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President Cyril Ramaphosa: Additional Coronavirus COVID-19 economic and social relief measures south africa

To assist a greater number of businesses,the previous turnover threshold for tax deferrals is being increased to R100 million a year,and the proportion of PAYE payment that can be deferred will be increased to 35 percent.
Businesses with a turnover of more than R100 million a year can…

Employment, Cash transfers covid19 Published Measures summary https://www.gov.za/speeches/president-cyril-ramaphosa-additional-coronavirus-co… socpro
Policy Responses to COVID-19 saudi arabia

The Kingdome is taking various measures in support for expat/migrant workers.
- Waiving expats dependents levies of SAR 900/dependent for three months from Mar.20 to June.20.
- Waiving SAR2400 for the residence visa renewal fees per visa and giving the violator a grace period to…

Migration, Social assistance covid19 Published Measures summary https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/imf-and-covid19/Policy-Responses-to-COVID-19 socpro
Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia pledges $13.3bn to support private sector saudi arabia

The government will pay the minimum salaries of independent workers in the transportation sector who are registered with the Public Transport Authority but are not under the umbrella of any company,whose activities were affected by the precautionary measures (KSA continues to be on 24 hours…

Employment, Cash transfers, Social assistance covid19 Published Measures summary https://www.arabianbusiness.com/politics-economics/445165-saudi-arabia-pledges-… socpro
Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia pledges $13.3bn to support private sector saudi arabia

Electricity consumers in the commercial,industrial and agricultural sectors will receive a 30 percent discount on April and May bills,with the possibility to extend the discount period if necessary

Housing, Social assistance covid19 Published Measures summary https://www.arabianbusiness.com/politics-economics/445165-saudi-arabia-pledges-… socpro
Premijer Duško Marković predstavio novi Vladin paket mjera ekonomskog oporavka od pandemije korona virusa: Put oporavka neće biti lak,ali ćemo i iz ovoga izaći jači Montenegro

The Government will subsidize 100% of taxes and contributions to the
minimum wage for each registered employee in sectors that had to be closed
due to epidemic measures.

Contribution collection and compliance covid19 Published Measures summary http://www.gov.me/vijesti/223682/Premijer-Dusko-Markovic-predstavio-novi-Vladin… socpro
Armenia - Government and institution measures in response to COVID-19 armenia

One-time support in amount of 50% of gas and electricity payments for resident subscribers whose gas and electricity utility payments for February did not exceed AMD10 thousand and AMD5 thousand correspondingly. One-time support in amount of 30% of gas and electricity payments for resident…

Housing, Social assistance covid19 Published Measures summary https://home.kpmg/xx/en/home/insights/2020/04/armenia-government-and-institutio… socpro
Impacts économiques du Covid-19 : les 19 mesures de riposte du governement cameroon

20% increase in the level of old pensions that did not benefit from the automatic revaluation that occurred as a result of the 2016 reform.

Old-age pensions covid19 Published Measures summary https://www.cameroon-tribune.cm/article.html/32179/fr.html/impacts-economiques-… socpro
Gov't starts COVID-19 food distribution this weekend uganda

The government of Uganda has begun delivering food packages to 1.5 million vulnerable people in Kampala and Wasiko districts. The food packages include six kilograms of maize flour and three kilograms of beans and salt per head. Lactating mothers and the sick will additionally receive two…

Food and nutrition, Social assistance covid19 Published Measures summary https://observer.ug/news/headlines/64116-gov-t-starts-covid-19-food-distributio… socpro
Inua Jamii beneficiaries to get Sh8,000 each from Monday kenya

More than one million (A total of 1,094,238 people will benefit) Inua Jamii beneficiaries will from today start receiving Sh8,000 each from the state to cushion them against the effects of the coronavirus. At the queue at the payment centres,the beneficiaries will be required to maintain 1.5…

Cash transfers, Social assistance covid19, poverty Published Measures summary https://www.the-star.co.ke/amp/news/2020-04-19-inua-jamii-beneficiaries-to-get-… socpro
Botswana: Government Supports Vulnerable Families botswana

