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Deadly Fire In Iraq Torches COVID-19 Hospital Ward 

The death toll from a catastrophic blaze that erupted at a COVID-19 hospital ward in Iraq on Monday rose to 64 on Tuesday, Iraqi medical officials said.

Here & Now‘s Don Gonyea speaks with NPR’s Ruth Sherlock.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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