Below is a collection of links to news stories, provided by Global Nurses United, about nurses in other nations and how they are advocating for their patients.
Argentina
Titular: Hospital de Solano: ante una enfermera con Covid-19 reclaman el testeo de todos los trabajadores
Headline: Solano Hospital: faced with a nurse with Covid-19, demands for testing of all workers
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Australia
Headline: ‘A slap in the face’: Teachers, nurses react to wage freeze for NSW public servants
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Australia
Headline: Government freezes pending pay rise for nurses
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Australia
Headline: Mystery surrounds death of Sydney nurse on shift in Liverpool Hospital mental health unit
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Australia
Headline: Shattered family seeks answers after nurse died at work
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Brazil
Manchete: ‘Situação preocupante’, diz sindicato de enfermeiros sobre Hospital de Base do DF, referência em casos de coronavírus
Headline: ‘Worrying situation’ says nurses’ union about Hospital de Base do DF, referring to coronavirus cases
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Brazil
Manchete: TRT determina afastamento enfermeiros de grupo de risco da Covid-19 em Maceió
Headline: TRT determines nurses who are part of groups at risk of Covid-19 should be removed in Maceió
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Brazil
Manchete: Após denúncias de falta de equipamentos, hospital de campanha do Mané Garrincha passa por vistoria
Headline: After complaints over lack of equipment, Mané Garrincha field hospital undergoes inspection
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Brazil
Manchete: Descaso de governos leva a recorde de mortes de profissionais de saúde
Headline: Failure of governments leads to record deaths of health professionals
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Brazil
Manchete: Enfermeira com atuação em Sumaré morre com coronavírus em Indaiatuba
Headline: Nurse working in Sumaré dies with coronavirus in Indaiatuba
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Canada
Headline: Quebec Health Care Workers Are ‘Dead Tired’ & Lying On The Ground In Protest (PHOTOS)
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Canada
Titre: La FIQ rejette en bloc les offres du gouvernement Legault
Headline: FIQ rejects the Legault government’s offers
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Canada
Titre: Des infirmières manifestent devant l’Hôpital de Rimouski
Headline: Nurses demonstrate outside Rimouski Hospital
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Canada
https://www.canadafrancais.com/2020/05/28/les-infirmieres-mortes-de-fatigue/
Titre: Les infirmières «mortes de fatigue»
Headline: Nurses “dead of fatigue”
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Canada
Titre: CHSLD: «J’aurais la tête dans le micro-ondes, ce serait à peu près pareil»
Headline: CHSLD: “If I had my head in the microwave, it would be more or less the same”
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Canada
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1706951/vacances-infirmieres-mortes-fatigue-outaouais-syndicats
Titre: Pas touche à nos vacances, préviennent des infirmières « mortes de fatigue » en Outaouais
Headline: Do not touch our holidays, warn nurses “dead of fatigue” in Outaouais
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Canada
https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/05/23/hopital-regional-de-rimouski-le-syndicat-inquiet
Titre: Hôpital régional de Rimouski: le syndicat inquiet
Headline: Rimouski Regional Hospital: the union is worried
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Canada
https://www.fm1033.ca/covid-19-un-chsld-de-400-residents-menace-en-monteregie/
Titre: COVID-19 : un CHSLD de 400 résidents menacé en Montérégie
Headline: COVID-19: a CHSLD of 400 residents threatened in Montérégie
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Canada
Titre: Des garanties pour les infirmières
Headline: Guarantees for nurses
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Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/kathrine-slinski-nurse-pandemic-covid-coronavirus-1.5586699
Headline: Nurse left homeless by COVID-19 anxiety now working the front lines of the pandemic
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Canada
Headline: We know what’s wrong with long-term care in Canada — we need politicians with the courage to fix it, not an inquiry
