Noida to provide 28-day paid leave for COVID-19 patients; daily lockdown wage for workers

The district magistrate of Gautam Buddh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh has ordered that all workplaces will provide 28-day paid leave to the suspected or positive Coronavirus employees amid lockdown. The order also states that workplaces failing to do so will face action as per the Disaster Management Act 2005. The order added that those employed in shops, factories, etc will also be paid. 

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As of March 29, India has reported  898 cases so far, and 19 deaths. To tackle the growing cases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi imposed a nationwide lockdown for 21 days. The highest number of cases have been reported from Maharashtra - 186 cases and Kerala - 182 cases.

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Prime Minister Modi established a dedicated national fund with the primary objective of dealing with any kind of emergency or distress situation, like posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and to provide relief to the affected, a public charitable trust under the name of ‘Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund’ (PM CARES Fund).

Meanwhile, on Monday, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) published a study warning about community transmission of the pandemic that may take place from a minimum of 20 days to a few months. It also stateed that by quarantining of individuals with symptoms of COVID-19 can delay the introduction of the virus into the community by three days to three weeks  - which in turn reduces cumulative cases by 62%  and the peak number of cases by 89%, in an optimistic scenario. 

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