Covid warrior cover extended by six months

The Centre has extended the Rs. 50-lakh insurance cover to frontline health workers fighting Covid-19 for another six months, a Health Ministry statement said.
The ‘Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package Insurance Scheme for Health Workers Fighting Covid-19’ was announced on March 30 initially for 90 days, but was extended for another 90 days till September 25. This has now extended by another 180 days, the statement said.
The scheme provides an insurance cover of Rs. 50 lakh to healthcare providers, including community health workers, who may have to be in direct contact and care of Covid-19 patients and therefore at risk of being infected. It also includes accidental loss of life on account of contracting Covid-19. Even those working for private hospitals and those hired temporarily by various local urban bodies as well as State and Union Territories are eligible for the scheme.