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Quetta: YDA again stage protest as promised coronavirus medical gear not provided

Dunya News

YDA held a torch-bearing rally in front of Civil Hospital and also staged a sit-in near CM House.

QUETTA (Dunya News) - Young Doctors Association (YDA) and paramedical staff again staged protest in Quetta as government failed to fulfil its agreement to provide them coronavirus medical gear, Dunya News reported on Wednesday.

YDA held a torch-bearing rally in front of Civil Hospital Quetta and also staged a sit-in near Chief Minister House. They demanded action against the police personnel who resorted to violence against the doctors during protest on Monday.

The protesting doctors also demanded personal protective equipment (PPE) kits for health workers who are on the front lines of the country s battle against the coronavirus.

A YDA spokesperson said that the provincial government got over signatures on receipt to provide N95 masks to health workers but instead gave us paper masks to fight coronavirus pandemic.

Young doctors and paramedical staff in Quetta had ended their strike on Tuesday after successful talks with the Balochistan government.