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.
Titular: Enfermeros realizan un paro de 48 horas en reclamo de mejoras salariales
Headline: Nurses hold a 48-hour strike to demand better wages
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https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6210724304001
Headline: Blacktown Hospital midwives threatening industrial action over shortages
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Headline: Blacktown Hospital nurses and midwives revolt over staffing and patient safety fears
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Headline: Queensland health workers not protected by ill-fitting PPE and face masks, representatives say
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https://www.straight.com/news/linda-silas-canada-is-failing-our-health-care-workers
Headline: Linda Silas: Canada is failing our health-care workers
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https://toronto.citynews.ca/video/2020/11/16/ontario-nurses-association-calls-for-28-day-lockdown/
Headline: Ontario Nurses’ Association calls for 28-day lockdown
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/saskatchewan-nurses-union-covid-concerns-1.5803807
Headline: Sask. health-care system risks being ‘knocked out’ by COVID surge: Nurses union
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https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1749974/manifestation-fiq-conseil-tresor
Titre: Enchaînées devant le Conseil du Trésor
Headline: Chained in front of the Treasury
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Headline: The demands of Quebec health-care workers will be written in the sky
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Headline: COVID-19 outbreaks forcing seniors’ centres to share contract workers
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Titre: Sit-in d’infirmières à l’hôpital de Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
Headline: Nurses sit-in at Salaberry-de-Valleyfield hospital
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Headline: Public health nurses protest hours of work, non-nurses handling health calls
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Headline: Visitors with no masks allowed to be in close contact with staff at Hamilton Health Sciences during COVID-19
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https://globalnews.ca/news/7464288/alberta-covid-19-cases-nov-15/
Headline: Kenney warns stronger measures could be in store for Alberta as COVID-19 cases rise by 991 Sunday
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https://www.660citynews.com/2020/11/20/some-icu-units-already-at-capacity-says-nurses-union/
Headline: Some ICU units already at capacity says nurses union
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Headline: The third wave: The shortage of health-care workers because they are too burnt out or sick themselves
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https://globalnews.ca/news/7466642/saskatchewan-union-of-nurses-two-week-circuit-lockdown/
Headline: Saskatchewan Union of Nurses calls for two-week ‘circuit lockdown’ as Saskatoon ICU beds fill up
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Headline: ‘A catastrophic situation’: COVID-19 threatens to overwhelm Canada’s socialized health system
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Headline: Nurses union complains after visitors at Seven Oaks Hospital circumvent rules
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Headline: Nurses union head slams gov’t plan to deal with short-staffing issue
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Headline: As COVID-19 surges in Canada, ‘half-hearted’ measures leave ICU staff with sense of ‘dread’: doctor
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Headline: Acadieville man who assaulted 2 nurses denies beatings were his fault
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Headline: HSE asking staff to come back to work before COVID isolation ends – INMO
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Headline: HSE to reinstate leave for staff forced to take holidays to mind children during lockdown
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https://www.thejournal.ie/staff-out-of-work-covid-outbreak-naas-hospital-5269921-Nov2020/
Headline: 87 staff off work in Naas Hospital due to Covid amid a number of outbreaks
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https://extra.ie/2020/11/18/news/irish-news/stephen-donnelly-student-nurses-pay
Headline: Stephen Donnelly told to pay student nurses as they ‘can’t live on applause’
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Titolo: Coronavirus, il Nursind: “A Palermo ore di attesa per sanificare le ambulanze”
Headline: Coronavirus, the Nursind: “In Palermo hours of waiting to sanitize the ambulances”
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https://www.radiortm.it/2020/11/16/covid-nursind-ragusa-allarme-contagi-tra-gli-infermieri/
Titolo: Covid, Nursind Ragusa: “Allarme contagi tra gli infermieri”
Headline: Covid, Nursind Ragusa: “Infection alarm among nurses”
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Titolo: NurSind. Sono migliaia le ore di lavoro non retribuite agli infermieri Covid 19
Headline: NurSind. There are thousands of unpaid hours of work for Covid 19 nurses
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Titolo: NurSind: Di notte solo 2 infermieri per 53 malati con ventilazione assistita
Headline: NurSind: At night only 2 nurses for 53 patients with assisted ventilation
