Lok Sabha Question No. 1077 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: Health Workers Affected Due to COVID-19
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Prasun Banerjee, Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Kunhalikutty P.K., Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1077 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH SEPTEMBER, 2020

## HEALTH WORKERS AFFEC TED DUE TO COVID - 19

## 1077. SHRI PRASUN BANERJEE :

SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE :

SHRI P.K. KUNHALIKUT TY:

ADV.ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of doctors, paramedical and other official staff serving in Government and private hospitals who areinfected by Corona, State/UT - wise, as on date; and
- (b) the number of such persons who have lost their lives during Covid duty as on date, State/UT -wise?
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  proposed  any compensation/job  to  the  next  of  kin  of  such deceasedDoctor s, Nurses and other health care workers;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure safety of Doctors, Nurses and other healthcare  workers  from  Corona  Virus  including  pr ovidingtreatment  to  the  healthcare  staff employed in the hospital?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) and (b) D ata on number of healthcare workers who are infected by COVID - 19 ornumber of such  persons  who  have  lost  lives  during  COVID  duty  is  not  maintained  at  Central  leve Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare.  However  insurance  provision  has  been made  under 'Pradhan  Mantri  Garib  Kalyan  Package  for  Health  Workers  Fighting  COVID - 19.  This  is  a Central Sector scheme.

The scheme provide an insurance cover of Rs. 50 lakh to healthcare providers, incl community health workers, who may have to be in direct contact and care of COVID - 19 patients and who may be at risk of being impac ted by this. It will also include accidental loss of lif account of contracting COVID - 19.

The insurance provided under this scheme would be over and above any other insuran cover being availed of by the beneficiary.

Details  of  number  of  persons  see king  relief  under  the  'Pradhan  Mantri  Garib  Kalyan Insurance Package' is maintained at national level. The same is placed at Annexure.

(c) and (d) No specific scheme in context of COVID has been proposed for compensation/ job to the next of kin of such de ceased Doctors, Nurses and other Healthcare Workers

(e)Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  provided  guideline  on  Infection  Prevention Control  practices  to  the  State  Governments.  Training  was  conducted  for  all  the  States month of March 2020. A training plan was also conveyed to States to complete training up district level by 20 th March 2020.

Training on Infection Prevention and Control was also made available for all catego healthcare workers on the iGoT platform.

States were asked t o constitute Infection Prevention and Control committees. Hospital were also to identify a nodal officer who will monitor the healthcare workers and revie exposure  status.  High  risk  exposures  are  placed  under  quarantine  for  7  days.  Based  on exposure/clinical profile such doctors, nursing officers and other health workers, a deci be taken by the Nodal Officer/Head of the Department (or his appointed Sub - committee)  for further period of one week. An advisory for managing health care wo rkers working in COVID and Non- COVID areas of the hospital was issued by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 18 th June, 2020.

Guidelines on rational use of PPEs for hospital and community settings (including line workers) were issued on 24.03.20 20. These guidelines followed a risk - based approach and recommended type of PPE that needs to be used in high and low risk areas.

The  healthcare  workers  were  provided  with  hydroxychloroquine  for  prophylaxis  an prevention of infection.

N - 95 masks and trip le / double ply masks were brought under price control. Export o PPEs, N 95 masks, triple/ double ply medical masks, goggles and visors were banned till time we were self -reliant.

The States/UTs and Central Government Institutions have been supplied with 3.44 Cro N - 95 masks, 1.41 Crore PPE Kits and10.84 Crore tablets of Hydroxychloroquine.

## ANNEXURE

| No. Doctors and Medical Staff died due to COVID - 19 as per PMGKP: InsuranceScheme   | No. Doctors and Medical Staff died due to COVID - 19 as per PMGKP: InsuranceScheme   | No. Doctors and Medical Staff died due to COVID - 19 as per PMGKP: InsuranceScheme   | No. Doctors and Medical Staff died due to COVID - 19 as per PMGKP: InsuranceScheme   | No. Doctors and Medical Staff died due to COVID - 19 as per PMGKP: InsuranceScheme   | No. Doctors and Medical Staff died due to COVID - 19 as per PMGKP: InsuranceScheme   | No. Doctors and Medical Staff died due to COVID - 19 as per PMGKP: InsuranceScheme   |
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| S. No.                                                                               | State/UT                                                                             | Doctors                                                                              | ANM/MPHW                                                                             | ASHA                                                                                 | Others                                                                               | Total                                                                                |
| 1                                                                                    | Andaman & Nicobar                                                                    | 1                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 1                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                                       | 5                                                                                    | 5                                                                                    | 1                                                                                    | 1                                                                                    | 12                                                                                   |
| 3                                                                                    | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                    | Assam                                                                                | 1                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 4                                                                                    | 5                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                    | Bihar                                                                                | 4                                                                                    | 1                                                                                    | 1                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 6                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                    | Chandigarh                                                                           | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                    | Chhattisgarh                                                                         | 2                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 1                                                                                    | 1                                                                                    | 4                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                    | Delhi                                                                                | 3                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 5                                                                                    | 8                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                    | Gujarat                                                                              | 5                                                                                    | 6                                                                                    | 2                                                                                    | 1                                                                                    | 14                                                                                   |
| 10                                                                                   | Haryana                                                                              | 2                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 2                                                                                    |
| 11                                                                                   | Himachal Pradesh                                                                     | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 1                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 1                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                   | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                      | 2                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 1                                                                                    | 3                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                   | Jharkhand                                                                            | 2                                                                                    | 2                                                                                    | 1                                                                                    | 1                                                                                    | 6                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                   | Karnataka                                                                            | 2                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 1                                                                                    | 1                                                                                    | 4                                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                   | Kerala                                                                               | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 1                                                                                    | 1                                                                                    |
| 16                                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                                       | 3                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 4                                                                                    | 7                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                          | 6                                                                                    | 3                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 12                                                                                   | 21                                                                                   |
| 18                                                                                   | Mizoram                                                                              | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 2                                                                                    | 2                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                   | Odisha                                                                               | 3                                                                                    | 1                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 1                                                                                    | 5                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                   | Punjab                                                                               | 1                                                                                    | 2                                                                                    | 1                                                                                    | 1                                                                                    | 5                                                                                    |
| 21                                                                                   | Puducherry                                                                           | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                                            | 2                                                                                    | 5                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 1                                                                                    | 8                                                                                    |
| 23                                                                                   | Tamil Nadu                                                                           | 5                                                                                    | 3                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 2                                                                                    | 10                                                                                   |
| 24                                                                                   | Telangana                                                                            | 3                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 3                                                                                    | 1                                                                                    | 7                                                                                    |
| 25                                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                                                        | 8                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 1                                                                                    | 9                                                                                    |
| 26                                                                                   | West Bengal                                                                          | 4                                                                                    | 4                                                                                    | 2                                                                                    | 4                                                                                    | 14                                                                                   |
|                                                                                      | Total                                                                                | 64                                                                                   | 32                                                                                   | 14                                                                                   | 45                                                                                   | 155                                                                                  |