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Hospital director Stela Halichidis insisted several shortcomings found during January inspections of electrical and heating installations had been corrected.
The tragedy comes at a time as a surge in daily infections is hitting an all-time record with 12,000 new cases within 24 hours, and the country is in dire need of intensive care beds.