FILE PHOTO: A medical official with protective gear checks the body temperature of a traveller, who arrives from provinces, amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kabul, Afghanistan March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/File Photo
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - More than 200 doctors and medical staff took part in protests in the western Afghan city of Herat on Tuesday, saying they had not been paid for three months while risking their lives to treat coronavirus patients.
Herat, war-torn Afghanistan's third largest city, has reported a high number of COVID-19 cases since March and its 10 government hospitals have grappled with shortages of testing equipment and protective gear.
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