AHEPA University Hospital

A fireman dressed as Santa rappels down the atrium of the Interbalkan Medical Center in Thessaloniki, as part of an initiative by the Fire Service's EMAK emergency response and rescue unit to distribute gifts and cheer among the hospital's patients, on Monday.

Greek police is searching for the suspect in the shooting of a man in Thessaloniki early Tuesday morning.

The 25-year-old victim was near the cemetery of the Pylaia municipality in the south part of the city at around 1 a.m. when he was shot by an unknown perpetrator. 

He was admitted to the AHEPA hospital for treatment. It was not clear how serious his injury was.  

Afternoon surgeries for a fee in the country's public hospitals started on Tuesday, as part of Health Ministry efforts to boost the National Health System (ESY) and make it more attractive to surgeons and anesthetists.

A 25-year-old musician has been remanded into pretrial custody after testifying to an investigative magistrate and giving up the name of his accomplice in the beating of a 23-year-old student in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, authorities said on Wednesday.

A 50-year-old man has passed away after being assaulted by a 27-year-old delivery worker on Agia Sofia pedestrian street, located in the heart of Thessaloniki, northern Greece.

The incident occurred on Tuesday when the 50-year-old confronted the 27-year-old individual for riding his motorcycle on the pedestrian walkway.

A police officer has sustained serious injuries during a dramatic car chase in western Thessaloniki in northern Greece.

Greek industrial group Mytilineos donated a SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic machine and laboratory supplies for 5,000 tests, as part of the company's initiatives to support the national healthcare system in the second wave of the pandemic.

The death toll from the coronavirus in Greece has risen to 128 after a 59-year-old woman died of the illness, according to reports.

The woman, aged 59, died early Friday at the AHEPA University Hospital in Thessaloniki, northern Greece.

Reports said she had a serious underlying disease.

Greek media reported two more deaths from the novel coronavirus on Thursday, a day after when the country's authorities reported there were no fatalities in the previous 24 hours.
The new death toll stands at 123, one of the lowest in Europe. The new fatalities have not been officially confirmed yet.

The death of a 74-year-old man at the AHEPA University Hospital in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, took the country's coronavirus toll to 115 on Monday afternoon.

According to unconfirmed reports, the man had not been suffering from any underlying health issues when he was hospitalized with Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.