A tragic event occurred in Romanians in a Covid-19 intensive care unit.
Ten patients died.
Meanwhile, the number of Covid-19 deaths in Poland is increasing.
In Europe, the number of coronavirus * cases continues to skyrocket.
In
Romania
, ten Covid-19 patients died in a fire in an intensive care unit.
Seven people were badly burned.
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Munich / Piatra Neamt - The second coronavirus wave * seems
to hit
Europe
with full force.
In many places, the number of new infections is increasing.
Germany recorded more than 22,000 new infections within 24 hours on Saturday and has been in a so-called “lockdown light” since November 2nd.
The
situation is
also
worsening
in
Austria
.
Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced a “hard lockdown”, which should apply until December 6th.
Meanwhile,
a tragic event
occurred in
Romania
in a Covid-19 intensive care unit.
Coronavirus in Europe: tragic event in Covid-19 intensive care unit in Romania
In a hospital in the north-eastern
Romanian
city of
Piatra Neamt
, ten seriously ill Covid-19 patients died of severe
burns
on Saturday evening
.
A
fire
broke out in
the
intensive care unit
, where a total of 16 patients were artificially civilized
.
Seven other people suffered severe burns, including the doctor in charge of the intensive care unit.
According to the authorities, a short circuit may
have triggered
the
fire
.
Media commented that the oxygen in the ventilators may have made the fire worse.
Health Minister
Nelu Tataru
immediately traveled to the scene of the accident.
The prosecutor was expected to investigate the causes.
According to the
Johns Hopkins University
in Romania,
353,185 people have been infected with the corona virus so far.
More than 8,800 have died of Covid-19 (as of November 14, 10:13 p.m.).
Corona in Europe: Poland records high number of Codiv-19 deaths
Meanwhile, the corona situation in
Poland is getting
worse.
A week after a
partial lockdown was imposed
, Poland has registered a peak in new corona deaths.
548 deaths were reported within 24 hours.
The Ministry of Health announced.
The total number of deaths rose to more than 10,000.
The number of new infections increased according to the information by 25,571 cases.
A comparison with Germany, its almost 83 million inhabitants and almost 22,000 new infections, clearly illustrates the precarious situation in Poland.
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