Health News of Monday, 27 April 2020
Source: www.mynigeria.com
Health workers would be the huge beneficiaries of allowances in the fight against coronavirus.
According to the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19, certain allowance forms would be distributed to health workers actively involved in curbing the pandemic nationwide.
10% of Consolidated Basic Salary will be paid to non-core medical professionals working in the health sector and operating at aforementioned hospitals and clinics, as special COVID19 allowance, for three months in the first instance.
20% of Consolidated Basic Salary will be paid as Special Risk Allowance additionally on the Special COVID19 Hazard and Inducement Allowance, to all Health Workers directly managing COVID19 at Infectious Diseases Hospitals, Isolation and Treatment Centers.
FLASH: 20% of Consolidated Basic Salary will be paid as Special Risk Allowance additionally on the Special #COVID19 Hazard and Inducement Allowance, to all Health Workers directly managing #COVID19 at Infectious Diseases Hospitals, Isolation and Treatment Centers. – #PTFCOVID19
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) April 27, 2020