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Titolo: Carenza infermieri. NurSind. Bandire un maxiconcorso a tempo indeterminato
Headline: Shortage of nurses. NurSind. Announce a maxi-competition for an indefinite period
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https://allafrica.com/stories/202011160171.html
Headline: Kenyans Exposed as Frontline Health Workers Die From Coronavirus
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https://allafrica.com/stories/202011140070.html
Headline: Kenya: Concern As Virus Kills 25 Health Workers and 2,200 Get Infected
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https://allafrica.com/stories/202011160166.html
Headline: Kenya: Hefty Bills Raise Risks of Covid-19 Deaths at Home
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Headline: Homa Bay nurses strike over October payment
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Headline: Boom in $100k-plus salaries at cash-strapped Canterbury health board
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Headline: Nursing Union Right To Encourage Nurses Not To Work In Unsafe New Zealand Quarantine Facilities
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Titular: Advierten que “hay un déficit de 2.200 enfermeras en la región La Libertad”
Headline: They warn that “there is a deficit of 2,200 nurses in the La Libertad region”
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Headline: Nurses’ group: Pay hike implementation for entry-level gov’t nurses still in limbo
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Headline: 16,764 health workers have yet to receive COVID-19 hazard pay
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https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1362823/group-slams-govt-nurses-demotion
Headline: Group slams gov’t nurses’ ‘demotion’
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Manchete: Sindicato dos Enfermeiros exige que Governo negoceie medidas que retenham profissionais no SNS
Headline: Nurses Union demands that the Government negotiate measures that retain professionals in the NHS
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Manchete: Covid-19: Hospital de Braga diz que enfermeiros passam ao quadro dentro de dias
Headline: Covid-19: Braga Hospital says nurses will come to the board within days
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Manchete: Suspensão de férias a profissionais de saúde é contraproducente, diz sindicato
Headline: Suspension of vacation to health professionals is counterproductive, says union
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Headline: Some services to move from Addington Hospital due to faulty lifts
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https://www.news24.com/witness/news/kzn/row-over-vacant-nursing-positions-in-kzn-20201117
Headline: Row over vacant nursing positions in KZN
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https://www.lasprovincias.es/comunitat/sindicato-enfermeria-pide-20201116115623-nt.html
Titular: El Sindicato de Enfermería pide mascarillas específicas para sanitarios que protejan contra los aerosoles
Headline: The Nursing Union asks for specific masks for healthcare workers that protect against aerosols
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https://www.diariodehuelva.es/2020/11/16/satse-enfermera-centros/
Titular: SATSE lanza una campaña para exigir una enfermera en todos los centros escolares
Headline: SATSE launches a campaign to demand a nurse in all schools
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Titular: El sindicato de enfermería SATSE pide una plantilla propia para el Hospital Isabel Cendal
Headline: The SATSE nursing union requests its own staff for Hospital Isabel Cendal
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Titular: El Sindicato de Enfermería exige la regularización de las condiciones laborales de los enfermeros
Headline: The Nursing Union demands the regularization of the working conditions of nurses
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Headline: RCN chief’s concerns as 15 ICU nurses quit in past 6 months
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Headline: Student nurses sought for new study on education and Covid-19
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Headline: Chief Medical Officer insists he will not allow ‘unsafe’ staffing levels following resignation of 15 ICU nurses
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Headline: ‘You got me emotional’: Joe Biden started tearing up after talking to a nurse about treating COVID-19 patients in ICU
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Headline: Joe Biden, nurse share emotional moment during virtual roundtable
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Headline: Nurse on the frontlines speaks to President-Elect Biden; he was really listening
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https://www.verywellhealth.com/nurses-hospitals-unprepared-covid-surge-5088366
Headline: Hospitals unprepared for latest COVID-19 surge, nurses say
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Headline: US nurses’ union warns of hospital stresses amid COVID-19 surge
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/covid-us-deaths-nurses-ppe-hospital-b1760606.html
Headline: ‘Catastrophic death’ coming with staff, PPE, and hospital capacity shortages in US, warns top nurses union
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Headline: Florida is home to the nation’s most expensive hospitals
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Headline: Jean Ross describes high hospital charges across the U.S.
