AHEPA University Hospital
Anatolia College coronavirus fund raises more than 56,000 euros
A fund launched by Anatolia College in Thessaloniki to respond to the coronavirus crisis has so far raised more than 56,000 euros from more than 320 donors worldwide.
Organizers said the funds will be used to supply the intensive care unit of the northern port city's AHEPA hospital with valuable equipment and medical supplies.
AHEPA to get 17 new ICU beds
The AHEPA University Hospital in Thessaloniki, northern Greece will get 17 new intensive care unit beds Monday.
Last week, staff at the hospital, which is at the forefront of the effort to fight the new coronavirus in the northern port city, had made an urgent plea for more supplies of protective gear to help them cope, highlighting shortages in surgical masks and antiseptics.
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Five more dead from COVID-19, Easter exodus to villages to be prohibited
Five people have died from Covid-19 by this afternoon within a matter of hours bringing the death toll to 37 in Greece.
Three of the latest victims were elderly people who were being treated in Athens, Thessaloniki, and Alexandroupolis.
4th coronavirus death confirmed
A fourth death from the coronavirus has been confirmed in Greece. The patient, a 53-year-old man, died early Sunday, in Thessaloniki. He had been rushed to the AHEPA hospital from the citiy of Kozani in critical condition Tuesday. He is the youngest fatality thus far, but like the other three, had a serious underlying disease.
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Health minister cancels leaves for all staff after first COVID-19 case
Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias cancelled all leave for staff at his ministry and at all state-run hospitals nationwide after health authorities recorded the first coronavirus case in northern Greece.
Government says health system is prepared for coronavirus after first case in Thessaloniki
A Greek woman who recently returned home from northern Italy became Greece's first coronavirus case and is being closely monitored, while authorities have ordered the closing of one school in Thessaloniki, the health ministry said today.
She is being treated at Thessaloniki's Ahepa Hospital.
Coronavirus: Latest suspected case tests negative in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki health officials say testing has cleared another possible case of coronavirus.
The man, who had travelled to China in December, had been admitted to the northern port city's Ahepa hospital with symptoms resembling those of the Wuhan virus. A sample of his DNA had been sent to the Pasteur Institute.
Terror probe leads to arrest of two robbers
The arrest of two suspects on Wednesday in connection with a botched holdup of a money delivery van at Thessaloniki's AHEPA Hospital was the result of a months-long investigation by the police's counterterrorism department, Kathimerini understands.
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Bulgarian climber dies of injuries sustained on Mount Olympus trail
A 25-year-old Bulgarian climber died while scaling Mount Olympus on Monday, state-run news agency ANA-MPA reported.
The man was injured and trapped at the trail near Kofto, at an altitude of 2,300 meters. He was rescued by fellow climbers who transferred him to the Zolota refuge and from there he was airlifted to AHEPA hospital in Thessaloniki.
Thessaloniki university professor mugged at ATM
A university professor in Thessaloniki has reported to police that he was mugged while withdrawing money from a cash machine at the northern entrance of the AHEPA University hospital.
The 67-year-old academic at Thessaloniki's Aristotle University said the incident occurred on Thursday in broad daylight.
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