Thiruvananthapuram: In the wake of the recent assault on their counterparts in West Bengal, doctors in Kerala from both private and state-run hospitals went on a token strike on Monday. While medicos from the private sector opted for a day-long strike with just the casualty services to be made available, the ones in the government sector would remain off duty for two hours from all out-patient services from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Even the teachers at the state-run Medical Colleges, would be on strike for an hour from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. All private clinics including dental clinics have also been asked to down their shutters for the day, a medical official said.