Malawi nurses go on nationwide strike against poor working conditions

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In tonight’s edition: In Malawi, nurses have staged a walk out in hospitals across the country over working conditions amid fears they won’t be able to handle a spike in coronaviruses. This strike comes amid divisions in the country over whether to implement a lockdown or not. In Nigeria President Buhari has lashed out at bandits who he says are taking advantage of the lockdown. Gunmen are responsible for at least 47 deaths in the north east state of Katsina in recent days.  

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