rg.gu (16.03.2020)

The prime minister was instructed to provide a special procedure for the payment of sick leave for quarantined citizens, and for additional medical workers involved in disease prevention, additional incentive payments. The Ministry of Finance should create a special fund to reward doctors who, risking their lives and health, have distinguished themselves in the fight against coronavirus. In total, according to the deputy chairman of the government, six thousand infectious disease doctors, almost two thousand pulmonologists, and more than 18 thousand nurses are ready to provide medical assistance. If the need arises, then students of medical universities and colleges can be involved. Medical organizations will be given the right to issue disability certificates remotely without a full-time examination of the patient if there are documents confirming the person’s stay in one of the countries where coronavirus cases are registered. This applies to persons living with such people. The Ministry of Labor will review the payment of sick leave. “Payment will be made directly to the citizen in advance until the closure of the work capacity sheet,” Tatyana Golikova said. “We determined that it would be every fifth working day so that citizens who are under quarantine do not lose their income.”