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Athens enlists private hospitals to ease COVID-19 pressure on health system
FILE PHOTO: Intensivist Iliana Ioannidou is reflected on a monitor at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Sotiria hospital, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Athens, Greece, February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Giorgos Moutafis
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ATHENS: Two Athens private hospitals will join Greece s public health system to treat COVID-19 cases and relieve pressure on packed state intensive care units, the health minister said on Tuesday (Mar 9).
Greece has extended a lockdown and tightened curbs to stem the spread of the coronavirus after a surge in new infections.
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The temperature will move to high levels for the next few days in Greece, with the weather divided into three different climate zones.
Rain and cloudy skies are expected in the west and north of the country, spring weather in central and southern Greece, while in Crete we are having an early summer!
This is the assessment of meteorologist Panagiotis Giannopoulos.
“In northern Greece we will have from 14 to 16 degrees Celsius with some rain,” said Giannopoulos in speaking with
“At the same time, on Sunday and Monday in Attica it will exceed 20 degrees, while in Crete it will be 25-27 degrees Celsius in Heraklion and Chania,” he said, adding “what we are seeing is that the temperature is at least six degrees above the season.”
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It demonstrates that, while facing the challenges of daily life, Athens Medical Group continues to protect the safety of staff, patients and visitors at its hospitals and testing points by implementing strict cleaning and disinfection protocols, based on international standards.
To receive the SGS Disinfection Monitored Cleaning Checked Mark, the medical group had to undergo an audit to ensure that it complied with the highest hygiene and safety standards. This audit included a thorough inspection to ensure that good practices and local and international regulations and recommendations for preventing the spread of COVID-19 - including the proper use of PPE, the use of instructions and markings, compliance with social distancing requirements, and