Archbishop to be flown to Athens today

ARCHBISHOP Chrysostomos will be transferred to an Athens clinic today after some complications with his health emerged yesterday afternoon.

Health Minister Frixos Savvides told the Cyprus Mail yesterday that the Archbishop, who is being treated at the Nicosia Hospital, had to be transferred abroad urgently after there had been some complications with his health.

The Archbishop sustained head and spine injuries after a fall two weeks ago.

Savvides described Chrysostomos’ condition as “serious but not critical.” He added that the Archbishop would be transferred to a London health centre to receive specialised treatment after going to Athens.

“We first have to deal with the complications before taking him to London,” he said.

The minister said Chrysostomos would fly to Athens today at 3 pm by an air ambulance and would be admitted at the Evangelismos Health Unit.

Asked how much the travel would cost, Savvides replied: “as the Paphos Bishop has said, it would be blasphemy to discuss money in this case”.

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