Iraqi health minister resigns over deadly fire at a Baghdad COVID-19 hospital

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Iraq’s Health Minister resigned on Tuesday over a fire from an exploding oxygen tank at a Baghdad COVID-19 hospital last month that killed more than 80 people

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Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s cabinet also ordered the dismissal of the director of the Ibn Khatib hospital and other senior hospital officials. The entire hospital had been converted to treat COVID-19 patients. The government has ordered hospitals across the country to review and implement better health and safety procedures.

 

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