FILE PHOTO: Nurses gather for a candlelight vigil to honor healthcare workers, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx borough of New York City, U.S., April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo
(Reuters) - A U.S. District Court on Friday dismissed a nurse association's plea against New York state and two hospitals to provide safety equipment and adopt measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 among its members, asking the parties to reach an amicable agreement.
Last month, the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) sued the New York Department of Health, Montefiore Medical Center and the parent company of the Westchester Medical Center, saying the hospitals were ignoring requirements that healthcare workers each receive an N95 respirator mask daily, and that the health department was not enforcing it.
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