A fire broke out in the intensive care unit of a hospital in southeastern Turkey, killing 10 patients with the new coronavirus.
According to the local government, authorities are investigating the cause of the fire from the patient's oxygen inhalation device.
According to local governments, a fire broke out in the intensive care unit of a university hospital in Gaziantep in southeastern Turkey on the morning of the 19th.
The fire was soon extinguished, but 10 of the 19 patients with the new coronavirus who were being treated indoors died.
Most of them died in their 60s and 80s.
According to the local government, a fire broke out from the equipment used to inhale oxygen for the patient, causing an explosion, and authorities are investigating the situation at the time and the cause of the fire.
According to a summary by Johns Hopkins University in the United States, Turkey has more than 25,000 people infected with the new coronavirus, which was newly confirmed on the 18th, making it the sixth country in the world on that day. There are many.
Starting this month, citizens are prohibited from going out unnecessarily at night or on weekends to stop the spread of the infection.