The Latest: Fire at India hospital kills 18 virus patients

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The Latest: Fire at India hospital kills 18 virus patients

A man reads a morning newspaper at a market closed due to new restrictions announced by government to control the spread of the coronavirus, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Saturday, May 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
People wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus wait to receive COVID-19 vaccine at a medical facility in Prayagraj, India. Saturday, May 1, 2021. In hopes of taming a monstrous spike in COVID-19 infections, India opened vaccinations to all adults Saturday, launching a huge inoculation effort that was sure to tax the limits of the federal government, the country's vaccine factories and the patience of its 1.4 billion people. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Filipino migrant workers line up at the temporary testing center for COVID-19, in Hong Kong, Saturday, May 1, 2021. The government ordered foreign domestic helpers to take COVID-19 tests after two helpers were diagnosed with a more infectious strain of the virus. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
A young boy shows his father an Immunity certificate card in front of the Budapest Zoo, in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, May 1, 2021. Hungary on Saturday loosened several COVID-19 restrictions for people with government-issued immunity cards, the latest in a series of reopening measures that have followed an ambitious vaccination campaign. (AP Photo/Laszlo Balogh)
People stand around the Welfare Hospital after a deadly fire in Bharuch, western India, Saturday, May 1, 2021. The fire in a COVID-19 ward of the hospital killed multiple patients early Saturday, as the country grappling with the worst outbreak yet steps up a vaccination drive for all its adults even though some states say don't have enough jabs. (KK PRODUCTIONS via AP)
FILE - This photo from Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, shows indoor diners at the restaurant L'Express in New York. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday restaurants in the city can increase their indoor dining to 75% of capacity starting May 7, in line with the rest of the state. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

The Latest: Fire at India hospital kills 18 virus patients

A man reads a morning newspaper at a market closed due to new restrictions announced by government to control the spread of the coronavirus, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Saturday, May 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
People wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus wait to receive COVID-19 vaccine at a medical facility in Prayagraj, India. Saturday, May 1, 2021. In hopes of taming a monstrous spike in COVID-19 infections, India opened vaccinations to all adults Saturday, launching a huge inoculation effort that was sure to tax the limits of the federal government, the country's vaccine factories and the patience of its 1.4 billion people. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Filipino migrant workers line up at the temporary testing center for COVID-19, in Hong Kong, Saturday, May 1, 2021. The government ordered foreign domestic helpers to take COVID-19 tests after two helpers were diagnosed with a more infectious strain of the virus. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
A young boy shows his father an Immunity certificate card in front of the Budapest Zoo, in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, May 1, 2021. Hungary on Saturday loosened several COVID-19 restrictions for people with government-issued immunity cards, the latest in a series of reopening measures that have followed an ambitious vaccination campaign. (AP Photo/Laszlo Balogh)
People stand around the Welfare Hospital after a deadly fire in Bharuch, western India, Saturday, May 1, 2021. The fire in a COVID-19 ward of the hospital killed multiple patients early Saturday, as the country grappling with the worst outbreak yet steps up a vaccination drive for all its adults even though some states say don't have enough jabs. (KK PRODUCTIONS via AP)
FILE - This photo from Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, shows indoor diners at the restaurant L'Express in New York. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday restaurants in the city can increase their indoor dining to 75% of capacity starting May 7, in line with the rest of the state. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
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