Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital

A 16-year-old girl was injured when a utility pole fell in the Nea Filadelfia district of Athens on Wednesday. The victim was transported by ambulance to Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital.

Initial reports indicate that the pole collapsed after being struck by a trolley bus on Fokon Street. The exact circumstances of the accident remain unclear.

Children evacuated from Paidon Hospital in Penteli last week as a large wildfire swept through northeastern Attica returned on Monday, a Greek minister said.

The hospital resumed normal operation at 8 a.m. after undergoing thorough cleaning and disinfection, Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis said on a post on X (former Twitter).

A driver who hit five people while driving on a central street in Athens on Wednesday night told police they "appeared suddenly" in front of his car.

Five people, including three children, were injured when a car hit them while they were attempting to cross an avenue in central Athens late Wednesday, police said.

A four-year-old boy from Megara, western Attica, who was severely beaten by his mother's partner was intubated and in a coma at the Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital.

According to the first reports, the child has multiple fractures and an epidural hematoma.

The new offshoot of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 known as Orthrus (CH.1.1) has arrived in Greece, according to the National Public Health Organization's (EODY) weekly epidemiological report. 

It said a total of 93 cases have been detected. What's more, cases of the dangerous Kraken subvariant (XBB.1.5) are increasing slowly, with seven cases identified so far. 

The Olympia Group, founded by Panos Germanos, has donated medical and technological equipment valued at two million euros to the ministries of education and health, to assist in the fight against Covid-19.

The donation will be made through the Group's subsidiaries, Public- MediaMarkt and Sunlight.

An eight-year girl who was being treated for a serious bullet injury in the head had to be put back on the ventilator after her health deteriorated, the Athens' Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital said on Friday.

The hospital said the girl is still in the ICU and her health "remains critical."

An 8-year-old girl who was seriously injured by a stray bullet over the Easter holidays last month is showing signs of improvement, doctors at Athens' Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital said on Friday.

The Poison Center at the Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital in Goudi, eastern Athens, the only one of its kind in the country, is sounding the alarm as, since 2012, it has been forced to operate with a staff of just six doctors and one pharmacist (from 10 and three respectively) due to budget cuts.