Botswana government will continue to support and mitigate the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic through food supplies to vulnerable families. To date,47 393 households had been assisted with food packages,which included agricultural products. Over P150 million has been earmarked for the…

Food and nutrition, Social assistance covid19, poverty, family Published Measures summary https://allafrica.com/stories/202004290670.html socpro
Paid leave for civil servants with children in pre-school or day care saint kitts and nevis

All public servants in Nevis who have children in pre-school or day care shall
be required to take vacation due to them immediately. Those who have no
vacation time due to them will be asked to obtain the written permission of
the relevant ministry for which they work to…

Family benefits covid19 Published Measures summary https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/imf-and-covid19/Policy-Responses-to-COVID-19 socpro
Policy Responses to COVID-19 saint kitts and nevis

Property tax payments for the period June to September,2020 will be
deferred.

Contribution collection and compliance covid19 Published Measures summary https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/imf-and-covid19/Policy-Responses-to-COVID-19 socpro
Policy Responses to COVID-19 saint kitts and nevis

Hospital and related fees for anyone sick from the Coronavirus will also be waived at this time.

Health covid19 Published Measures summary https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/imf-and-covid19/Policy-Responses-to-COVID-19 socpro
Policy Responses to COVID-19 saint kitts and nevis

Water payments for persons laid off over the period April to June 2020 will be waived. In other words water for those affected workers over the next 3 months will be free.

Housing covid19 Published Measures summary https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/imf-and-covid19/Policy-Responses-to-COVID-19 socpro
WHO | Global diffusion of eHealth: Making universal health coverage achievable

The report considers eHealth foundations built through policy development, funding approaches and capacity building in eHealth through the training of students and professionals. It then observes specific eHealth applications such as mHealth, telehealth, electronic health records systems and…

Health, Information and communication technology https://www.who.int/goe/publications/global_diffusion/en/ rruggia
Development of Nationwide Electronic Health Record (ΝEHR): An international survey - ScienceDirect new zealand, israel, korea, Republic of, United States, canada, austria, denmark, germany, netherlands, norway, sweden, switzerland, united kingdom

Highlights

  • Private vendors׳ involvement does not depend on who has the responsibility of the EHR system development.
  • Private vendors׳ involvement can be found in all phases of the EHR system development.
  • Indicates the necessity of more efforts to be made for…
Health, Information and communication technology https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2211883717300266 rruggia
Systems Architecture for a Nationwide Healthcare System - PubMed uruguay

From a national level to give Internet technology support, the Nationwide Integrated Healthcare System in Uruguay requires a model of Information Systems Architecture. This system has multiple healthcare providers (public and private), and a strong component of supplementary services. Thus, the…

Health, Medical care, Information and communication technology, Interoperability https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26262000/ rruggia
The government has adopted the second package of economic measures to deal with the crisis in order to preserve as many jobs as possible for the citizens and to help the economy North Macedonia

For citizens who have lost their jobs due to the crisis, the state will pay a
monthly allowance of 50% of the average monthly net wage of the employee
for the last 24 months under the Employment and Insurance Law in the event
of unemployment and Article 68 of this Law, that…

Employment, Cash transfers covid19 Published Measures summary https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A//vlada.mk/node/… socpro
The government has adopted the second package of economic measures to deal with the crisis in order to preserve as many jobs as possible for the citizens and to help the economy. North Macedonia

Unemployed and informal sector workers will receive an average of 7,000
denars (US$124) per household. The estimated coverage is about 20,000 new
households from the informal economy and 30,000 existing beneficiaries.

Health covid19 Published Measures summary https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A//vlada.mk/node/… socpro
Isle of Man: Manx Earnings Replacement Allowance - MERA Isle of Man

gov.im (06.04.2020)

The Manx Earnings Replacement Allowance (“MERA”) provides an income of £200 per week to people who have been temporarily or permanently laid off, or lost their self-employed work since 2 March 2020. It was introduced on 6 April 2020 and has been extended to 20…

The Manx Earnings Replacement Allowance (“MERA”) provides an income of £200 per week to people who have been temporarily or permanently laid off, or lost their self-employed work since 2 March 2020.

