At least 10 Covid-infected patients die as a result of fire in a Romanian hospital

A fire broke out at a hospital in the northeastern part of Romania, where patients infected with coronavirus were being treated.

According to BBC, the fire spread to the part of the building where the intensive care unit was located and 16 infected people were being treated. The fire has killed at least 10 people, and the condition of several patients is still critical. Romanian Minister of Health, Nelu Tataru, says short circuit became probable cause of hospital fire.