Nurses around the country are now on a nationwide strike
The Labasa Hospital is now only attending emergency cases.

Officials at the Labasa Hospital confirm that only 32 nurses are at work today and the nursing strike is severely affecting services.

Some of the nurses who are at work are the members of the Fiji Nursing Association and they are expected to walk off their jobs later today.

A number of patients are at the Outpatients Ward waiting to be seen.