Doctors in India Stage National Strike Over Death of Colleague
Tens of thousands of doctors are holding a 24-hour strike after a female trainee was raped and murdered in Kolkata.
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00:00Doctors across India have gone on strike after the rape and murder of a female trainee in Kolkata.
00:06The country's largest doctors' organization says non-essential services are suspended for 24 hours.
00:13Doctors at some government hospitals say they have halted all elective procedures indefinitely.
00:18The moves add to growing protests in the country calling for better protection of women and increased security at hospitals.
00:26We will fight till end. Proper CCTV should be installed in every corner of the hospital.
00:32And also security guards should be more efficient that we demand in every hospital.
00:37How will we work like this? We doctors are very insecure right now.
00:40Night duties are so scary for us after this incident.