Published Measures summary

Uganda: Gov't starts COVID-19 food distribution

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observer.ug (04.04.2020)

Government started the distribution of food packs to 1.5 million vulnerable people in Kampala and Wakiso districts on Saturday, April 4, 2020. The food items distributed are: six kilograms of maize flour and three kilograms of beans and salt per head. Lactating mothers and the sick will additionally receive more two kilograms of powdered milk and two kilograms of sugar.

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uganda
Global challenges
Topics
Social assistance
Food and nutrition
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Zimbabwe: Covid-19 relief cash transfers start today as virus cases rise

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herald.co.zw (15.04.2020) One million households identified through the Social Welfare Department to benefit from the $600 million kitty availed by the Government to mitigate the effects of Covid-19.

Regions / Country
zimbabwe
Global challenges
Topics
Social assistance
Cash transfers

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Sweden: Expanded opportunities for temporary parental benefit

Submitted by siha on

Government Offices of Sweden (11.05.2020) Parents who have to stay home from work to care for children, whose schools are closed to limit the spread of the virus, will be eligible for temporary parental benefit. In such situations, parents will receive approximately 90 per cent of the daily allowance they would normally receive in temporary parental benefit.

Regions / Country
sweden
Global challenges
Topics
Children
Parental leave
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Belgium: Temporary crisis measures for the self-employed: Sickness benefit

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Federal Public Service - Social Security (05.05.2020) Self-employed workers who fall ill during the coronavirus crisis can receive sickness benefits from the first day they actually fell ill; the date mentioned on the sickness certificate is no longer taken into account. Due to the specific measures which apply to a consultation with a doctor (general practitioner), it may indeed take a long time before a sick person can actually consult his doctor (general practitioner

Regions / Country
belgium
Global challenges
Topics
Cash sickness benefits
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Belgium: Temporary parental allowance for the self-employed

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Federal Public Service - Social Security (20.05.2020) May 16, 2020, the Council of Ministers approved a temporary parental allowance for the self-employed.

Regions / Country
belgium
Global challenges
Topics
Children
Parental leave
Employment
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