The Federal Agency for Occupational Risks (Fedris) made an important decision: covid-19 will be recognized as an occupational disease.

This was already the case for the health sector, at least for those who are or were at risk of contracting the virus in the exercise of their profession. "But this will be extended to all workers in essential or useful sectors, where the risk of being contaminated in the exercise of his work will be compensated by Fedris.