The union representing nurses in Zimbabwe has told its members to continue their strike despite being sacked following a government directive.
Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga sacked more than 15,000 nurses, saying the decision had been taken in the interest of saving patients' lives.
A statement from Zimbabwe Nurses Association has been shared on Twitter by a local journalist.
It says, in part, that "nothing has changed thus far with regards to the industrial action".
Hopewell Chin'ono@daddyhope
The Zimbabwe Nurses Association has responded to the firing of its members by government. @matigary @ZimMediaReview