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Miami, Aug 5 (EFE).- The United States' largest registered nurses union held protests Wednesday in at least 16 states and Washington DC to demand stricter compliance with Covid-19 control practices and a safe patient workload in hospitals.(CAMERA: Cristóbal Herrera)

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