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Ghana: On Updates To Ghana’s Enhanced Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic

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presidency.gov.gh (05.04.2020) The Ghana Water Company Ltd and the Electricity Company of Ghana have been directed to ensure the stable supply of water and electricity. Government will absorb the water bills for all Ghanaians for the next three months, i.e. April, May and June. All water tankers, publicly and privately-owned, are also going to be mobilised to ensure the supply of water to all vulnerable communities.

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Deutschland: BMAS - Einheitlicher Arbeitsschutz gegen das Coronavirus

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Sicherheit und Gesundheitsschutz haben oberste Priorität, wenn es um Arbeit in Zeiten der Corona-Pandemie geht. Dem Arbeitsschutz kommt dabei eine zentrale Rolle zu. Bundesarbeitsminister Hubertus Heil hat dazu heute gemeinsam mit dem Hauptgeschäftsführer der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung und Vorsitzendem des  IVSS Fachausschusses für Unfallversicherung, Dr. Stefan Hussy, den Arbeitsschutzstandard COVID 19 vorgestellt. 

Die Bundesregierung empfiehlt daher einen neuen Arbeitsschutzstandard SARS-CoV-2 mit folgenden Eckpunkten:

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germany
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Occupational accidents and diseases
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Colombia: Flexibilización del programa de atención a la primera infancia del ICBF

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regiones.gov.co (18.03.2020) De acuerdo con la resolución 3005 del 18 de marzo de 2020, se acuerda modificar los servicios de atención a la primera infancia del Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar (ICBF) con el fin de continuar con el proceso de cuidado y crianza de niñas, niños y mujeres en el marco de la emergencia sanitaria por causa del Covid-19. Esta es una medida transitoria válida hasta el 20 de abril, pero puede extenderse.

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colombia
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Service delivery
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Colombia: Canasta de servicios médicos para infectados con Covid-19

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regiones.gov.co (12.04.2020) El Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social definirá una canasta de atenciones para los pacientes con Coronavirus COVID-19, cuyo reconocimiento se efectuará por parte de la Administradora de los Recursos del Sistema General de Seguridad Social en Salud -ADRES-.

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colombia
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Uzbekistan: Additional Measures to Support the Population

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The Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations of the Republic of Uzbekistan:
- jointly with the Ministry of Health, introduce a daily supplement of 6 percent of the monthly official salary to medical, sanitary-epidemiological and other employees for the period of their involvement in measures to counter the spread of coronavirus infection;

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Uzbekistan
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Employment
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Uzbekistan: Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Measures against the spread of Coronavirus

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mfa.uz (20.03.2020)

 Creation of an Anti-Crisis Fund under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the amount of 10 trillion soums. It will mainly used to:

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Uzbekistan
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Family benefits
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Colombia: Se reconoce el Covid-19 como enfermedad laboral para trabajadores en el sector salud

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regiones.gov.co (12.04.2020) Decreto 538. Artículo 13. Requisitos para inclusión del Coronavirus COVID-19 como enfermedad laboral directa. Elimfnense los requisitos de que trata el parágrafo 2 del artículo 4 de la Ley 1562 de 2012 para incluir dentro de la tabla de enfermedades laborales, el Coronavirus COVID- 19 como enfermedad laboral directa, respecto de los trabajadores del sector salud, incluyendo al personal administrativo, de aseo, vigilancia y de apoyo que preste servicios en las diferentes actividades de prevención, diagnóstico y atención de esta enfermedad.

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colombia
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Malaysia: Additional PRIHATIN SME Economic Stimulus Package

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pmo.gov.my (06.04.2020) The additional measures are: First, the wage subsidy programme announced on 27 March will be expanded from RM5.9 billion to RM13.8 billion, an increase of RM7.9 billion. Under this additional initiative, all companies with local employees earning a monthly salary each of RM4,000 and below will receive wage subsidies as follows: For companies with a workforce of more than 200 people, we will provide a wage subsidy of RM600 per month for every retained worker.

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malaysia
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United States: Impact payments to social security beneficiaries who are not required to file tax returns

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ssa.gov (03.04.2020) The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) announced on April 1 that Social Security beneficiaries who are not typically required to file tax returns will not need to file an abbreviated tax return to receive an economic impact payment. The IRS will use the information on the Form SSA-1099 to generate $1,200 economic impact payments to Social Security beneficiaries who did not file tax returns in 2018 or 2019.

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United States
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Cash transfers

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Philippines: Coronavirus aid: Too little, too slow, too politicized

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rappler.com (15.04.2020) Just like many COVID-19 patients fighting for their lives, what the Philippine economy needs right now is a sturdy ventilator for life support. But at the rate government is distributing aid, our economy’s ventilator seems dismally broken. On March 25, President Rodrigo Duterte signed the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act. This chiefly authorized him to marshal resources to fight COVID-19. That law also mandated government to hand out disaster relief.

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philippines, the
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Service delivery
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