut all schools, colleges, childcare facilities and cultural institutions.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland 
 On 24 March, almost all businesses, venues, facilities and amenities were shut; but gatherings of up to four were allowed.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland 
 The lockdown has caused a recession and a rise in unemployment, with a longer lockdown forecast to cause greater damage.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland 
 By mid-April 2020, the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) reported that the growth rate of the pandemic had been "as low as it needs to be", that the curve had flattened and that there would be no peak coming.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland 
 By 25 June 2021, the Department of Health had confirmed 270,477 cases and 4,989 deaths; a rate of 54,184  cases per million and 999  deaths per million population.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland 
 More than 90% of those that have died were aged over 65, and most also had underlying illnesses or lived in care homes.
Flatten the curve 
 Flattening the curve is a public health strategy to slow down the spread of the COVID-19 virus during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Flatten the curve 
 The curve being flattened is the epidemic curve, a representation of the number of infected people needing health care over time.
Flatten the curve 
 During an epidemic, a health care system can break down when the number of people infected passes the health care system's ability to take care of them.
Flatten the curve 
 Flattening the curve means slowing the spread of the epidemic so that the peak number of people requiring care at a time is reduced, and the health care system does not pass its capacity.
Flatten the curve 
 Flattening the curve relies on techniques such as quarantine, stay at home orders, and social distancing.
COVID-19 pandemic in Uruguay 
 The first cases of the COVID-19 pandemic in Uruguay were reported on 13 March by the Ministry of Public Health.
COVID-19 pandemic in Uruguay 
 As of March 2020 there is an ongoing outbreak in Uruguay, with the first few cases imported from Italy and Spain.
COVID-19 pandemic in Uruguay 
 On 14 March, it was announced that the two patients who took the bus ride on 8 March caused some 200 contacts, who were seen as suspected cases with home quarantine recommended.
COVID-19 pandemic in Uruguay 
 On 16 March, the government issued an order to close all border crossings except Carrasco International Airport.
COVID-19 pandemic in Uruguay 
 President Luis Lacalle Pou said that the idea of closing the border with Brazil was "a little more complex", because it is a dry land border, and many people living near the border.
COVID-19 pandemic in Uruguay 
 Flights from the United States were suspended effective 18 March, and from Europe effective 20 March at midnight (00:00), at which point the airport was to close.
COVID-19 pandemic in Paraguay 
 The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Paraguay on 7 March 2020 in a 32 year-old man from Guayaquil, Ecuador, living in San Lorenzo, Central department.
COVID-19 pandemic in Paraguay 
 On 10 March 2020, the Paraguayan government suspended classes and all activities that involve groups of people, as well as public and private events, for 15 days.
COVID-19 pandemic in Paraguay 
 On 4 May, the country began to “smart quarantine”, which is the slow return to work and social activities with social distancing and hygiene measures.
COVID-19 pandemic in Peru 
 The COVID-19 pandemic was reported to have spread to Peru on 6 March 2020 when a 25-year-old man who had travelled to Spain, France and the Czech Republic tested positive.
COVID-19 pandemic in Peru 
 On 15 March 2020, President Martín Vizcarra announced a country-wide lockdown, closing borders, slowing down domestic travel, and ending nonessential business, except health facilities, food vendors, pharmacies, and financial institutions.
COVID-19 pandemic in Peru 
 Peru, with a total population of 32 million, has a total of 500 intensive care unit (ICU) beds available as of April 2020, and is working on expanding its nation-wide ventilator system from 40 to 540 machines within the coming months.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic 
 On 12 March, the government declared a state of emergency, for the first time in the country's modern history for the area of the entire country.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic 
 While originally planned until 24 March, the measures were later extended until 1 April and then again until the end of State of Emergency which was extended by the Chamber of Deputies until 30 April 2020 and then again until 17 May 2020.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic 
 A general closure of services and retail sale was in place from 14 March until 11 May, however all shops could conduct distance sales with delivery from 24 March onwards.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic 
 Government didn't order closure of manufacturing plants, but many did so voluntarily during second half of March with gradual reopening from 14 April.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic 
 Czech Republic was first European country to make wearing of facemasks mandatory from 19 March onwards.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic 
 COVID-19 testing was made widely available with drive through locations from 14 March, and from 27 March anyone with a fever, dry cough or shortness of breath being eligible for a free test.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic 
 Contact tracing in the country included also voluntary disclosure of mobile phone position and debit card payments data for previous days and quaranting of identified contacts.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic 
 By 1 May 2020, altogether 257 COVID-19 related deaths were identified in the Czech Republic compared to 2,719 in similarly populous Sweden, which did not impose any lockdown.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic 
 Czech Republic started gradual easing of measures from 7 April 2020 onwards with most restrictions being lifted by 11 May 2020.
COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary 
 The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic spread to Hungary on 4 March 2020, when the first cases in the country were announced.
COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary 
 As at the beginning the pandemic, Hungarians living in China who wanted to move back to Europe were transported home through France.
COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary 
 The Government of Hungary launched its official webpage and official Facebook page about the novel coronavirus, both on 4 March 2020.
COVID-19 pandemic in El Salvador 
 President Nayib Bukele banned public gathering of more than 500 people and shut down educational institutions on 17 March.
COVID-19 pandemic in El Salvador 
 El Salvador had arrested more people for violating the quarantine than it had diagnosed cases of COVID-19, a total of 2,424 people had been arrested for violating quarantine orders, and 48,913 people had been tested for the virus.
COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan 
 The Chinese pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Afghanistan in Herat, was confirmed on 24 February 2020.
COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan 
 As of 14 May 2020, there have been 5,639 positive cases, with 691 recoveries and 136 deaths across all 34 provinces in the country.
COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan 
 Kabul Province has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Afghanistan at 1556, followed by Herat with 935 cases, and then Kandahar with 613 cases.
COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan 
 In March 2020, at least 150,000 Afghans returned from Iran, due to the outbreak across the country, at the Islam Qala border in Herat Province.
COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan 
 On 14 March, President Ashraf Ghani, told the public to avoid large public gatherings and to pay attention to hygiene to prevent the spread of the disease.
COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan 
 On 18 March, the Ministry of Interior Affairs banned all large gatherings, including the closure of venues that attract large crowds such as entertainment places, sports grounds, swimming pools, fitness clubs and wedding halls.
Arthur Holmes 
 He made two important contributions: the use of radioactive isotopes for dating minerals, and the suggestion that convection currents in the mantle play an important role in continental drift.
Arthur Holmes 
 Holmes showed us that thermal convection currents were strong enough to move large land masses, which contributed to Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift or theory of Plate tectonics.
Arthur Holmes 
 Holmes was a pioneer of geochronology, and performed the first accurate uranium-lead radiometric dating while an undergraduate in London.
COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan 
 The first case in Pakistan happened when a student in Karachi tested positive after returning from Iran.
COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan 
 By 18 March, cases had been registered in all four provinces, the two autonomous territories, and the federal territory of Islamabad.
COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan 
 Punjab has recorded the most cases at over  13,200, while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has reported the most deaths in the country, a total of 245.
COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan 
 The country has been put under a nation-wide lockdown until 9 May, which was initiated on 1 April and later extended twice.
COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan 
 According to a report by the federal government, Pakistan could have expected 50,000 cases of the disease by 25 April.
COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan 
 Pakistan started vaccine trials in collaboration with Sinopharm, a Chinese pharmaceutical company in April 2020.
COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela 
 As part of an ongoing worldwide pandemic,  the first two patients with COVID-19 in Venezuela were confirmed on 13 March 2020; the first death was reported on 26 March.
COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela 
 However, the first record of a patient claiming to have symptoms of coronavirus disease dates back to 29 February 2020, with government officials suspecting that the first person carrying the virus could have entered the country as early as 25 February.
COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela 
 Venezuela is particularly vulnerable to the pandemic because of its ongoing socioeconomic and political crisis causing massive shortages of food and basic necessities, including medical supplies.
COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela 
 To prevent the spread of the disease into Venezuela, the governments of Brazil and Colombia temporarily closed their borders with Venezuela.
COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela 
 Stay-at-home orders were announced on 15 March, when the country registered another seven cases, and introduced the next day across six states and the Caracas area.
COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela 
 It was on the first day of the quarantine across six states, 16 March, that Argentina's ambassador in Venezuela, Eduardo Porretti, tested positive for the virus, and Nicolás Maduro announced that sixteen new cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 33.
COVID-19 pandemic in Panama 
 The move frees US$50 million for a period of 180 days to purchase goods and services to combat COVID-19.
COVID-19 pandemic in Bolivia 
 The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Bolivia when its first two cases were confirmed on 10 March 2020.
COVID-19 pandemic in Bolivia 
 On 12 March, Bolivia ended all public school sessions until 31 March, as well as all commercial flights to and from Europe for a long time.
COVID-19 pandemic in Bolivia 
 Following the announcement of the first confirmed case, incidents were reported among the local population, including panic buying of surgical masks and hand sanitizer and blocking access to hospitals.
COVID-19 pandemic in Bolivia 
 On 19 March a patient under observation who was required to stay in isolation tried to escape but was caught when he tried to take a trip between departments.
COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq 
 Cases have been confirmed in all 19 Iraqi Governorates as of the 27 March, with the Iraqi Kurdistan region having 309 (26%) of those cases as of 8 April.
COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq 
 During the pandemic, Iraq reported its first confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 infections on 22 February 2020 in Najaf.
COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq 
 By April, the number of confirmed cases had pass the hundred mark in Baghdad, Basra, Sulaymaniyah, Erbil and Najaf.
COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq 
 As of the 7 April, 28,414 tests have been done in Iraq as a whole (including the Kurdistan Region), with 1202 of them turning out positive.
COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq 
 Iraq is thought to be especially vulnerable to the epidemic due to being weakened by the Iraq war and United Nations sanctions, by sectarian conflict and the rise of Islamic State over the past three decades.
COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia 
 The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic spread to Saudi Arabia on March 2, 2020, when the Ministry of Health confirmed the first case in the kingdom.
COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia 
 The king's nephew, Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud, has been put in the intensive care unit over coronavirus problems.
COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia 
 As of November 25, the kingdom has 355,741 confirmed cases, the highest among the Arabian Gulf States with 344,311 recoveries and 5,811 deaths.
COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia 
 On 6 March, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection confirmed Colombia's first case of coronavirus, a 19-year-old female patient who recently traveled to Milan, Italy.
COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia 
 Authorities declared a health emergency, suspending all public events involving more than 500 people, as well as implementing measures intended to keep cruise ships from docking in any national port.
COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia 
 As of 17 March, Colombia is not allowing entry to those who are not Colombian citizens, permanent residents or diplomats.
COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina 
 The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Argentina on 3 March 2020, with 6,866 people being infected.
COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina 
 On 7 March, the Ministry of Health confirmed the country's first death, a 64-year-old man who had traveled to Paris, France, who also had other health conditions.
COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina 
 The Argentine government announced the extension of the lockdown, originally expected to end on March 31, then mid April, and later until 26 April.
COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina 
 On 25 April, President Alberto Fernández announced that the lockdown would be extended in major cities until 10 May.
COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina 
 The lockdown was lifted up throughout all the country since 10 May, excepting the Greater Buenos Aires, as the lockdown is expected to continue in that urban area at least until 24 May.
COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba 
 The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Cuba on 11 March 2020 when three Italian tourists tested positive for the virus.
COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba 
 People were told to carry several cloth face masks with them, depending on how many hours they plan to spend in public areas.
COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba 
 On 18 March, the number of confirmed cases increased to 10, and the first death was announced, a 61-year old Italian who had been one of the first three confirmed.
COVID-19 pandemic in Trinidad and Tobago 
 The COVID-19 pandemic in Trinidad and Tobago is part of the ongoing global viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was confirmed to have reached Trinidad and Tobago on 12 March 2020.
