The health condition of the Abbot of the Vatopedi Monastery, Ephraim, is stable but critical, according to orthdoxtimes.com sources.
Elder Ephraim, dear to all the Orthodox world, is hospitalized for the ninth day in Evangelismos Hospital and in the intensive care unit of the COVID-19 department of the largest public hospital in Greece.
The Orthodox community is anxiously watching the development of his health, as the oxygen level in his body were at such low levels that the physicians in charge considered they should proceed with intubation due to the underlying diseases (diabetes, heart issues) the Elder faces.
From the first moment, Athanasios Martinos, the civil governor of Mount Athos, and members of the Mount Athos community stand by the side of Abbot Ephraim and show great interest in the abbot’s health condition, who had not been vaccinated.
