Nurses in Maharashtra Govt hospitals go on strike, medical services likely to be hit for next two days

The nurses are protesting over various pending demands including promotion and COVID-19 allowance.

New Delhi: The medical services in the Maharashtra government hospitals are likely to be hit as nurses on Wednesday (June 23, 2021) have gone on a 48-hour long strike. The nurses are protesting over various pending demands including promotion and COVID-19 allowance. "Nurses from 24 districts including 1,300 nurses of Mumbai's JJ Hospital are participating. If our demands aren't met, then we'll go for an indefinite strike," President, Maharashtra Nurses Association told ANI.