40 medical workers who caught coronavirus at work apply for compensations so far

AKIPRESS.COM - Around 40 medical workers, who contracted Covid-19, applied for compensations, Health Ministry's financial department chief Muhtarbek Baimurzaev said.
In four cases compensations will be paid today, he said.
The rest applications are still processed and reworked as the documents were incomplete, he added.
Two families of the medical workers who died from coronavirus received compensations of 1 million soms each. The commission is considering documents for the rest cases.
The government pays a 200,000 som compensation to medical workers who caught coronavirus at work. Families of medical workers who died from coronavirus are paid 1 million som compensations.