Insurance cover of Rs 50 lakh extended to all health workers in Goa: CM Pramod Sawant

Chief Minister of Goa, Pramod Sawant on Sunday said an insurance cover of Rs 50 lakh has been extended to all health workers in the state who are at the forefront in the fight against coronavirus.

“Insurance cover of Rs 50 Lakh has been extended to all health workers in Goa,” Sawant tweeted.

“The scheme provides insurance cover of Rs 50 lakh per health worker in case of loss of life due to COVID-19 or accidental loss of life on account of COVID-19 related duties,” Sawant added.

Goa has so far reported 24,185 positive cases, out of which 5,323 are active.

Goa continues to face a sustained spike in coronavirus cases as it reported 740 positive cases on Saturday.