If infected with the coronavirus, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced on Friday that the state government will provide free medical treatment to all media persons, whether accredited or not, and their family members.
Earlier this week, Chouhan had also declared accredited journalists as frontline workers (Corona warriors). “We have seen that while performing their duties and in the process of disseminating news, many journalists got infected with COVID-19 and some of them even, unfortunately, died,” the chief minister said in a media statement.
“Today, we have decided that all journalists and media persons, whether they are accredited on non-accredited, working in print, electronic and digital media, and their family members if found infected with COVID-19, then the Madhya Pradesh government will take care of their treatment and will not leave them on their own,” Chouhan said.
It will help the journalists in performing their duties in an effective manner and also ensure their better treatment, he added.
MP Govt announces free Edu for kids orphaned due to Covid
Following an increase in the number of children orphaned by the raging COVID-19 pandemic, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced on Thursday that children who lose their parents or guardians to COVID will receive free education and a monthly pension of Rs 5,000. In addition, the chief minister stated that the state will provide loans to people who want to work with a government guarantee, continue reading… https://www.dishanews.com/covid19-updates/education-for-kids-orphaned-due-to-covid-madhya-pradesh-cm/
