BENGALURU : On 9 April, nurses at Delhi’s Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, a dedicated covid-19 facility, staged a protest demanding proper accommodation during their posting and provision for quarantine.
Doctors have also been vocal about the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE), including masks, coveralls and face shields, and other facilities to help health workers perform their duties with some degree of safety.
The needs of nurses, who do a lot of the hard work of care-giving, are often overlooked. “Nurses serving in this crisis have not been provided proper PPE or accommodation, transport or food services and quarantine facilities," said Sujanapal Achuthan, Kerala general secretary of Thrissur-based United Nurses