Papanikolaou

The head of intensive care units at a large Thessaloniki hospital says the system is under intense pressure from the rising number of coronavirus cases and that he fears a third wave of the pandemic  early next year.

"The situation is desperate, the ICUs are full," Nikos Kapravelos, head of the ICUs at the Papanikolaou hospital, told Skai TV Sunday.

The death toll from the coronavirus rose to 136 on Monday after two patients being treated in hospitals in northern Greece passed away, reports said. 

The two victims are an 80-year-old man who was in the intensive care unit of the Papanikolaou hospital in Thessaloniki and a 59-year-old woman in the ICU of Alexandroupoli's university hospital. 

A 51-year-old man became the seventh resident of the northern Greek town of Kastoria to die after contracting the novel coronavirus.

According to Greek media, the father of four was being treated at the Giorgos Papanikolaou General Hospital in the northern port city of Thessaloniki and had underlying health problems that contributed to his death.

For its Christmas group exhibition titled "Magical Strokes," the Skoufa Gallery presents selected pieces by 35 artists exploring childhood memories, Greek folk traditions and other nostalgic themes evoked by the holiday season. The impressive roster of participating artists comprises Jeff Koons, Patrick Rubinstein, Nikos Angelidis, Stathis Alexopoulos, Eva Anagnostou, Kalliopi Asargiotaki, Yior

A police operation was launched on Friday to crack down on potential criminal elements at the Diavata migrant reception center on the outskirts of Thessaloniki in northern Greece.

The operation was organized following a brawl at the camp on Thursday night in which four Afghan nationals were injured.

Police in Oraiokastro, near Thessaloniki, on Tuesday were seeking the perpetrators behind the shooting of a 32-year-old man who had been on his way to work as a security guard the night before on his bicycle. 

A pregnant woman was killed when a train collided with a car on the section of the intercity railway network near Diavata, in northern Greece, shortly before 3 p.m. on Monday, a local news website reported.
The train had been conducting the Alexandroupoli-Thessaloniki service when the collision occured. 

Monday's Google Doodle paid tribute to Georgios Papanikolaou, the Greek medic and researcher who invented the smear test to detect early signs of cervical and uterine cancer.

The doodle, an illustration of him inspecting cells under a microscope, was available in 12 countries around the world.

Police in northern Greece were on Tuesday investigating an assault against two men, aged 39 and 47, on the street in the suburb of Nea Michaniona late on Monday by four attackers.

According to investigators, the two pedestrians came under attack by the four men who got out of a car and physically attacked them.

A buzzer-beating basket by Costas Papanikolaou gave Greece an 86-85 win in Georgia on Sunday as the Greeks mathematically clinched a spot at the 2019 World Championships in China.