The toll of the fire that broke out yesterday in a hospital equipped for the treatment of Covi-19 patients in south-east Baghdad is at least 82 dead and 110 injured. According to Iraqi media reports, the fire developed following the explosion of an oxygen cylinder in the intensive care unit of the Ibn Khatib hospital in the Diyala bridge area in the southeastern part of the capital Baghdad.
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According to eyewitnesses, the injured were transferred to nearby hospitals along with the rest of the patients being treated within the facility. The head of the Iraqi civil protection unit, Kadhim Bohan, said 90 people were rescued. Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al Kadhimi has ordered an investigation into the incident. “Such an incident is evidence of negligence and therefore I ordered that an investigation be initiated immediately and that the hospital manager and those responsible for safety and maintenance be detained along with all concerned until we have identified the negligent ones we believe. responsible, “he said in a statement.
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by Pierluigi Bussi
Iraq’s health system, already ravaged by decades of sanctions, wars and neglect, was put to the test during the Covid-19 crisis. Based on the data released yesterday by the Ministry of Health, the number of infections since the beginning of the pandemic amounts to 102,5288 of which 15,217 dead.
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