PANJIM, April 16 -- That nursing is a noble profession was proven on Thursday when nearly 300 young women turned up at the Directorate of Health Services for a walk-in interview to work in the COVID hospital at Margao and be frontline COVID warriors.

Though 300 nurses appeared for the walk-in interview, Directorate of Health Services is likely to initially recruit 70 staff nurses to work in the South Goa District Hospital, Margao, which has been converted into a COVID hospital.

"We require initially 70 staff nurses to work in the COVID Hospital, Margao and another 70 staff nurses will be recruited in batches if the number of COVID-19 infected patients increases. Currently there are 200 beds in the COVID Hospital and another 150 beds wil...