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India: 18 Covid patients dead in fire at Gujarat hospital
PTI, AFP/Bharuch Filed on May 1, 2021 | Last updated on May 1, 2021 at 06.18 am
There were around 50 other patients at the hospital when the fire broke out in the Covid-19 ward.
At least 18 coronavirus patients died after a fire broke out at a hospital in Gujarat s Bharuch in the early hours on Saturday.
Gut-wrenching visuals of the tragedy showed remains of some patients on stretchers and beds.
There were around 50 other patients at the four- storeyed Welfare Hospital when the fire broke out in the Covid-19 ward at 1 am. They were rescued by locals and firefighters, an official said.
The White House cited a devastating rise in Covid-19 cases in the country and the emergence of potentially dangerous variants of the coronavirus as reasons for the restrictions.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has written a letter to Indian PM Narendra Modi offering to provide support in the fight against COVID-19 in the country. Xinhua reported that Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday sent a message of condolences to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
In the message, Xi said China is willing to strengthen anti-pandemic cooperation with India and provide support and help to the country.
A day earlier, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi promised to do the utmost in supporting India’s fight against the COVID-19 surge and said that anti-pandemic materials produced in China were entering India at a faster pace.