Doctors in the northern Indian state of Bihar say they will resume emergency services in government hospitals after the release of a kidnapped doctor. But they said their strike, which has virtually halted medical care in the state, would continue until the government ensured their security.
The doctors have been on indefinite strike following the murder of a prominent local surgeon last Friday.
They are demanding the arrest of the surgeon's killers.
Nationwide action
Nurses have been providing basic medical care and seriously ill patients are being transferred out of the state.
The kidnapped doctor, Nagendra Prasad, was released after 19 days in captivity.
The Indian Medical Association has said it is calling a nationwide one-day strike on 25 November in support of doctors in Bihar.
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