Sotiria Hospital

A random leak in a building at Sotiria Hospital revealed an incredible documentary story directed by the Oscar-nominated Marianna Economou presenting the astonishing tale of 300 tuberculosis cases buried in a wall

The coronavirus is still a force to be reckoned with, with people with long Covid receiving treatment at special clinics operating in hospitals and health centers.

The death of two patients on Sunday night brought Greece's Covid-19 death toll to 177 following nearly three days without any fatalities from the coronavirus epidemic.

Sunday's first victim was a 66-year-old woman who was being treated at the capital's Sotiria Hospital and suffered from underlying health problems that contributed to her death.

A new death from Covid-19 was reported in Greece on Monday night after almost two days with no fatalities, bringing the total number to 152.

The victim is an 80-year-old man who was being treated in Sotiria hospital and was suffering from several underlying illnesses.

Kathimerini visited the Sotiria Hospital in the northern Athenian suburb of Holargos for a glimpse into what goes on during a shift at the Covid-19 clinic.

Greece's death toll from the novel coronavirus has climbed to 143 after three patients, all male, died on Saturday.

Two of the patients, aged 83 and 85, died at Athens' NIMTS Navy Hospital. The third patient died at the capital's Sotiria Hospital. He was 57.

All of them suffered from pre-existing medical conditions.

A medical worker takes care of a patient in intensive care at the capital's Sotiria Hospital. As Greece prepares to relax measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus, Health Ministry spokesman Sotiris Tsiodras warned Monday against complacency, saying the public must continue to adhere to the health guidelines in order to avoid a "catastrophic" slipup.

Greece's Parliament has donated 8 million euros for the immediate installation of 50 additional intensive care beds at the capital's Sotiria Hospital, one of 13 across the country designated to deal with serious coronavirus infections.

The death toll from the coronavirus epidemic in Greece has reportedly risen to 17 after two patients passed away in the past 24 hours. 

The two patients were a 64-year-old man who was being treated at a hospital in Rio and a 78-year-old man at the capital's Sotiria hospital, according to Skai. 

Both had been in critical condition. 

Residents and shopowners in and around Koumoundourou Square in central Athens are up in arms as the area has become the playground of drug smugglers and gangs, with the stench of a place abandoned by authorities.

Locals are bemoaning the area's downhill turn as in recent years it had shed its shady reputation as a drug gang hangout.