Nurses go on protest, demand authorities to fill up vacancies

Alleging that the crippling shortage in nursing staff was burdening them, especially after the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, about 50 staff nurses of Salem Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College and Hospital boycotted work and staged a flash protest on Wednesday. There were only 350 nurses in place of 1,500, alleged the protesters, demanding the authorities to fill up vacancies soon