General strike shuts down services across Greece

Health workers shout slogans as they march during a 24-hour nationwide strike in central Athens, Greece, on Wednesday April 6 2022 (Thanassis Stavrakis/AP)

Public transport has largely ground to a halt in the Greek capital and state-run services remained shut as workers walked off the job in a 24-hour general strike to protest rising prices.

The strike left ferries to and from Greek islands tied up in port, and left Athens without a subway, tram, trolley or suburban railway, while buses were to run for 12 hours from 9am.