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

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.

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.

“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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