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Greece to enter second lockdown as govt faces criticism over 'total failure'
PoliticsGreek Politics, a total of 1,503 patients are hospitalised in Covid wards, of which 220 are in ICU beds. A total of 348 dedicated ICU beds are available nationwide, of which 63 percent are currently occupied..., over 1,000 people could end up in hospital over the next 10 days, while the 50 new ICU beds
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Newsletter 272 -06/11/2020
people could end up in hospital over the next 10 days, while the 50 new ICU beds that were recently... as infections jumped and ICU beds began to run out across the country. National Bank, for instance, now... the opposition’s calls for permanent hirings to staff extra ICU units would have led to “millions being
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Health system feeling strain of Covid-19 second wave
PoliticsGreek Politicsbriefing on Sunday, the Health Ministry said that there is a total of 1,063 ICU beds across the country, of which 734 are currently occupied. This means just 31 pct of all ICU beds are free. However... higher Covid numbers than Athens over recent days, just 25 pct of ICU beds for coronavirus sufferers
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Alarming Covid-19 numbers fuel opposition's criticism of ND's approach
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the government is the rate at which ICU beds are being taken up, forcing officials to consider.... Out of a total of 1,220 ICU beds across Greece, just over 1,000 have been occupied. Of these, 641... advantage of donations in order to boost the country’s ICU capacity. Gennimata also called
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Covid-19 stretches health system again, putting reopening of shops in doubt
PoliticsGreek Politicsto hospital admissions and dwindling ICU capacity as signs that the virus is still posing a major threat to public health. On Tuesday, 357 Covid-19 patients were in ICU units in Attica, almost 90% of total capacity. Nationwide, ICU units are operating at 55% of capacity. This is the main reason
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Starkly different solutions presented as govt nears lockdown decision point
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor a 10-day strict “circuit-breaker” lockdown. During a conference call to accept a donation of ICU... ICU beds to public hospitals in Attica, more ICU units in surrounding cities, and diverting non-Covid
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Newsletter 290 - 26/03/2021
to the government’s plans. By Thursday, there were more than 700 patients with the coronavirus in ICU units around Greece. Hospitals in Attica have been inundated as all the ICU beds for Covid-19... in the form of an extra 140 ICU beds. With hospitals running low on specialised personnel
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SYRIZA maintains pressure over Covid treatment, media handouts
PoliticsGreek Politics, putting the figure at 150 to 170. The government insists that anyone needing ICU treatment receives... that if patients need to be placed in an ICU and one is not available at their hospital, a request is entered... clergymen being given immediate access to ICU treatment. Media inquiry MPs are continuing
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Authorities say no new measures on the way despite surge in Covid-19 cases
PoliticsGreek Politicsare occupied. Authorities are watching closely the number of patients in ICU units and new deaths from... predicted that ICU numbers could reach the critical number of 400 by the end of July, however... of the government’s Covid advisory committee left open the possibility of new measures if ICU numbers
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After local elections in Turkey, Athens hopes recent tension with Ankara will ease
PoliticsForeign Policysources, the Turkish Ambassador to Greece, Burak Özügergin, has given reassurances to his interlocutors
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