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Government announces new stimulus measures as Coronavirus impact escalates socpro covid19, Emergency grants, youth employment, family Cash transfers, Unemployment, Employment of young workers australia
Bangladesh - Government and institution measures in response to COVID-19 socpro covid19 Cash transfers bangladesh
Bahamas: Unemployment assistance expanded to self employed persons outside of tourism sector socpro

EYEWITNESS NEWS (30.03.2020) Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance K Peter Turnquest has announced the expansion of the unemployment assistance programme for self-employed persons outside of the tourism sector.

 covid19, extending coverage, self-employed Unemployment, Extension of coverage bahamas
Bangladesh - Government and institution measures in response to COVID-19 socpro covid19 Cash transfers bangladesh
Unpaid pandemic leave and annual leave flexibilities now available socpro covid19, OSH Cash sickness benefits, Safety and health at work, Unemployment australia
Applications for the Canada Emergency Student Benefit are now open socpro covid19 Unemployment, Employment of young workers canada
COVID-19 Hong Kong Employment Support Scheme socpro covid19, Emergency grants, self-employed, youth employment Employment, Cash transfers Hong Kong, China
Cyprus Government announces a new €150 million economic support package to deal with the effects of the pandemic socpro covid19 Cash transfers, Unemployment cyprus
Australia expands wage subsidy scheme as COVID-19 cases surge socpro covid19, Emergency grants, labour markets Employment, Cash transfers, Employment of young workers australia
Coronavirus: Five new schemes for economic recovery worth €150m socpro covid19 Employment, Cash transfers cyprus
Human Services Offering Pandemic Childcare Subsidy for Working Parents socpro covid19, family Family benefits U.S. Virgin Islands
3 300 Zimbabweans in SA apply for food assistance socpro covid19 Food and nutrition, Migration south africa
Families of all frontline healthcare workers who died from Covid-19 will be eligible for compensation package,Health Minister announces socpro covid19, OSH, Emergency grants, family Health, Survivors ireland
Gambia: NaNa Announces U.S.$10 Million Nafa Quick Package Targets 83,000 Households socpro covid19, Emergency grants, poverty Cash transfers gambia
July stimulus: What does the plan mean for you? socpro covid19, youth employment, Emergency grants Employment, Cash transfers ireland
SMEs in Ireland can now apply for €4,000 to €25,000 in restart grants socpro covid19, Emergency grants, labour markets Cash transfers, Employment, Financing ireland
Human Rights ministry announces Eid packages for transgenders affected by COVID-19 socpro covid19, gender_and_inequality Food and nutrition pakistan
Aged care workers across Australia will be given paid pandemic leave socpro covid19, OSH Cash sickness benefits, Employment australia
COVID-19: Australia to introduce pandemic leave payment,says Australian PM socpro covid19, OSH Cash sickness benefits, Employment australia
Nigeria Strengthened Surveillance To Curb COVID-19 Spread ― WHO socpro covid19, Emergency grants, OSH Health, Cash transfers, Prevention of occupational risks nigeria
Korea: Text alerting on COVID-19 outbreak areas/zones mmarquez

sciencedirect.com (05.05.2020) One of the most effective ways that the Korean government rapidly dispersed these daily updates is emergency SMS messages. All citizens receive daily alert messages through their mobile phones from their local authorities. The alert message arrives with a 40–60 db alarm sound, and contains information from KCDC about newly confirmed patients and their recent trajectories if available.

 communication, covid19 Health promotion, Health insurance, E-services, Communication korea, Republic of
Korea: Subsidy to individuals who need to be isolated or hospitalized mmarquez

oecd.org (16.04.2020) Provision of a subsidy to individuals who need to be isolated (both self-isolation and hospitalisation) to support their living costs and penalises those who are suspected to be infected if they refuse to receive diagnostic test or subsequent treatment or go through self-isolation.

 covid19 Health, Health insurance, Financing korea, Republic of
Korea: Zero out-of-pocket payment when suspected of infection with coronavirus mmarquez

oecd.org and mhis.or.kr (02.02.2020) Korea provides tests and subsequent treatment free of charge to patients and the cost is covered by central and local governments and the health insurance public corporation (the National Health Insurance covers 80% and the central government the remaining 20%).

 covid19 Health insurance, Financing korea, Republic of
Saudi Arabia: Training programs for employees mmarquez

pension.gov.sa (03.09.2020) The Public Pension Agency has implemented training programs for its employees during remote working so as to better cater their customers during the confinement period.

 covid19, customer_services Service quality saudi arabia
Saudi Arabia: Extension of entitlement period of 3 months mmarquez

pension.gov.sa (03.09.2020) Entension of entitlements period of 3 months for beneficiaries who were to suspend their entitlements.

 covid19 Old-age pensions saudi arabia