Athens and Piraeus

The availability of intensive care beds (ICUs) is under pressure at hospitals across Attica, Greece's most populous region, a top health official has warned.

A third wave of coronavirus in February would put too much pressure on Greece's national health system, the president of the Athens and Piraeus hospital doctors' association (EINAP), Matina Pagoni, said Monday.

Speaking on Skai TV, Pagoni said that a nationwide lockdown, currently in place until January 18, will most likely need to be extended by at least two weeks.

The president of the Athens and Piraeus hospital doctors' association (EINAP), Matina Pagoni, has predicted Greece will face a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic after the Christmas period.

Speaking on Skai radio, Pagoni said it would likely be worse than the second wave.

After holding a series of walkouts in previous weeks, Greek doctors warned of fresh action over a Health Ministry bill that Parliament passed Thursday overhauling their working hours and staff recruitment procedures.