China: Workers infected in the workplace will receive work injury benefits

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mohrss.gov.cn (23.01.2020) The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Finance and the National Health Commission jointly released an announcement on insurance matters for healthcare workers and other employees infected with Covid-19 when fulfilling job responsibilities will count as work injuries. Workers will qualify for work injury insurance reimbursement, and local fiscal authorities should provide assistance when needed.

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Healthcare workers and other employees infected with Covid-19 when fulfilling job responsibilities will count as work injuries. Workers will qualify for work injury insurance reimbursement, and local fiscal authorities should provide assistance when needed.

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  Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, Ministry of Finance, National Health Commission
 Notice on medical care and related staff related to the protection of new coronavirus pneumonia due to performance of duties

  Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security [2020] No. 11

Provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Human Resources and Social Security Department (bureau), Finance Department (bureau), Health and Health Commission: in
        order to do a good job in the prevention and treatment of new coronavirus pneumonia, protect the rights and interests of the prevention and control personnel, here is now In the prevention and treatment of sub-new coronavirus pneumonia, the medical and related staff who are infected with the new coronavirus pneumonia due to the performance of their duties are notified as follows:
        In the prevention and treatment of new coronavirus pneumonia, the medical and related staff Those who have contracted new-type coronavirus pneumonia or died due to new-type coronavirus pneumonia due to performance of work duties shall be deemed as work-related injuries and shall be entitled to work-related injury insurance benefits.
        The relevant expenses incurred by the above-mentioned staff members who have participated in the work injury insurance shall be paid by the work injury insurance fund and the unit in accordance with the relevant provisions of the work injury insurance; those who have not participated in the work injury insurance shall be paid by the employing unit in accordance with the statutory standards. Subsidies will be given to the finance of the same level.
        Administrative departments of human resources, social security, finance, and health at all levels should cooperate closely, do a good job, and work together in a timely manner to identify and pay the work-related injuries of the aforementioned personnel.

  Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security

  Ministry of Finance

  National Health Commission
                                                                                                                                   

January 23, 2020