Attack on COVID-19 Warriors: Delhi hospital’s doctors, nurses allege COVID-19 patients threatened, manhandled them

#WATCH Delhi: Doctors and staff of LNJP hospital allege that a group of #COVID19 patients who were brought to the hospital through CATS ambulance today, threatened and manhandled them when the staff asked them to wait for a while. (Source: LNJP Staff) pic.twitter.com/3Cip4fSPgR

— ANI (@ANI) April 23, 2020

Earlier on Wednesday, in the wake of the rising number of attacks on health care workers across the country, the government amended the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1987 through an ordinance to ensure the safety of health workers. Under this ordinance, any violence against health workers has reported then the accused will be fined and even imprisonments up to seven years.

The government said from now on, not just such violence is cognizable but also a non-bailable offence.

Also, the new ordinance has a provision to provide compensation for injury to healthcare service personnel or for causing damage or loss to the property, the government said.

Moreover, the new ordinance also has a provision to provide compensation for injury to healthcare service personnel or for causing damage or loss to the property, the government said on Wednesday.

Meanwhile in India, the number of positive cases for COVID-19 reached 21,700 while the death toll stood at 681.

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