QUETTA (Pakistan), April 6 — More than 50 doctors protesting the lack of safety equipment as they battle the coronavirus were arrested today in the south-western Pakistani city of Quetta, police and physicians said. The arrests occurred after more than 100 doctors and paramedics rallied near the...
Monday, 06 Apr 2020 11:04 PM MYT
The arrests occurred after more than 100 doctors and paramedics rallied near the city’s main hospital and then moved to protest in front of the chief minister’s residence, according to an AFP reporter. Cheema said police held the doctors for several hours before the provincial government ordered them to release the group.
Medical staff across Pakistan have complained for weeks over the severe shortages of safety equipment in hospitals as they treat patients suffering from the novel coronavirus.
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