New Delhi (NVI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today announced an ex-gratia of Rs 1 crore for families of healthcare professionals if they die while treating or serving any Covid-19 patient.
The Delhi CM made the announcement while addressing at a virtual briefing. “If anyone loses their life while serving any Covid-19 patient, be it sanitation workers, doctors or nurses or any other staff, temporary or permanent, from private or government sector, their family will be given Rs 1 crore as our mark of respect for their service,” he tweeted.
If anyone loses their life while serving any #COVID19 patient, be it sanitation workers, doctors or nurses or any other staff, temporary or permanent, from private or government sector, their family will be given Rs 1 crore as our mark of respect for their service.
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) April 1, 2020
Kejriwal further said that every protection will be taken to protect the medical staff dealing with Covid-19 patients.
“Every precaution will be taken to protect our medical staff dealing with #COVID19 patients but despite that if anything untoward happens to them, we will take care of their families,” he tweeted.
The announcement comes even as 90 positive cases have been reported in Delhi till now.
In addition to this, 1,637 positive cases of coronavirus have been found in India, while the death toll is at 38, according to the Health Ministry.
