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…

The Government announced that in collaboration with all telecommunications
companies in Malaysia, all mobile internet subscribers will be given free
internet access from 1 April 2020 until the end of the Movement Control
Order.

The Norwegian government will pay unemployment benefits in advance. Thus, those who have lost their income will be able to get money into their account quickly, without having to wait for processing of the unemployment benefit application.

A discount on the electricity bill – previously announced at 2% - will be
increased according to electricity consumption. The discount will range from
15% to 50%.

Employees will retain 100 % of their pay up to 6G (G = the National Insurance basic amount. 1G is NOK 99 858 per May 1 2019) from day 3 up to and including day 20 of the layoff period. The changes are effective from 20 March, but further details will not be formally in place until next week.…

The B40 community that own ‘rent-to-own’ units of the PPR will be given a
payment deferral of six months from April 2020 to September 2020. This will
benefit 4,649 households, amounting to RM5.7 (US$1.4) million.

Launch of “Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme” providing Rs12,000/family and benefit 67 million individuals (10 million families). There are three categories of beneficiaries: 4.5 million existing “Ehsaas Kafaalat” beneficiaries (all women) already getting Rs.2000 will get extra Rs.1000 emergency…

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…