Greek authorities on alert over spike in flu, COVID-19

By Ahmet Gencturk

ANKARA (AA) - Greek health authorities are concerned over a spike in flu cases and COVID-19, local media reported on Monday.

Health experts predict that the re-opening of schools on Monday would lead to a further increase in cases of COVID, the flu, and other respiratory infections, putting extra stress on hospitals, said public broadcaster ERT.

It stressed that occupancy rates in most children's hospitals across the country were already reaching their limits.

The intensive care units (ICU) in Heraklion, the fourth-largest city in the country, as well as at a children's hospital in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, are already entirely full, it noted.