COVID-19 pandemic in Trinidad and Tobago 
 On 26 March, the second reported COVID-19 death was an eighty-year-old male with pre-existing medical conditions.
COVID-19 pandemic in Trinidad and Tobago 
 On 16 March, Prime Minister Keith Rowley announced that the country will close its borders to everyone except Trinidad and Tobago nationals and health workers for the next 14 days.
V.Flash 
 The V.Flash (known as V.Smile Pro in Europe; stylized as V.FLASH HOME EDUTAINMENT SYSTEM) is a seventh-generation educational home video game console.
V.Flash 
 It is a spinoff of the V.Smile series of video game consoles and was manufactured and released by VTech.
V.Flash 
 All games came out in the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, France and Germany, except for of Bratz Fashion Pixiez: The Secret Necklace, which did not come out in the United Kingdom and Germany, Multisports, which was exclusive to Germany, and Scooby-Doo!:
V.Flash 
 Unlike most other consoles that use CD-ROMs, this system's CD-ROMs are inside a plastic case to protect them from damage from touching, similar to 3.5" floppy disks or UMDs.
V.Flash 
 The discs use the ISO 9660 file system, without any copy protection other than a simple sensor in the case jacket, making it possible to make a disc image from the disc.
V.Flash 
 Because of this, the V.Flash can also play audio CDs and user-recorded CD-Rs using the disc adapter that comes with the console.
V.Flash 
 The console can render 1.5 million polygons per second and has a 32 bit CPU, making the console directly comparable to fifth-generation game consoles, such as the PlayStation.
COVID-19 pandemic in Chile 
 On 3 March, The Minister of Public Health confirmed the first case of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Chile, thus making the country the fifth in Latin America to report such an instance after Brazil, Mexico, Ecuador and Argentina.
COVID-19 pandemic in Chile 
 On 13 March, President Sebastián Piñera announced a ban on public events with more than 500 people, as the government tries to control the spread of coronavirus.
COVID-19 pandemic in Poland 
 In February and March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic that started in late 2019, health authorities in Poland began laboratory testing of suspected cases of infection by SARS-CoV-2, one of the seven known human coronaviruses, as well as home quarantining and monitoring.
COVID-19 pandemic in Poland 
 The first case of a laboratory confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in Poland was that of a man hospitalized in Zielona Góra, with confirmation announced officially on 4 March 2020.
COVID-19 pandemic in Poland 
 The local transmission phase of SARS-CoV-2 in Poland was declared to the World Health Organization on 10 March.
COVID-19 pandemic in Poland 
 The first death from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Poland was that of a 56-year-old woman on 12 March.
COVID-19 pandemic in Poland 
 Polish authorities did not take part in the 28 February 2020 European Union procedure for purchasing COVID-19 pandemic related medical equipment, in which 20 other member states participated.
COVID-19 pandemic in Poland 
 Poland applied on 6 March for the 17 March tender for the purchase of gloves, goggles, face shields, surgical masks and protective clothing.
COVID-19 pandemic in Poland 
 Lockdown-type control measures started on 10–12 March, closing schools and university classes and cancelling mass events, and were strengthened on 25 March.
COVID-19 pandemic in Poland 
 It limited non-family gatherings to two people and religious gatherings to six and did not allow any non-essential travel.
COVID-19 pandemic in Poland 
 Starting on 1 April 2020, deaths that were clinically diagnosed as COVID-19 were also considered as COVID-19 deaths. ,
COVID-19 pandemic in Poland 
 people in Poland who died in quarantine from suspected COVID-19 were not tested for SARS-CoV-2 in their autopsy.
COVID-19 pandemic in Poland 
 , there were 269,307 people under quarantine for suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection and 42,783 SARS-CoV-2 tests had been made since the beginning of testing.
COVID-19 pandemic in Poland 
 The lockdown restrictions were tightened starting on 31 March–1 April, making  individuals walking in streets to be separated by two metres, closing parks, boulevards, beaches, hairdressers and beauty salons.
COVID-19 pandemic in North Korea 
 There are no officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 in North Korea, though foreign analysts believe that the virus has spread to the country.