Coronavirus Outbreak: Medical Staff In West Bengal Protests, Demands PPE

The medical staff in various hospitals in West Bengal have taken to the streets to protest.
The staff alleged that they have been supplied low-quality Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) against coronavirus.
Protests were reported in hospitals in districts of North Bengal and Howrah.
At Howrah General Hospital, nurses and doctors protested in front of the hospital superintendent's office, demanding PPE and other medical facilities.
"In spite of the availability of 30 beds for coronavirus patients, the patients with breathing problems are not being transferred into the isolation room, and are kept in the general ward", they alleged.

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