The strike action launched by the All island Nurses Union has been called off.

The President of the union Gamini Kumarasinghe said that the members of the union will report to work on Tuesday afternoon.

However, the union said that the strike action carried out by the nurses attached to the Kurunegela Hospital against the separate attendance register provided to health workers is still in effect.

The strike action launched by three main nurses unions in protest against the midwifery training given to nurses has been withdrawn.

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