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https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/briannasacks/covid-healthcare-workers-kansas-missouri
Headline: Midwest nurses say their hospitals are on the verge of collapsing—and leaders aren’t listening
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Headline: Top hospitals charging patients up to 1,800% more for services than they actually cost: study
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https://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/11/22/va-nurses-aurora-union-coronavirus/
Headline: VA Nurses Sound Alarm On Hospital Changes Made Without Input From Union
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https://patch.com/us/across-america/nurses-face-ptsd-latest-coronavirus-wave-continues
Headline: Nurses face PTSD as latest coronavirus wave continues
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Headline: Nurses demand action and change during ongoing COVID-19 crisis
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Headline: Frontline nurse shares story of working with COVID-19 patients
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Headline: US hospitals face influx of patients and staffing shortages amid worsening pandemic
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https://www.democracynow.org/2020/11/19/ed_yong_coronavirus
Headline: Dead before Christmas: As U.S., passes 250k Covid deaths, healthcare workers brace for holiday surge
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Headline: Anger after North Dakota order allows Covid-19 positive health staff to stay on job
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Headline: Florida is home to the nation’s most expensive hospitals
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Headline: Study details ‘scandalous’ hospital price gouging during pandemic proves Medicare for all urgently needed
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Headline: Most expensive Colorado hospitals set charges from 10 to 13 times over their costs
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Headline: Nurses union sues HCA’s Menorah, Research medical centers for violating contracts by refusing arbitration
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https://www.nbc29.com/2020/11/19/study-virginia-hospitals-set-charges-times-over-costs-2/
Headline: Study: Virginia hospitals set charges 10-13 times over costs
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https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/18/el-paso-coronavirus-texas
Headline: El Paso is fighting the coronavirus and state resistance as officials desperately try to keep up with sick and dying Texans
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https://www.fox5dc.com/news/dc-school-nurses-protest-at-mayors-home
Headline: DC school nurses protest at mayor’s home
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Headline: Some places were short on nurses before the virus. The pandemic is making it much worse.
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Headline: Nurses’ survey: Hospitals still flunk in protecting nurses from coronavirus
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Headline: Nurses Report Dangerous Working Conditions Persist as U.S. Heads into Flu Season
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https://fortune.com/2020/11/13/covid-trump-administration-mishandling-mistakes-coronavirus/
Headline: The biggest errors the Trump administration made in response to COVID
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https://abc7news.com/health-care-workers-doctors-nurses-covid-19/7934574/
Headline: ‘We are physically exhausted’: California health care workers deal with overwhelming stress amid COVID-19
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Headline: Viewpoint: Healthcare Workers Not Being Protected from COVID
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https://www.democracynow.org/2020/11/17/frontline_healthcare_workers_ppe
Headline: “No End in Sight”: 9 Months into Pandemic, Nurses Are Tired, Demoralized & Still Lack Adequate PPE
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https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/11/third-surge-hospitals-staffing-shortage/617128/
Headline: Hospitals Can’t Go On Like This
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Headline: Anger in North Dakota after governor asks Covid-positive health workers to keep working
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Headline: RN says: Wear masks. ‘The governor here in FL, we haven’t heard a peep out of him in I don’t know how long’
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https://kfoxtv.com/news/coronavirus/el-paso-nurses-hold-car-caravan-in-support-of-stay-at-home-order
Headline: El Paso nurses hold car caravan in support of stay-at-home order
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Headline: El Paso hospital official says care is being rationed as county judge rallies support for shutdown during COVID-19 crisis
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https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/941071
Headline: Nurses Battling COVID Still Short on PPE, Increasing Stress
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Headline: Employers Must Protect Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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https://www.fox5dc.com/news/nurses-nationwide-plea-for-help-as-coronavirus-numbers-spike
Headline: Nurses nationwide plea for help as coronavirus numbers spike
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Headline: “Florida is a hot mess”: Nurses union raises alarm as coronavirus spreads
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https://wwmt.com/news/local/national-nurses-united-sounds-alarm-on-rising-covid-19-numbers
Headline: National Nurses United sounds alarm on rising Covid-19 numbers
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Headline: For-profit hospital charges attacked by nurses union report
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Headline: KC area nurses protest over PPE needs, staffing amid COVID-19 surge
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Headline: Nurses union sues two Kansas City-area HCA hospitals for violating contracts by refusing arbitration
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https://dailynurse.com/ena-aana-give-nurses-a-voice-on-covid-task-force/
Headline: ENA, AANA: Give Nurses a Voice on Covid Task Force
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https://www.whsv.com/2020/11/19/study-virginia-hospitals-set-charges-10-13-times-over-costs/
Headline: Study: Virginia hospitals set charges 10-13 times over costs
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Headline: Doctors and nurses feel alone and angry as they gear up for the next wave
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https://www.verywellhealth.com/nurses-hospitals-unprepared-covid-surge-5088366
Headline: Hospitals Unprepared for Latest COVID-19 Surge, Nurses Say
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https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/LEE-on-HOSPITALS-FLEECE-PATIENTS.mp3
Headline: National Nurses United report finds hospitals price gouging patients.
