Dimitris Kremastinos

Two more people died from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours in Greece to reach a total of 150 (median age is 75) since the start of the outbreak, Health Ministry adviser Sotiris Tsiodras said in Friday's regular update.

Greece's former health minister, cardiologist and university professor Dimitris Kremastinos, has died of the new coronavirus, Greek officials said Friday. He was 78.

Greece's former health minister, cardiologist and university professor Dimitris Kremastinos, has died of the new coronavirus, Greek officials said Friday. He was 78.

President Katerina Sakellaropoulou has expressed deep grief over the death of former health minister Dimitris Kremastinos who passed away Friday aged 78 after contracting Covid-19.

Former health minister and respected cardiothoracic surgeon Dimitris Kremastinos has died aged 78 after contracting coronavirus.

Kremastinos had been admitted into Athens' Evangelismos hospital with medical complications related to Covid-19 on March 26.

Almost one in three of some 15,000 retail bondholders who lost around 75 percent of their savings when Greek sovereign debt underwent a haircut in 2012, known as the Private Sector Involvement (PSI), are now unable to pay their bank loans or tax bills, according to a survey carried out by the association that the investors have formed.

PASOK MP Dimitris Kremastinos on Friday became the latest lawmaker to call for a broad coalition government focused on negotiating the best possible deal with Greece's international creditors, telling Parliament that such an administration could be led by a mutually acceptable prime minister.

PASOK’s political council is due to meet on Monday, with leader Evangelos Venizelos facing a number of internal rifts.

The deputy prime minister is due to address the council members in a meeting where the party’s performance in the European and local elections in May is due to be discussed.