File phoro: Firefighter ladders on the walls of the hospital in Piatra Neamt, where a fire killed 10 at covid-19 intensive care unit, in Piatra Neamt, Romania, November 14, 2020 ReutersThe hospital was evacuated and closed and patients were transferred to a public hospital in CairoA fire killed at least seven people and injured several others on Saturday at a private hospital that was treating coronavirus patients on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo, local sources and media said. The hospital was evacuated and closed and patients were transferred to a public hospital in Cairo, the sources said. Egypt has seen a sharp increase in the number of officially confirmed coronavirus cases over the past week. The health ministry recorded 1,133 new cases and 49 deaths on Friday, bringing the total since the start of the pandemic to 130,126 cases including 7,309 deaths. Health officials say the real figure is likely to be much higher due to the low rate of public PCR testing and the exclusion of private test results from official figures.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 26, 2020 12:45 UTC