Manipur nurses in WB return after racism, abuse

May 20, 2020 14:21

Nurse Cristella said they were often spat on

In a shameful incident, 185 nurses were forced to quit their jobs from hospitals in Kolkata and have returned to Imphal because of social discrimination. Cristella, a nurse says, "We're not happy that we left our duties, but we faced discrimination, racism and people sometimes spat on us. There was a lack of PPE kits as well. People used to question us everywhere we went," she said.

In Assam, nurses employed at a private hospital in Guwahati have alleged that they have been verbally harassed and called 'coronavirus' by people on the streets.

Asians around the world are facing racial attacks, with people blaming them for the Covid-19 outbreak that originated in China last year.

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