Delhi CM approves Rs 1 crore ex gratia each to kin of 17 Covid warriors

"The Delhi government salutes such workers who have served relentlessly the citizens of Delhi. There is no compensation for anyone's life, but I am hopeful that this financial assistance will provide some ease to their families," Kejriwal was quoted as saying in an official statement.

PTI

September 22, 2023 / 23:49 IST

Delhi CM approves Rs 1 crore ex gratia each to kin of 17 Covid warriors

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on September 22 approved an ex gratia amount of Rs 1 crore each to the families of 17 employees who died in the line of COVID-19 duty.

"The Delhi government salutes such workers who have served relentlessly the citizens of Delhi. There is no compensation for anyone's life, but I am hopeful that this financial assistance will provide some ease to their families," Kejriwal was quoted as saying in an official statement.

The approval of the chief minister came after a meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) decided on granting ex gratia of Rs 1 crore each to the families of those 'corona warriors' who passed away, it said.

The scheme of payment of ex gratia of Rs 1 crore is meant as a monetary security for the families of those who were assigned on Covid duty and died due to coronavirus infection.

Doctors and paramedical staff working in government-run health facilities in treating patients or involved in the treatment of Covid patients would be considered as working on Covid duty, the statement said.

COVID-19 Vaccine

Frequently Asked Questions

How does a vaccine work?

A vaccine works by mimicking a natural infection. A vaccine not only induces immune response to protect people from any future COVID-19 infection, but also helps quickly build herd immunity to put an end to the pandemic. Herd immunity occurs when a sufficient percentage of a population becomes immune to a disease, making the spread of disease from person to person unlikely. The good news is that SARS-CoV-2 virus has been fairly stable, which increases the viability of a vaccine.

How many types of vaccines are there?

There are broadly four types of vaccine — one, a vaccine based on the whole virus (this could be either inactivated, or an attenuated [weakened] virus vaccine); two, a non-replicating viral vector vaccine that uses a benign virus as vector that carries the antigen of SARS-CoV; three, nucleic-acid vaccines that have genetic material like DNA and RNA of antigens like spike protein given to a person, helping human cells decode genetic material and produce the vaccine; and four, protein subunit vaccine wherein the recombinant proteins of SARS-COV-2 along with an adjuvant (booster) is given as a vaccine.

What does it take to develop a vaccine of this kind?

Vaccine development is a long, complex process. Unlike drugs that are given to people with a diseased, vaccines are given to healthy people and also vulnerable sections such as children, pregnant women and the elderly. So rigorous tests are compulsory. History says that the fastest time it took to develop a vaccine is five years, but it usually takes double or sometimes triple that time.

Show