STORY – Many Orthodox clergymen have denied the advantages of the vaccine, and the older ones have generally died or ended up in intensive care.
Thessaloniki
Nothing distinguishes the world across the Hippocrates Hospital in Thessaloniki, in northern Greece, from different hospitals overwhelmed by the brand new wave of Covid. The ballet of ambulances is incessant, the environment heavy, however there’s however a peculiarity: the ambulances are adopted by automobiles adorned with flags crossed by the double-headed eagle on a yellow background representing the Greek Orthodox Church.
In latest instances, the hospitals of the second metropolis of the nation are welcoming an increasing number of women and men of the Church. Eight nuns from Panorama Monastery have been positioned in intensive care final weekend, two of them in vital situation. None of them are vaccinated, on « injunction of the mom superior« . These usually are not distinctive conditions, however recurring and every day. Medical doctors oscillate between anger and despair. « Sufficient is sufficient», Says Daphne Catalpa, president of the Union of Medical doctors of Thessaloniki. « Between the acute teams …
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