Pandemic fuels attacks on health workers globally

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Pandemic fuels attacks on health workers globally

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Two Nigerian nurses were attacked by the family of a deceased COVID-19 patient. One nurse had her hair ripped out and suffered a fracture. The second was beaten into a coma.

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