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More than 300 people were evacuated from the fire hospital. (Photo: TASS)
News agency ESTUARY According to a Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, the fire occurred at Spasokukotsky Hospital in northwest Moscow. This is one of the medical centers designated for the treatment of patients with Covid-19 in the Russian capital. By the end of this week, Spasokukotsky Hospital had treated some 700 patients with Covid-19.
Flames erupted from a sick room on the first floor of the hospital. According to some local media outlets, the fire has even spread to the active treatment area.
The fire killed at least 1 person and evacuated about 300 people. The photos published in the media show that medical personnel wear protective clothing along with patients who quickly evacuate from the fire building.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said all the patients had been evacuated and would be transferred to other hospitals to continue treatment. “The cause of the incident is still under investigation,” Sobyanin wrote on Twitter.
Moscow and some other areas of Russia have adopted a blockade since the end of March to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic. Russia is currently one of the hot spots of the Covid-19 outbreak in the world with almost 200,000 cases, of which more than 1,800 have died. Moscow is the worst affected region in Russia, accounting for half of all illnesses and deaths in the entire country.
Last week, Russia recorded a daily record of more than 10,000 Covid-19 cases. Authorities explain this in part because health officials have begun increasing the scope of their tests.
Minh Phương
According to Reuters
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