Fire at Russian COVID-19 hospital kills two – report

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A fire in the intensive care unit of a COVID-19 hospital killed two people on Friday in Russia’s southern city of Astrakhan, the TASS news agency said, citing a source in the emergency rescue services.

In a statement, Russia’s emergencies ministry said there were casualties, but gave no details.

(Reporting by Anton Kolodyazhnyy; Writing by Olzhas Auyezov; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)

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