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Doctors, hospitals in crisis-hit Lebanon go on 2-day strike

A medical worker holds an Arabic placard that reads: "No medics, we cannot continue like this," as he protests with doctors the deteriorating economic conditions, outside the Central Bank, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, May 26, 2022. The syndicates of doctors in Beirut and the North as well as the Syndicate of Private Hospital Owners declared a two-day general strike Thursday and Friday. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) A nurse holds an Arabic placard that reads: "Doctors are migrating, we cannot continue like this," as he protests with other medical workers and doctors the deteriorating economic conditions, outside the Central Bank, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, May 26, 2022. The syndicates of doctors in Beirut and the North as well as the Syndicate of Private Hospital Owners declared a two-day general strike Thursday and Friday. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) A nurse holds an Arabic placard that reads: "Monetary policy that stifles hospitals is a failure," as he protests with other medical workers and doctors the deteriorating economic conditions, outside the Central Bank, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, May 26, 2022. The syndicates of doctors in Beirut and the North as well as the Syndicate of Private Hospital Owners declared a two-day general strike Thursday and Friday. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) A medical worker shouts slogans as other hold Arabic placards that read: "Doctors fees are worthless, Hospitals will close their doors, we cannot continue like this," as they protests with doctors the deteriorating economic conditions, outside the Central Bank, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, May 26, 2022. The syndicates of doctors in Beirut and the North as well as the Syndicate of Private Hospital Owners declared a two-day general strike Thursday and Friday. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) A medical worker holds an Arabic placard that reads: "No to doctors emigration, we cannot continue like this," as she protests with doctors the deteriorating economic conditions, outside the Central Bank, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, May 26, 2022. The syndicates of doctors in Beirut and the North as well as the Syndicate of Private Hospital Owners declared a two-day general strike Thursday and Friday. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)