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Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/the-latest-on-the-coronavirus-outbreak-for-may-28-1.5588965
Headline: The latest on the coronavirus outbreak for May 28
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Canada
Headline: Front-line workers still waiting for premium pay promised by province weeks ago
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Canada
Headline: Ontario nurses’ association calls for demonstrated commitment from province to fix long-term care
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Canada
Headline: Ontario nurses urging investigation into long-term care facilities remain independent
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Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-military-ltc-report-1.5585131
Headline: Ontario long-term care homes in scathing report could face charges, says Ford
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Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/hamilton-general-hospital-outbreak-1.5584235
Headline: 1 new case of COVID-19 at Hamilton General Hospital as outbreak continues
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Canada
Headline: COVID-19: Nurses union dropped from committee allocating protective wear regionally
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Canada
Headline: Alberta health-care layoffs postponed again amid COVID-19 pandemic
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Canada
Headline: New principles guarantee Saskatchewan health-care workers access to appropriate PPE
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Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/hand-sanitizer-gel-unsafe-1.5582691
Headline: Saskatoon mom concerned Sask. Health Authority using hand sanitizer that’s unsafe for pregnant, nursing people
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Canada
https://regina.ctvnews.ca/sask-woman-unable-to-see-husband-in-hospital-after-severe-crash-1.4955997
Headline: Sask. woman unable to see husband in hospital after severe crash
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Canada
https://winnipegsun.com/news/news-news/registered-nurse-population-in-manitoba-drops-report
Headline: Registered nurse population in Manitoba drops: report
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Canada
https://globalnews.ca/news/6995162/northwood-inquiry-calls-coronavirus/
Headline: Calls for Northwood inquiry heightened after concerns raised at Ontario, Quebec care homes
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Canada
http://ntv.ca/debbie-forward-pleased-with-slow-pace-of-lifting-restrictions-citing-ppe-shortage/
Headline: Debbie Forward pleased with slow pace of lifting restrictions, citing PPE shortage
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Dominican Republic
Titular: Denuncian más de 350 trabajadores de salud con COVID-19 no tienen protección
Headline: More than 350 health workers denounce their lack of protections against COVID-19
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Guatemala
Titular: Diez médicos y enfermeras dan positivo de coronavirus en hospital del IGSS de zona 9
Headline: Ten doctors and nurses test positive for coronavirus in IGSS zone 9 hospital
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Guatemala
Titular: Guatemala registra récord de casos de coronavirus con 311 positivos; suma 55 fallecidos
Headline: Guatemala registers a record of coronavirus cases with 311 positives; total 55 deceased
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Honduras
https://www.latribuna.hn/2020/05/25/alarmante-contagio-de-enfermeras-con-covid-19/
Titular: Alarmante contagio de enfermeras con COVID-19
Headline: Alarming spread of nurses with COVID-19
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India
https://kfgo.com/2020/05/24/more-patients-than-beds-in-mumbai-as-india-faces-surge-in-virus-cases/
Headline: More patients than beds in Mumbai as India faces surge in virus cases
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India
Headline: ‘Hire nurses from Maharashtra’: United Nurses Association writes to CM
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India
Headline: With highest one-day spike of 97, Maharashtra COVID-19 death toll rises to 1,792
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India
Headline: Nurse working at private hospital in Delhi dies due to COVID-19
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India
https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2020/05/pandemics-and-gender-inequality/
Headline: Gendering the Pandemic: Where Are the Women Policymakers?
