MUMBAI - Thirteen COVID-19 patients died in a hospital fire on Friday in the latest tragedy to hit India's health care system as it buckles under a devastating wave of infections.
"There were 17 patients inside when a fire broke out in the ICU of Vijay Vallabh Hospital, out of which 13 died and 4 have been shifted to other facilities," fire department official Morrison Khavari said. And 4 patients died when a blaze broke out in a private hospital in Maharashtra earlier this month. In March, a fire at a Mumbai clinic killed 11.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was set on Friday to hold at least 3 crisis meetings on oxygen supplies and the availability of critical medicines. "SOS - Less than an hour's oxygen supplies at Max Smart Hospital & Max Hospital Saket. Awaiting promised fresh supplies from INOX since 1 a.m.... Over 700 patients admitted, need immediate assistance," Max Healthcare, one of the biggest private hospital chains, said on Twitter early Friday morning.
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