pathological laboratories were shut down following the protests of the junior doctors. Protestors said that work will not resume at the hospitals until full protection is given to medical professionals. Contrary to statements by the Doctors' Forum, emergency wards in at least three state-run hospitals, NRSMCH, SSKM Hospital and Burdwan Medical College remained closed. Mediation West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) president and AITC MLA Nirmal Maji told Press Trust of India (PTI) that officials were trying to convince the doctors to resume work. While the protestors requested direct intervention from the chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, only her deputy, Chandrima Bhattacharya, Minister of State for Health, visited NRSMCH. There were meetings between doctors and representatives of the state government. A spokesperson for the government stated that the Chief Minister was herself monitoring the situation. Mamata Banerjee's nephew, MP Abhishek Banerjee also appealed to the doctors to resume work. However, mediation was not successful and protests continued. Planned protests Medical associations across the country threatened to strike on June 14 to protest over the rising violence against doctors, which is predicted to hit medical services across the country. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Resident Doctors' Association declared a boycott on June 14 in line with the directions of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) which directed all its state branches to stage protests and wear black badges on the day. The IMA asked state presidents and secretaries to organise demonstrations at their respective district collectors' officers between 10 am and 12 noon. The Delhi Medical Association (DMA) also called for a full medical strike on the day to protest against the assault of the doctors. Day 3: 13 June 2019 As protests entered the third day on 13 June 2019, all outpatient departments of government hospitals remained closed, with only senior doctors manning emergency wards and outpatient departments at SSKM Hospital in Kolkata and Burdwan Medical College. Despite the ultimatum, protests continued with junior doctors stating that the agitation will continue until their demands for security and a public apology from the Chief Minister are met. Resident doctors at the AIIMS in Delhi worked on 13 June with bandages on their heads as a symbolic protest. Ultimatum On 13 June 2019, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee issued an ultimatum to the doctors on strike to return to work within 4 hours (by 2 pm local time). She made