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High Covid-19 death rate leads to lockdown extension but fails to dampen vaccine scepticism
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government has extended the national lockdown until December 7 as the number of deaths and ICU cases linked to Covid-19 show no sign of abating. Meanwhile, officials continue to build hope.... More than 600 people are being treated in ICU units and the lack of beds in northern Greece means
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Newsletter 276 -04/12/2020
significant drop in the number of coronavirus-related deaths and as ICU units remained in high demand... Plakiotakis, who is being treated in an ICU unit, and Attica Governor Giorgos Patoulis. New Democracy MP
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SYRIZA seeks to exploit ND's faltering handling of coronavirus crisis
PoliticsGreek Politicsthere are just 651 ICU beds for Covid-19 patients throughout the country. SYRIZA submitted an amendment... and State Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis suggesting that the creation of more ICU units would result
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Govt looks for positives as it steps up vaccine rollout
PoliticsGreek Politics, just 31 ICU beds are available from a total of 271. Total ICU patients climbed to 301 over the weekend
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PM aims to press ahead with reform agenda in face of scandals and pandemic
PoliticsGreek Politics. As of Sunday, Athens had a total of 225 Covid ICU beds in operation, of which 85 pct were occupied. The Health Ministry has announced the creation of 38 new Covid ICU beds in the Attica region
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Newsletter 279 - 05/03/2021
of ICU beds for coronavirus sufferers. According to figures announced by Health Minister Vassilis... from 1,673 in mid-February to over 2,100, while 90 Covid ICU beds have been added bringing the total
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EU digital certificate seen as boost for tourism against backdrop of worsening pandemic
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe private sector. On Wednesday, Athens had 381 Covid ICU beds and 2,961 ordinary Covid beds. However... on the waiting list for an ICU bed. The minister announced that 550 additional beds were being made available
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Newsletter 289 - 19/03/2021
of new facilities from the private sector. On Wednesday, Athens had 381 Covid ICU beds and 2,961... patients were on the waiting list for an ICU bed. The minister announced that 550 additional beds were
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Govt under fire for testing and requisitioning plans as further lockdown easing postponed
PoliticsGreek Politicswere on waiting lists for ICU beds across the capital. The pressure is spilling over into Athens’s private hospitals, where 140 of the 170 ICU beds available have been made available to care
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Newsletter 291 - 02/04/2021
needing specialist ICU treatment remained well above 700, with some sufferers in Attica having to wait for more than a day before they could be placed in an ICU bed. The public appear divided
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