At least four people died Friday after a fire broke out in Romania’s main hospital Matei Bals Hospital in Bucharest treating COVID-19 patients.
According to authorities, four patients died and several others were hurt, among the 102 people who were in the hospital wing.
The fire reportedly broke out on the ground floor around 5:00am (0300 GMT), said Orlando Schiopu, head of the inspectorate for emergency situations.
Romania is still reeling from a similar tragedy in November, when ten COVID patients died in a fire in an intensive care unit of a hospital in the northeastern town of Piatra Neamt. Five others injured in the fire later died of their injuries.
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After Romania’s health ministry warned against easing restrictions following an outbreak of the UK COVID-19 strain in Bucharest school Friday, the Bucharest committee for emergency situations decided to lift some restrictions, so that theatres, cinemas, restaurants, bars and casinos in Romania’s capital are allowed to open as of Monday.
Hospitality and entertainment facilities are allowed to open their indoor areas but must keep attendance at less than 30% of capacity.
The decision came after the capital recorded several days with lower infection rates, ensuring Bucharest was no longer a “red zone.” Currently, of the 41 counties in Romania, only the western country of Timis has remained a red zone.