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India
Headline: COVID-19 positive young nurse tries to suicide
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India
Headline: RML hospital Dean tests positive for COVID-19
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Ireland
Headline: Concern as overcrowding returns to Ireland’s emergency departments
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Ireland
https://www.thejournal.ie/nursing-graduates-job-hse-intern-covid-coronavirus-5110015-May2020/
Headline: All nursing graduates to be guaranteed jobs amid Covid-19 crisis
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Ireland
https://www.fm104.ie/news/fm104-news/cronavirus-inmo-calls-for-inquiry-into-health-worker-infection/
Headline: Coronavirus: INMO Calls for Inquiry into Health Worker Infections
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Ireland
Headline: More people waiting for beds at Cork hospitals than in entire eastern area
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Ireland
https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0525/1140413-covid-19/
Headline: Hospital vacant bed numbers drop alongside Covid-19 cases
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Italy
Titulo: PIEMONTE – Nursind presenta all’Assessorato alla Sanità la proposta per destinare il fondo premialità
Headline: PIEDMONT – Nursind proposes an award fund to the Health Department
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Italy
Titulo: Nursind su ripartizione fondi sanità: “Premiare chi ha avuto contatto diretto coi pazienti covid”
Headline: Nursind on the distribution of healthcare funds: “Reward those who have had direct contact with covid patients”
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Italy
Titulo: Asl Toscana nord ovest al Nursind: “Straordinari regolarmente liquidati, attività aggiuntiva a giugno”
Headline: Asl Toscana northwest to Nursind: “Overtime paid regularly, additional activity in June”
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Italy
Titulo: Covid-19. NurSind Toscana: mercoledì 3 giugno il flashmob degli infermieri In piazza Duomo. 40 paia di scarpe per non dimenticare
Headline: COVID-19. NurSind Toscana: Wednesday 3 June the nurses’ flashmob in Piazza Duomo. 40 pairs of shoes not to forget
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Italy
Titulo: Covid-19, riconoscimento regionale per operatori sanitari: NurSind Puglia aderisce all’accordo
Headline: Covid-19, regional recognition for health workers: NurSind Puglia adheres to the agreement
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Italy
Titulo: Nursind: infermieri pronti alla piazza e a sciopero nazionale
Headline: Nursind: nurses ready for the square and for a national strike
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New Zealand
Headline: Report reveals frontline nurses’ struggles during COVID-19 pandemic
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Peru
https://ojo.pe/actualidad/enfermeras-mayores-de-60-anos-volveran-a-trabajar-noticia/
Titular: Enfermeras mayores de 60 años volverán a trabajar
Headline: Nurses over 60 will return to work
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Peru
Titular: Enfermeros mayores de 60 años temen retornar a hospitales por riesgo a contagiarse de COVID-19
Headline: Nurses over 60 fear returning to hospitals due to risk of getting COVID-19
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Peru
Titular: Coronavirus.- Perú supera los 135.000 casos mientras los enfermeros mayores de 60 años temen volver al trabajo
Headline: Coronavirus.- Peru exceeds 135,000 cases while nurses over 60 fear returning to work
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Philippines
Headline: Health workers blast gov’t for passing burden of COVID-19 testing to private sector
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Philippines
https://www.manilastandard.net/mobile/article/324454
Headline: ‘Quarantine eased in June’
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Philippines
Headline: RITM, the missing piece in the Philippines’ mass testing capacity vs. COVID-19
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Philippines
Headline: Testing capacity drops to 6k daily as cases top 15k
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Philippines
https://manilastandard.net/mobile/article/324529
Headline: Palace claims PH meets goal of 30,000 daily testing capacity
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Portugal
Manchete: Sindicato dos Enfermeiros vai queixar-se do Estado à Organização Internacional do Trabalho
Headline: Nurses’ Union will complain from the State to the International Labor Organization
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Portugal
Manchete: Sindicato exige contratos definitivos para enfermeiros precários da Guarda
Headline: Union demands definitive contracts for precarious nurses in Guarda
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Portugal
Manchete: O SINDICATO DOS ENFERMEIROS PORTUGUESES TEM RECEBIDO QUEIXAS POR FALTA DE EQUIPAMENTO DE PROTEÇÃO INDIVIDUAL NA ULS DA GUARDA
Headline: The union of Portuguese nurses has received complaints over lack of personal protective equipment at ULS Da Guarda
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Portugal
Manchete: Covid-19 – Distrito de Beja sem casos positivos nos profissionais de enfermagem
Headline: Covid-19 – Beja District without positive cases among nursing professionals
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South Africa
https://www.ecr.co.za/news/news/nurses-threaten-protest-over-non-payment-uniform-allowances/
