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The Godawari Municipality has decided to provide insurance coverage of one million rupees for health workers and other employees involved in the fight against COVID-19. An emergency meeting of the municipality on Saturday took the decision.
The family members of any health worker or staff working for the municipality receive financial assistance of Rs one million if they get infected or die in the line of duty. The support has been established in order to encourage health workers and employees, and also help minimise the risk, said Mayor Gajendra Maharjan. Furthermore, free treatment would be provided in case any health worker or staff is infected.
All the health workers in Godawari will also receive Rs 500 per day as an incentive. The municipality has decided to release a budget of Rs. 200,000 each for every ward to work for the prevention of COVID-19. The municipality is also working to introduce a special relief package for daily wage workers and others finding it difficult as a result of the nationwide lockdown imposed by the government.
