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Fire Kills Coronavirus Patients In Russia

A fire at St. George Hospital in St. Petersburg killed five coronavirus patients who were on ventilators, Russian emergency officials said Tuesday. There's also reports that President Vladimir Putin's spokesman is hospitalized with COVID-19.

Here & Now's Tonya Mosley speaks with the BBC's Sarah Rainsford (@sarahrainsford) in Moscow.

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