At the initiative of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, the Cabinet of Ministers is preparing to present the procedure for insurance payments to the families of dead and injured doctors who are struggling with the epidemic of coronavirus infection.

This was announced by Prime Minister Denis Shmygal at a traditional conference call to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the press service of the OP.

According to the head of government, payments will be made depending on whether the physician became infected by directly counteracting the coronavirus, or in other circumstances. It is, among other things, about payments of 1 million 576 thousand. UAH to the families of medical workers in case of their death from the coronavirus, which they fell ill during the performance of professional duties, 210 thousand. UAH, if the physician became ill and did not die while working with patients with COVID-19, as well as about payments in case of disability resulting from the disease of the physician with coronavirus infection.

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