THESSALONIKI — U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt on Friday visited Thessaloniki's AHEPA hospital and its centre for Covid-19 patients, one of the front line hospitals for the pandemic in Greece.
In a post on Twitter, Pyatt met the hospital's director Panagiotis Panteliadis and the head of the Covid-19 centre, Pathology-Infectious Diseases professor Symeon Metallidis, expressing his gratitude for the efforts of all front line workers.
"Proud to visit Thessaloniki's AHEPA Hospital to meet Director Panteliadis and #COVID19 Reference Center Head Dr. Metallidis. Ευχαριστώ πολύ to all of Greece's health sector workers and first responders for their tireless efforts to keep us healthy and safe," Pyatt said in his tweet.
Proud to visit Thessaloniki's AHEPA Hospital to meet Director Panteliadis and #COVID19 Reference Center Head Dr. Metallidis. Ευχαριστώ πολύ to all of Greece's health sector workers and first responders for their tireless efforts to keep us healthy and safe. pic.twitter.com/P8k3lTe2sl
— Geoffrey Pyatt (@USAmbPyatt) July 10, 2020
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