Headline: Nurses threaten to protest over non-payment of uniform allowances
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South Africa
https://mg.co.za/news/2020-05-29-covid-infections-among-health-workers-increasing-in-eastern-cape/
Headline: Covid infections among health workers increasing in Eastern Cape
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South Africa
Headline: Gauteng nurses say they did not take an oath to die
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South Korea
http://bogun.nodong.org/xe/KHMU_Info/581797
Headline: Final Decision Made on the Demands at the Central Industry-level Negotiation and Direction for Future Activities (May 19, 2020)
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Spain
Titular: Satse exige la contratación de enfermeras para reforzar la atención primaria en Ávila
Headline: Satse demands the hiring of nurses to reinforce primary care in Ávila
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Spain
Titular: SATSE exige medidas para que las enfermeras de Atención Especializada “no sean las grandes olvidadas”
Headline: SATSE demands measures so that Specialized Care nurses “are not forgotten heroes”
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Spain
https://www.leonoticias.com/leon/satse-pide-sacyl-20200527124127-nt.html
Titular: Satse pide a Sacyl que se posibiliten medidas de conciliación laboral y familiar para los enfermeros
Headline: Satse demands Sacyl make work and family reconciliation measures possible for nurses
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Spain
Titular: SATSE Castilla-La Mancha exige más enfermeras en las UCIs para poder atender mejor a los pacientes
Headline: SATSE Castilla-La Mancha demands more nurses in ICUs to better serve patients
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Spain
Titular: Satse critica el plan del SAS para el verano por “cierre” de centros de salud y “nula” cobertura del personal
Headline: Satse criticizes the SAS plan for the summer “closure” of health centers and “no” coverage of staff
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Spain
Titular: SATSE reclama que por cada dos pacientes debería haber una enfermera en UCI
Headline: SATSE demands that for every two patients there should be a nurse in the ICU
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United Kingdom
Headline: BAME nursing staff ‘less protected’ amid issues around PPE, survey finds
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United Kingdom
Headline: Coronavirus: BAME nursing staff ‘find it harder to access PPE’ than white counterparts
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United Kingdom
Headline: Labour demands action on personal protective equipment as survey reveals BAME staff more likely to face shortages
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United Kingdom
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/may/27/why-shut-nurses-out-of-decision-making
Headline: Why shut nurses out of decision-making?
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United Kingdom
Headline: Trusts told to pay overtime to nurses of all levels during crisis
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United Kingdom
Headline: How should the role of the nurse change in response to Covid-19?
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United Kingdom
Headline: Health unions reach agreement with NHS for proper staff pay during Covid
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United States
Headline: Markowitz: HCA jeopardizing mothers, babies with planned closure at Regional Medical Center
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United States
Headline: The Trump administration should rank its patients and healthcare workers first
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United States
https://www.alternet.org/2020/05/the-living-death-memorial-day-in-america/
Headline: The living death: Memorial Day in America
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United States
https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/05/24/mcconnell-is-pushing-one-covid-19-cure-america-does-not-need/
Headline: McConnell is pushing one covid-19 ‘cure’ America does not need
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United States
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/23/18833230.php
Headline: Nurses, Covid-19, Healthcare Crisis & Defending Public Health With NNU Pres. Burger
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United States
Headline: The pandemic could reshape the world order. Trump’s chaotic strategy is backing the US into a corner
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United States
https://abcnews.go.com/US/navajo-nation-covid-19-claims-families/story?id=
70787562
Headline: Navajo Nation: Where COVID-19 claims whole families
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United States
Headline: It’s Not Obesity. It’s Slavery.
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United States
https://www.irishcentral.com/news/politics/joe-kennedy-essential-worker-fund
Headline: Joe Kennedy III calls for essential worker fund for COVID victims
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United States
Headline: Mumbai hospital workers protest as employee at Covid-19 ward dies after allegedly being denied leave
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United States
Headline: 62,000 healthcare workers in the US have tested positive for the coronavirus, the CDC says. The number is likely far higher.
