Healthcare staff and nurses in public hospitals are on a 24-hour strike in the region and a work stoppage from 8.00 to 15.00 in Athens on Wednesday, according to a decision taken by the Panhellenic Federation of Employees in Public Hospitals (POEDIN).
They will hold a rally at 8.30am at Mavili Square and a rally to the Ministries of Finance and Health.
"The public health system is at the limits of its capacity due to serious staff shortages," the Federation said, noting that in the emergency rooms of hospitals on call "there is chaos".