Sotiria Hospital

The convicted leader of the now defunct November 17 urban terror group, Alexandros Giotopoulos, is reportedly being treated for a pulmonary embolism while under guard at the Sotiria hospital in northern Athens.

Giotopoulos has been in hospital for at least 10 days after suffering a serious respiratory infection, with his health further burdened by his age and other illnesses.

A random leak at the Sotiria Hospital in 2015 revealed the belongings of hundreds of patients who died of tuberculosis in the previous century and were buried unnamed in mass graves in the hospital grounds.

Once Oscar-nominated director and producer Marianna Economou heard about the discovery and gained access to the belongings, it got stuck in her head and heart.

A random leak in a building at Sotiria Hospital revealed an incredible documentary story directed by the Oscar-nominated Marianna Economou presenting the astonishing tale of 300 tuberculosis cases buried in a wall

The coronavirus is still a force to be reckoned with, with people with long Covid receiving treatment at special clinics operating in hospitals and health centers.

The death of two patients on Sunday night brought Greece's Covid-19 death toll to 177 following nearly three days without any fatalities from the coronavirus epidemic.

Sunday's first victim was a 66-year-old woman who was being treated at the capital's Sotiria Hospital and suffered from underlying health problems that contributed to her death.

A new death from Covid-19 was reported in Greece on Monday night after almost two days with no fatalities, bringing the total number to 152.

The victim is an 80-year-old man who was being treated in Sotiria hospital and was suffering from several underlying illnesses.

Kathimerini visited the Sotiria Hospital in the northern Athenian suburb of Holargos for a glimpse into what goes on during a shift at the Covid-19 clinic.

Greece's death toll from the novel coronavirus has climbed to 143 after three patients, all male, died on Saturday.

Two of the patients, aged 83 and 85, died at Athens' NIMTS Navy Hospital. The third patient died at the capital's Sotiria Hospital. He was 57.

All of them suffered from pre-existing medical conditions.

A medical worker takes care of a patient in intensive care at the capital's Sotiria Hospital. As Greece prepares to relax measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus, Health Ministry spokesman Sotiris Tsiodras warned Monday against complacency, saying the public must continue to adhere to the health guidelines in order to avoid a "catastrophic" slipup.

Greece's Parliament has donated 8 million euros for the immediate installation of 50 additional intensive care beds at the capital's Sotiria Hospital, one of 13 across the country designated to deal with serious coronavirus infections.