Covid-19: India hospital fire kills 13 amid Covid oxygen crisis
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image captionPatients were evacuated from the hospital on Friday morning after the blaze was put out
At least 13 patients have died after a fire broke out in the intensive care unit of an Indian hospital treating Covid patients near Mumbai.
The blaze, which took place early on Friday, was extinguished and four survivors have been moved to nearby hospitals, said authorities.
The incident comes amid a deadly second wave of infections in India.
The spike has overwhelmed hospitals, creating a critical shortage of oxygen, ICU beds and ventilators.
On Friday India recorded 332,730 coronavirus cases, the highest one-day tally seen anywhere in the world for the second day in a row. Daily deaths from Covid-19 rose by a record 2,263 in the previous 24 hours.
President Kovind condoles loss of lives in Maharashtra s Palghar hospital fire ANI | Updated: Apr 23, 2021 11:36 IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday expressed shock over the death of 13 people who died in a fire that broke out at Vijay Vallabh COVID care hospital in Virar area of Maharashtra s Palghar district and extended his condolences.
President Kovind in a tweet said, The news of the casualties of the patients due to the fire at Covid Hospital in Virar, Mumbai is deeply saddening. My heartfelt condolences to the families who lost their loved ones in this heartbreaking accident. I wish all other patients a quick recovery.
Fire kills 13 Covid patients in hospital in western India Country grapples with oxygen crisis as number of Covid-19 cases surges
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Bodies piling up at crematoriums and burial grounds across India are sparking concerns that the death toll from a ferocious new Covid-19 wave may be much higher than official records. Video: Reuters
A worker wearing personal protection equipment loads wood onto a cart at a crematorium on the outskirts of New Delhi on Friday. Bodies piling up at crematoriums and burial grounds across India are sparking concerns that the death toll from a ferocious new Covid-19 wave may be much higher than official records. Photograph: Bloomberg
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