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Rajkot’s fire incident is tragedy beyond words: President Kovind

New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India | Posted by Deepali Sharma
Nov 27, 2020 03:59 PM IST

Five coronavirus patients were killed after a fire broke out in the ICU of a designated Covid-19 hospital in Rajkot in the early hours of Friday.

President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday condoled the death of Covid-19 patients in a fire at a hospital in Gujarat’s Rajkot, calling it a tragedy beyond words.

President Ram Nath Kovind.(Vipin Kumar/HT file photo)
President Ram Nath Kovind.(Vipin Kumar/HT file photo)

Five coronavirus patients were killed after a fire broke out in the ICU of a designated Covid-19 hospital in Rajkot in the early hours of Friday.

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“The death of Covid-19 patients in a fire accident at a hospital in Rajkot, Gujarat is a tragedy beyond words. In this agonising time, I offer my heartfelt empathy for the bereaved families. I pray for speedy recovery for the injured,” Kovind tweeted.

 

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