By Jane Mlambo| Nurses have downed tools demanding that their employer takes heed to their demands for protective equipment and coronavirus risk allowance among other demands.

In their letter, the nurses under the Zimbabwe Nurses Association said a letter they submitted to their employer demanding that they attend to their urgent needs, fell on deaf ears hence their decision to withdraw their services with immediate effect.

The nurses said they will only get back to work once their employer provides protective equipment, water and risk allowance.