Sudanese doctors and civil servants have called for a nationwide strike to protest the military coup that toppled the civilian administration on October 25.
Doctors will withdraw from all hospitals in Sudan, according to the National Sudan Doctors Central Committee, and will only treat emergencies.
The committee also stated that it will no longer be involved with military hospitals.
During the night, government officials in the ministries, civil service, and central bank called a general strike.
On Tuesday, the United Nations Security Council will gather in New York for an extraordinary meeting to examine the military coup.
Sudan’s top military official, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, had announced on Oct. 25, that civilian members of the government had been ousted and declared a state of emergency.
The internet, the mobile phone network and parts of the landline network have been disrupted since then and most people are unable to make calls.
The whereabouts of Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdok, who had headed the interim government together with al-Burhan since August 2019, is unclear.
According to a United Nations assessment, the military has taken control of the capital Khartoum.
The airport, bridges and state television are in the hands of the armed forces and the entrances to the city are blocked.