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A few hundred people, including nursing staff in white coats, gather in front of the Robert-Debré hospital in Paris for a "casserolade", during which protesters bang pots and pans and call for more funds for public hospitals. IMAGES
800 nurses from St. Mary Medical Center, in the Philadelphia area, walked out Tuesday to protest hospital understaffing. As the third wave of coronavirus cases hits the country, hospitals are reaching capacity as hospital workers continue to suffer from burnout. According to Business Insider, the US reported a record 67,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations on November 12. But the issues nurses are striking over — caring for too many patients at once, understaffed hospitals, and burnout — existed prior to the pandemic. One study in the Journal of Nursing Administration found adding 10% more nurses to hospitals can reduce the odds a patient will die by 4%.
Hospital staff gather in Marseille to demonstrate a few days before the closing of the "Segur de la santé" - a government-led consultation with health sector professionals and unions on the future of the French health service. They want more than the 6.3 billion already pledged by the government. IMAGES
Medical and support staff at London's NHS Nightingale hospital take part in the weekly 'clap for carers', in support and gratitude for the UK's coronavirus first responders. IMAGES
Mission Viejo, Apr 15 (EFE/EPA).- Local firefighters and police on Wednesday paid a tribute to the medical personnel at the Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, California, for their frontline role in the fight against coronavirus (Camera: EUGENE GARCIA).FOOTAGE SHOWS LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE PAYING A TRIBUTE TO MEDICAL PERSONNEL AT MISSION HOSPITAL IN MISSION VIEJO, USA.
Johannesburg's Charlotte Maxebe hospital tests its staff for COVID-19. The country is fighting against the spread of the novel coronavirus by enforcing a 5 week lockdown until the end of April. IMAGES