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On Sunday, Pope Francis conveyed his focus and prayer to families grieving for the loss of their loved ones following the Saturday night fire in the Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit of the County Hospital in Piatra Neamt, according to Vatican News. .
In Sunday’s “Angel of the Lord” prayer, Pope Francis prayed for the victims of the tragedy at the Piatra Neamt County Hospital and entrusted to God’s mercy the souls of those who lost their lives in the fire in the Department of Agerpres Anesthesia and Intensive Care.
Ten COVID-19 patients lost their lives and another seven, including doctors and a nurse, were injured.
“Yesterday, in a hospital structure in Romania, where several patients affected by coronavirus were hospitalized, a fire broke out causing victims. I express my closeness and pray for them, let’s pray for them! “said Pope Francis.
In turn, Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church sent a message of condolences and praised the dedication of the seriously injured doctor who risked his life to bring patients out of the flames.
The doctor from the Piatra Neamţ County Hospital, injured in the fire that broke out in the medical unit on Saturday, as a result of which he suffered serious burns, is transferred to the “Regina Astrid” Military Hospital in Brussels, to receive specialized treatment, he announced this Sunday the Ministry of National Defense. (MND).
The people who died as a result of the fire are 7 men and 3 women, between 67 and 86 years old, according to a press release.
