On Saturday, the United Nurses Association, a nurses union, filed a petition in the High Court of Delhi, asking the Centre to bring back fifty-six pregnant nurses stranded in Saudi Arabia.
The petition, filed on behalf of the nurses, also said they be brought back on priority, as all of them are in “serious distress” & need immediate medical support.
The plea, filed by Lawyer Subhash Chandran KR, said the pregnant nurses have serious medical issues as most of them are in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy. He argued that health care workers are regularly exposed to hazards that put them at risk of infection of Covid-19.
As of Saturday evening, Saudi Arabia, has recorded 52,016 cases of Covid-19, & 302 deaths.
The appeal, likely to be heard next week, said these pregnant nurses have not got priority for repatriation in the first phase of the Centre’s ‘Vande Bharat Mission’. The 2nd phase of the ambitious repatriation programme commenced on Saturday.
The plea said that as per the airline policy, a pregnant woman cannot travel after 36 weeks of pregnancy.
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