[ad_1] LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government will bring back stranded workers in other states due to the coronavirus-enforced blockade, Prime Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Friday, and instructed officials to prepare an action plan in this regard. At a review meeting with senior officials here, Adityananth asked them to prepare …
Read More »French researchers plan to give nicotine patches to coronavirus patients and front-line workers
[ad_1] French researchers plan to test whether nicotine patches will help prevent or lessen the effects of the deadly coronavirus. Evidence is beginning to show that the proportion of smokers infected with coronavirus is much lower than the rates in the general population. Scientists are now wondering if nicotine could …
Read More »Up to 7 years’ jail for attack on health workers: Ordinance | India News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Amid several reports of attacks on healthcare personnel engaged in treating and tracking Covid-19 cases across the country, the cabinet on Wednesday approved an ordinance making acts of violence against doctors and frontline personnel a cognizable and non-danceable offense punishable with prison terms of up to seven …
Read More »Prakash Javadekar: Strict government law to protect health workers: key points | India News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet enacted an ordinance on Wednesday to protect health workers who have faced violent attacks in the line of duty during the coronavirus pandemic. Union Minister Prakash Javadekar told reporters that the decision was made during today’s Union Cabinet meeting, saying that attacks on doctors …
Read More »Supreme Court: We cannot order the government to pay migrant workers | India News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court said Tuesday it would not enter the budgetary or financial domain of the Union government by ordering it to pay basic minimum wages to migrant workers during the shutdown period, as demanded by human rights activists Harsh Mander , Swami Agnivesh in PILs. and …
Read More »Supreme Court: We cannot order the government to pay migrant workers | India News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court said Tuesday it would not enter the budgetary or financial domain of the Union government by ordering it to pay basic minimum wages to migrant workers during the shutdown period, as demanded by human rights activists Harsh Mander , Swami Agnivesh in PILs. and …
Read More »Twitter reminds Trump that many healthcare workers fighting Covid-19 in the United States are immigrants.
[ad_1] File photo of the President of the United States, Donald Trump (Image: AP) At least 15 percent of the United States population is made up of immigrants, and some of them are also employed in the health sector. News18.com Last update: April 21, 2020 5:09 PM IST On Monday, …
Read More »