Greece seeks EU support over medicines shortage
Archive image of woman speaks on her mobile phone as she stands outside a closed pharmacy in central Athens.
Archive image of woman speaks on her mobile phone as she stands outside a closed pharmacy in central Athens.
At a time when seasonal viruses – the flu, RSV and others – are seeing a huge rise in incidence among children and adults, thousands of citizens across the country have gone on “safaris” in search of even simple, over-the-counter medicines for fever and cough.