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Greek health workers strike in the midst of the pandemic

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Athens (Greece), Feb 23 (EFE), (Camera: Alberto Borreguero).- Health personnel in Greek public hospitals demonstrated across the country on Tuesday, as part of a 24-hour strike against the precarious conditions of the system, which is struggling to cope with the covid pandemic despite the lack of human resources and facilities.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST IN ATHENS BY GREEK PUBLIC HEALTH WORKERS, INCLUDING A STATEMENT BY VULA YEORGAKI, NURSE AT THE RED CROSS HOSPITAL IN ATHENS, IN GREEK:- "We demand the obvious: hiring. There has been no hiring for ten years and with the pandemic, the staff can't take it anymore".

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