Protesters seek reprisals over deadly Romanian hospital fire

Protesters waving flags march after a deadly fire at a hospital treating Covid-19 patients in Bucharest (AP)

Hundreds of people have protested outside Romania’s health ministry after a fatal fire at one of the country’s main hospitals for Covid-19 patients, calling for the resignations of the president, the health minister and the emergencies chief.

At least five people died in the blaze, which broke out early on Friday on the ground floor of the Matei Bals hospital in Bucharest and forced the evacuation of more than 100 people.