Six people were arrested in connection with the case, four of whom were apprehended at the scene while receiving the sum of 200,000 euro in marked banknotes from the owner of private clinics.

Angry officials of the Ministry of Finance booed the lenders' representatives during their meeting with the leadership of the department and after it. The new round of meetings is the continuation of the negotiations which were interrupted on 27 September.

Staff on duty will serve hospital patients. Trains and ships will not be operating for twenty-four hours, flights to and from Athens airport will be interrupted for three hours.