The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said medical professionals losing lives due to coronavirus or while treating such patients will be covered under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package Insurance scheme.
Under the scheme, 22.12 lakh public healthcare providers and community health workers will get an insurance cover of ₹50 lakh. The insurance cover will also include private hospital staff, retired staff, volunteers, contract workers, daily wagers and even outsourced staff hired by the Central and State governments and autonomous healthcare institutions, the Ministry said. The insurance will provide a “comprehensive personal accident cover of ₹50 lakh to a total of around 22.12 lakh public healthcare providers, including community health workers, who may have to be in direct contact and care of patients suffering from coronavirus infection and at the risk of being impacted by this.”
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