At least 20 patients died in a violent fire on the evening of Monday, July 12 in the Covid-19 unit of Al-Hussein hospital in Nassiriya, southern Iraq, a door told AFP. -speak of the local health authorities.
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The victims are burned to death and the search continues,
” said Haydar al-Zamili, adding that the unit had 60 beds.
The fire was still ongoing, according to an AFP correspondent.