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STORY: Greece urges cross-border cooperation to prevent medicine shortages DATELINE: Jan. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. a Greek flag 2. a Pharmacy in Athens 3. various of Greek Minister of Health Thanos Plevris during a press conference in the Greek Health Ministry 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): THANOS PLEVRIS, Greek Minister of Health 5. various of interior of a Pharmacy in Athens 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): THANOS PLEVRIS, Greek Minister of Health 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Greek): SOULI STATHOPOULOU, Greek pharmacist 8. various exterior of a Pharmacy in Athens 9. various of interior of a Pharmacy in Athens 10. SOUNDBITE 4 (Greek): SOULI STATHOPOULOU, Greek pharmacist STORYLINE: Greece, as well as many other countries across Europe and the world, has faced medicine shortages in recent months amid the COVID-19 pandemic and has had to deal with a surge in flu cases and other respiratory infections. A global issue necessitates cross-border coordination, Greek Minister of Health Thanos

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Passengers gather in a railway platform to board a local train for returning home during coronavirus emergency in Kolkata, India, 03 January, 2022. Local train services in Kolkata now to be extended up to 10pm in place of 7 pm from today as per state government. (Photo by Indranil Aditya/NurPhoto) (Credit:Indranil Aditya/NurPhoto/Kyodo News Images)