Iran to raise nurses' salaries by 50 percent amid COVID-19 pandemic
By Trend
The Iran's Deputy Minister of Health announced 50-percent increase in the salaries of nurses.
Maryam Hazrati stated that during the coronavirus outbreak,
4,500 nurses were serving in the country's hospitals, adding that
the related licenses for hiring 5,284 more nurses is obtained
waiting for funding from Planning and Budged Organization (PBO),
Trend reports citing ISNA.
According to a group of Iranian doctors, a total of 126 medical
staff members have died since the virus was first reported, mostly
in the provinces of Gilan and Tehran, while over 2,070 contracted
the virus. The deaths of 100 medical staffers were verified by
piecing together scattered news reports in local media outlets,
statements from health institutions and social media messages of
condolences, the report said.