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United States
https://capitalandmain.com/nurses-still-waiting-for-masks-after-100-deaths-0526
Headline: Nurses Still Waiting for Masks After 100 COVID RN Deaths
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United States
Headline: Nurses unsafely exposed to COVID-19 at work, nationwide survey finds
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United States
Headline: Questions mount over mask decontamination machine once hailed as a game-changer
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United States
Headline: Trump Team Killed Rule Designed To Protect Health Workers From Pandemic Like COVID-19
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United States
https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2020/05/26/hca-healthcare-plans-hospital-layoffs-nurses-say/
Headline: HCA Healthcare plans hospital layoffs, nurses say
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United States
https://www.kunc.org/post/theres-still-time-get-remote-summer-internship
Headline: There’s Still Time To Get A (Remote) Summer Internship
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United States
Headline: COVID-19 Has Killed Close To 300 U.S. Health Care Workers, New Data From CDC Shows
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United States
Headline: How COVID-19 will permanently change Central California healthcare
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United States
Headline: Nurses at Las Vegas hospital hold protest
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United States
https://www.fresnobee.com/news/coronavirus/article243044726.html
Headline: Fresno nurse who was exposed to an infected COVID-19 patient dies of coronavirus
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United States
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-and-gop-want-covid-19-protections-for-bosses-but-not-workers/
Headline: Trump and GOP Want COVID-19 Protections for Bosses — But Not Workers
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United States
Headline: Nurses seek raises, plan protests; HCA asks union to forgo pay hike to avoid layoffs
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United States
https://labornotes.org/blogs/2020/05/north-carolina-nurses-seek-their-first-union
Headline: North Carolina Nurses Seek Their First Union
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United States
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/863070220
Headline: Global Vaccine Competition; More Than 100,000 Dead
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United States
Headline: It’s a big deal that the outrage expressed over George Floyd’s death was massive and multiracial
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United States
https://kstp.com/news/nurse-speaks-out-about-concerns-of-icu-beds-and-resources-/5741905/
Headline: Nurse speaks out about concerns of ICU beds and resources
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United States
Headline: Nurses expected to picket Sanford policies in Bemidji
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United States
https://southsidepride.com/2020/05/25/nurses-look-for-solution-to-unsafe-covid-working-conditions/
Headline: Nurses look for solution to unsafe COVID working conditions
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United States
https://ktoe.com/2020/05/28/mna-reacts-to-covid-19-cases-increasing-nurses-dont-feel-safe/
Headline: MNA reacts to COVID-19 cases increasing; nurses don’t feel safe
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United States
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/931090
Headline: Nurses Disciplined, Fired for Wearing Hospital-Issued Scrubs
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United States
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/23/america-coronavirus-covid-19-second-wave
Headline: America begins to unlock for summer – but is it inviting a disastrous second wave?
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United States
https://www.ajc.com/news/young-nurse-falls-ill-and-dies-unclear-covid-cause/ZVtsIalYXYBlDKSd7h9VDJ/
Headline: Young nurse’s death highlights questions about COVID-19 pandemic’s true toll
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United States
Headline: Behind The Scenes: Sickened Health Care Workers Discuss Worries About Jobs, Their Families
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United States
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/skbaer/coronavirus-ppe-nurse-ebay-chicago
Headline: This Nurse Treating COVID-19 Patients Spent At Least $500 On Protective Gear Because Her Hospital Kept Running Out
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United States
Headline: Nearly 300 Healthcare Workers Have Died From Coronavirus
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United States
https://www.fresnobee.com/news/coronavirus/article243051431.html
Headline: Coronavirus updates: Fresno Nurse honored with vigil; Tulare County reaches 80 deaths
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United States
Headline: Nurses union sues San Jose hospital in bid to block closure of labor and delivery wing
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United States
Headline: COVID-19 Has Killed Close To 300 U.S. Health Care Workers, New Data From CDC Shows
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United States
https://www.bradenton.com/news/coronavirus/article243050841.html
Headline: ‘It’s about patient safety.’ Blake nurses protest possible layoffs, staff shortages
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United States
https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2020/05/28/covid-update
Headline: Map: America’s 100,000+ Covid-19 deaths
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United States
https://www.wfla.com/news/local-news/hca-healthcare-nurses-protest-after-alleged-layoff-threats/
Headline: HCA Healthcare nurses protest alleged layoff threats
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United States
Headline: MountainView Hospital nurses protest pay cuts, layoffs
