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Greece’s lockdown measures will not be amended over New Year’s Eve and Day, government spokesman Stelios Petsas said Monday. He urged citizens to abide with Covid-19 protection measures. Petsas said that reopening schools remains a priority for the government, adding that Education Ministry officials are expected to address the issue …

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Greece’s public health services and hospitals are still under strong pressure from the novel coronavirus, Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Monday. Speaking to Skai TV, Kikilias said that the country has been in lockdown for a month and that, “out of a total of 1,305 ICU beds that we …

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Only eight COVId-19 ICU beds are available in Thessaloniki and 45 in Attica, The Greek Health Ministry announced on Friday. 220 of 1,200 ICU beds in total are vacant across the country. The non-COVID-19 ICU beds now number 569, of which 445 are occupied and 124 are vacant. The COVID-19 …

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Transfer of patients from requisitioned private clinics started on Friday, just hours after Greece authorities proceeded with the “appropriation” of two private health clinics and their staff in Thessaloniki, northern Greece. Requisition was necessary as the region’s public hospitals are under severe pressure from a surge in coronavirus cases over …

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Just a few hours after the Prime Minister announced a 3-week lockdown, the Health Minister rushed to announce the hiring of 300 doctors for Covid-19 ICUs and the requisition of ICU beds in private clinics and hospitals. A literally last minute move as ICU beds in Attica are occupied at …

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