Covid-19 medics in Belgium turn back on Prime Minister in silent protest

The medical staff wearing protective equipment stood silently in two rows, turning their backs as Sophie Wilmes arrived in a car.
The staff staged the protest against a decree to recruit unqualified staff to carry out nursing duties.
The staff staged the protest against a decree to recruit unqualified staff to carry out nursing duties.

Belgium's Prime Minister has been met by a silent protest during a visit to Saint-Pierre Hospital in Brussels.

The medical staff wearing protective equipment stood silently in two rows, turning their backs as Sophie Wilmes arrived in a car.

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