Healthcare personnel will have their special monthly allowance increased from 400 ringgit (US$91) to 600 ringgit (US$137) and a special allowance of 200 ringgit (US$45)

One-off payment of RM600 (US$144) to taxi, tourist and trishaw drivers and
tourist guides

Paid sick leave should be granted to medical employees working in hospitals
(nurses, contractors) covering the entire isolation period. Decree 136/1983 on
work-related injuries and emergencies will apply to all such workers whom
contract the Covid-19 disease. This decree…

The state bears all the taxes and royalties resulting from this activity for the
rest of the year for the heads of families working in the traditional fishing
sector.

The city of Lebanon will temporarily suspend utility shutoffs for non-payment, even for customers who do not pay their upcoming utility bill.

The state bears water and electricity bills for poor families for two months.
The state bears the costs of village water for the rest of the year for the
citizens of all villages.

Government switched to take home meals, an approach they used during
Ebola alongside their neighbor Sierra Leone.

Allocation of 5 billion ouguiya to support 30 thousand dependent families
by women, the elderly and people with disabilities, most of which are in
Nouakchott, with a monthly financial aid for three months.

Workers providing contract services to the Government (e.g. cleaning and
food supply to public institutions) will receive a wage replacement. This will
benefit 80,000 workers costing RM110 million (US$27 million). The
Government will also extend these service contracts for…

Over in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, President Buhari in an address last Sunday ordered financial intervention schemes be rolled out for the vulnerable. Lagos state and other states are rolling out state-level interventions. Sadiya Farouk, minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster…

Through the national insurance plan for the B40, mySalam, patients of
COVID-19 can apply for an income replacement of RM50/day for up to 14 days. This initiative will also be extended to the B40 who are quarantined as
persons under investigation (of COVID-19 symptoms).

Amount of days of childcare leave for 2020 has been increased. With one
or two children (up to 12 years), each parent receives 20 care days (amount
doubled from 10 days per year). Single caregivers and parents of children
with chronical diseases have an extended number of…

In kind support in the form of free grocery packages is planned for large
families with children, persons with disability and other vulnerable
families.

The Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan and National Information Technologies JSC launched a bot in the Telegram messenger to apply for benefits.

Government will offer vouchers to low-income households and recipients of child benefits to support local consumption.

The government will also provide a 1.3 trillion won worth of
electricity bill payment deferral, which will be given to 3,200,000 small businesses and 1,570,000 low income households for three months from April to June.

Scaling up PDS allocations for all AAY priority households for three months
(1kg pulses per household, 5kg wheat or rice per individual)

Increase job seekers’ allowance for young adults, and reintroduce job seekers’ allowance for those from low-income households, up to 3 months.

The state of Uttar Pradesh will provide compensation to poor workers via
online payments if they lost their job due to the pandemic. Vegetable vendors,
construction workers, rickshaw pullers, autorickshaw drivers, and temporary
staff at shops will be targeted by this measure…

The Korean social insurance agency will allow for payout of industrial accident insurance to workers who are tested positive for COVID-19. A deduction of health insurance premium payments by 50% is planned for low-income households.

Increasing NREGS wage rates from Rs180 INR to Rs202

In order to maintain employment stability of foreign employees and manpower for employers, the Ministry of Employment and Labor announced changes to procedures of the Employment Permit System (EPS). Measures include the extension of job search period for foreigners who applied for a workplace…

Cash transfers of Rs 500 ($6.5) for 3 months from April to June to 200M
women with a Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) (financial
inclusion) account

The Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) has announced its first-ever decision to increase the employee retention subsidy to maximum 90%, regardless of industry. This provisional measure is for three months (April to June) and intends to encourage all companies affected by COVID-19 to retain…

To provide relief to farmers affected due to the lockdown, the Centre on Thursday said it will transfer in the first week of April the first installment of Rs 2,000 to each of 8.69 crore beneficiaries under the PM-KISAN scheme.

"Farmers receive Rs 6,000 annual from PM-KISAN. We will…