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Fire at Nasiriyah coronavirus hospital kills more than 90

The fire was the second such tragedy at an Iraqi coronavirus ward in less than three months.
ASAAD NIAZI/AFP via Getty Images

At least 92 people have been confirmed dead and another 50 injured in a fire at Imam Hussein Teaching Hospital in the Iraqi city of Nasiriyah. The hospital was being used as a coronavirus ward.

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