COVID-19: Rs 1 crore for families of healthcare warriors if they die: Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal vowed all precautions after 6 Delhi doctors test positive. The CM has said: Every precaution will be taken to protect our medical staff dealing with COVID-19 patients but despite that if anything untoward happens to them, we will take care of their families. He said in a tweet: 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 the private or government sector, their family will be given Rs 1 crore as our mark of respect for their service. In a moral boost to the doctors, he interacted with Delhi govt doctors and paramedic staff on COVID-19 duty over video conference. 'I salute their courage and dedication. Have assured them full govt support. They had some excellent suggestions which we will implement immediately,'said the CM.