Irrespective the cause for her Covid-19 condition, the Compensation Fund will cover the costs associated with pre-existing ailments (including Covid-19) for the duration of the injured employee’s treatment and convalescence (for the injury sustained in the workplace accident). Be aware that this applies only in the case that the Compensation Fund finds that the accident is indeed related to the employee’s work. If it transpires that the Covid-19 condition is work-related (which the Compensation Fund will investigate only if the employer reports the disease separately from the accident), then benefits (if any) in respect of the Covid-19 condition will become due. If the employee should become permanently disabled due to Covid-19 (or die), the associated COIDA pension benefits will become due only if the Covid-19 condition was, in fact, work-related.