Powerful video shows nurses reading out the names of colleagues killed by coronavirus during a protest in front of the White House

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• Powerful video taken during a protest at the White House on Tuesday shows nurses reading out a list of names of their colleagues killed on the frontlines of fighting the coronavirus pandemic. 
• According to National Nurses United, at least 48 nurses in the US have already lost their lives to COVID-19. 
• Nurses from the union gathered in front of the White House on Tuesday and called on the Trump administration to supply hospitals with more personal protective equipment like masks and gowns so they can safely treat coronavirus patients.
• "Listen to their names and take action so more nurses don't get sick and die," the nurse said before reading out the names.
• On Tuesday, the Senate passed a $480 billion aid package, which included $75 billion in aid to healthcare providers "that provide diagnoses, testing, or care for individuals with possible or actual cases of COVID–19." The measure has to be passed in the House and then signed into law by the president.
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Powerful video taken during a protest at the White House on Tuesday shows nurses reading out a list of names of their colleagues killed on the frontlines of fighting the coronavirus pandemic. 

The nurses, from the National Nurses United union, were calling on the Trump administration to supply hospitals with more personal protective equipment (PPE) like masks and gowns so they can safely treat coronavirus patients. As of Tuesday evening, the US has recorded over 823,000 cases and more than 44,000 deaths. 

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