Nurses head to the White House to protest lack of protective equipment

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Nurses rallied in front of the White House to protest the lack of personal protective equipment available to them in the battle against the novel coronavirus

Nurses rallied in front of the White House on Thursday morning to protest the lack of personal protective equipment available to them in the battle against the novel coronavirus.

The demonstrators gathered in Lafayette Square in front of the White House and placed 88 pairs of empty shoes on the ground. Those shoes represented the life of each nurse they say has been lost due inadequate personal protective equipment while fighting the coronavirus. The demonstrators then read the names of the 88 fallen nurses.

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