Chocolate bunnies wearing masks on sale in Greece

Chocolate bunnies wearing protective masks are hopping off shelves at a rth suburban Ans pastry shop.

Shop owner Tassos Vazakas said he wanted to give people a reason to smile in midst of coronavirus pandemic.

Cake makers used fondant to make protective masks and placed m on faces of chocolate bunnies who were alrey sporting blue protective gloves.

Cake shops and bakeries in Greece have remained open during a strict circulation ban in Greece to contain spre of COVID-19, but authorities have intensified a crackdown on lockdown violations ahe of Easter, which is celebrated by Orthodox Christians on April 19.

Customer Stavros Foutsitzis bought masked bunnies and plans on sending m to his grandchildren in Germany and United States.

As of Tuesday afteron, Greece has 101 deaths and 2,170 reported cases of new coronavirus.