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https://www.democracynow.org/2020/11/19/ed_yong_coronavirus
Headline: Dead Before Christmas: As U.S. Passes 250K COVID Deaths, Healthcare Workers Brace for Holiday Surge
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Headline: U.S. COVID-19 Cases Top 11 Million as States Enact New Restrictions to Combat Surge
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https://nativenewsonline.net/health/wear-a-mask-stop-the-spread-of-covid-19
Headline: Wear a Mask. Stop the Spread of Covid-19.
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Headline: Frontline workers at Tampa General share powerful video as COVID cases rise, urge precautions
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Headline: Study Detailing ‘Scandalous’ Hospital Price-Gouging During Pandemic Proves Medicare for All Urgently Needed
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Headline: US hospitals face influx of patients and staffing shortages amid worsening pandemic
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Headline: As COVID-19 Cases Rise, Health Workers Are Burning Out
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Headline: ‘No End in Sight:’ Nine Months into Pandemic, Nurses Are Tired, Demoralized and Still Lack Adequate PPE
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https://abcnews.go.com/US/filipino-nurses-part-overlooked-community-hit-hard-covid/story?id=74233831
Headline: Filipino American nurses are part of an overlooked community hit hard by COVID-19
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https://newschannel20.com/news/local/healthcare-workers-facing-burnout-from-covid-19
Headline: Healthcare workers facing burnout from COVID-19
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https://www.capradio.org/articles/2020/11/19/california-coronavirus-updates-november-2020/
Headline: California Coronavirus Updates: New California Curfew Order Will Start This Saturday
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http://exclusive.multibriefs.com/content/study-hospital-charges-are-spiking/civil-government
Headline: Study: Hospital charges are spiking
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Headline: What to know about Minnesota’s new restrictions on bars and restaurants, gyms, sports and social gatherings
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Headline: Frontline workers call on Gov. Walz for clear guidance to stem COVID-19
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Headline: Minnesota ICU nurse brings Joe Biden to tears in COVID-19 conference call
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https://www.radio.com/wccoradio/news/local/covid-impact-on-mn-nurses-continues-troubling-trend
Headline: Sick healthcare workers worries Minnesota Nurses Association president
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https://www.startribune.com/a-painful-but-necessary-step-safety-first-on-thanksgiving/573070522/
Headline: A painful but necessary step: Safety first on Thanksgiving
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Headline: Minnesota nurses feeling burned out during the pandemic
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Headline: COVID-19 Surge Overwhelms Hospitals as Healthcare Workers Fall Ill
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https://www.wfmj.com/story/42917313/michigan-governor-says-she-has-authority-for-stay-home-order
Headline: Michigan governor says she has authority for stay-home order
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Headline: ‘It helps,’ Healthcare workers urge residents to comply with new epidemic order
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Headline: Michigan COVID restrictions: Follow updates here
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https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hr/7-recent-hospital-union-conflicts-agreementsnov18.html
Headline: 7 recent hospital-union conflicts, agreements
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Headline: As COVID-19 cases hit record levels in Maine, models predict numbers will get even worse
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Headline: Maine Voices: Job-based health insurance no longer meets needs of employers, workers
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Headline: Nurse Med Lab Scientists finalize contract agreement with Calais Regional Hospital
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Headline: Minnesota health providers, including nurses associations and mayo clinic support governor’s 4-week pause
