Many hospitals without doctors as YDA strike continues on third day

The strike by the Young Doctors Association (YDA) continues on its third day in many cities of Punjab.

Following successful negotiations with the Punjab health minister, the protesting doctors agreed to start working in the emergency wards of hospitals. Further negotiations are expected today afternoon.

Reports stated on Wednesday that doctors are on strike at Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Hospital in Gujrat, and have boycotted the emergency and out-patient departments.

Similarly, in Rahim Yar Khan and Faisalabad, YDA members are absent from duty from the Sheikh Zayed Hospital and government hospitals; leaving patients on their own.

A spokesperson of Sheikh Zayed Hospital said they have called in doctors from other hospitals to fill the gap.

On Wednesday, at least four people were reported to have died at Allied Hospital, Faisalabad owing to the YDA strike.

Moreover, the strike had caused deaths of two patients in Jinnah and Services hospitals of Lahore, it was reported on the first day of the strike on Tuesday.

But the administrations of the hospitals denied the occurrence of any such incident.

Besides, it was not ascertained whether the patients were brought dead or died at the medical facilities.

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