Ippokrateio Hospital of Thessaloniki
Teen cyclist in critical condition after hit-and-run
A 17-year-old cyclist was on life support in the Ippokrateio Hospital of Thessaloniki, northern Greece, after being hit by a car on Wednesday night.
The accident happened on the corners of Papanastasiou and Angelou Sreets, police said.
Thessaloniki's Traffic Police is investigating the incident.
Eight pregnant COVID-19 patients being treated in Thessaloniki’s Ippokrateio Hospital
The spike in the number of pregnant women being treated, at times intubated, for COVID-19 has raised concerns in Greece's scientific community and among doctors.
Critics say there have been mixed signals that confuse public opinion and that medical associations in various specialties, such as OB/GYN, have not pushed hard enough to dispel misunderstandings.
Student injured after falling three storeys in Thessaloniki school
A 15-year-old student was hospitalised with serious injuries on Friday after falling from the third floor of his private school in the northern port city of Thessaloniki.
The circumstances of his fall remain unknown, but the police have opened an investigation into the incident.
Two children hospitalized with rare inflammatory syndrome
Two children have been hospitalized in Greece with a rare inflammatory disease possibly linked to the novel coronavirus, reports say.
One of the two is being treated at the Ippokrateio Hospital of Thessaloniki in northern Greece and has reportedly so far tested negative for coronavirus.