Update: 24 April 2020

For most people, MERA is payable from 6 April 2020 and is paid 2 weeks in arrears. However, in order to get initial payments set up and money to customers as quickly as possible, staff have in many cases made a one-off payment for the first
Cash transfers covid19, self-employed Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary https://covid19.gov.im/businesses/funding-support/manx-earnings-replacement-all… cambrosio
Isle of Man: Salary support scheme Isle of Man

gov.im (01.03.2020)

The purpose of the Salary support scheme is to provide salary support for businesses adversely affected by Coronavirus at this time. The Scheme was originally introduced to provide a contribution to a maximum of £280 per week per full time employee for up to 12 weeks…

The purpose of the Salary support scheme is to provide salary support for businesses adversely affected by Coronavirus at this time. The Scheme was originally introduced to provide a contribution to a maximum of £280 per week per full time employee for up to 12 weeks beginning on the 2 March. It…

This guidance is published under paragraph 15 of the COVID 19 Salary Support Scheme and is intended to provide employers with further information on the scheme.

The purpose of the scheme is to provide salary support for businesses adversely affected by Coronavirus at this time.

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Cash transfers covid19 Published Measures summary https://covid19.gov.im/businesses/funding-support/salary-support-scheme/ cambrosio
Isle of Man: Coronavirus Business Support Scheme Isle of Man

gov.im (01.03.2020)
The Department for Enterprise's Coronavirus Business Support Scheme has been established to provide grant assistance to support local businesses in designated sectors that have been financially affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic. The scheme offers financial support…

The Department for Enterprise's Coronavirus Business Support Scheme has been established to provide grant assistance to support local businesses in designated sectors that have been financially affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic. The scheme offers financial support to eligible businesses…

The Department for Enterprise's Coronavirus Business Support Scheme has been established to provide grant assistance to support local businesses in designated sectors that have been financially affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic.

The scheme offers financial support to eligib

Cash transfers covid19, self-employed Published Measures summary https://covid19.gov.im/businesses/funding-support/coronavirus-business-support-… cambrosio
Jersey: Government Payroll Co-Funding Scheme jersey

gov.je (20.03.2020)

A two phases Payroll Co-Funding Scheme was implemented. During the first phase (20 March to 31 March 2020) Government retrospectively paid employers (and self-employed workers) a subsidy of up to £200 per week towards each employee’s wage for business in the…

A two phases Payroll Co-Funding Scheme was implemented. During the first phase (20 March to 31 March 2020) Government retrospectively paid employers (and self-employed workers) a subsidy of up to £200 per week towards each employee’s wage. Phase two is available from 1 April to 30…

Cash transfers covid19, self-employed Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary https://www.gov.je/Health/Coronavirus/BusinessAndEmployment/Pages/GovernmentSup… cambrosio
US: How to Improve and Protect Nursing Homes From Outbreaks United States

The New York Times (22.05.2020) More than a third of America’s Covid-19 deaths can be traced back to these facilities. Experts suggest several ways to make them safer.

Health, Old-age pensions covid19 Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor_covid19_ Prevention, Published_SS_Monitor https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/22/health/coronavirus-nursing-homes.html?referr… pmassetti
Pandemic highlights disparities across states, injuries vs. illnesses | National Academy of Social Insurance United States

Published: May 2020
By: Jay Patel, Research Assistant for Income Security Policy

The U.S. workers’ compensation system in its current form is complex, opaque and fragmented. Unlike other social insurance programs, it is wholly administered…

Occupational accidents and diseases, Prevention of occupational risks covid19, prevention Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor_covid19_ Prevention https://www.nasi.org/research/2020/pandemic-highlights-disparities-across-state… btreichel