Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], April 29 (ANI): One person has been arrested for allegedly manhandling and misbehaving with the medical team which went to Makhanpur village in Haridwar to carry out a survey for COVID-19.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 26 (ANI): Tamil Nadu government on Sunday promulgated an ordinance to make provision of fine and jail term for those who block or attempt to block burial/cremation of any person who dies due to notified diseases under the Tamil Nadu Public Health Act.
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said healthcare professionals across the country have expressed satisfaction over the recent Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 promulgated by the Centre.
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Saturday said that the ordinance passed to check violence against health workers has serious flaws and added that its provisions violate the principle of the common law.
Washington DC [USA], April 25 (ANI): Senior US diplomat Alice Wells on Friday (local time) lauded the steps taken by the Indian government to guard its healthcare workers on the front lines combating COVID-19.
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): Former Indian Medical Association (IMA) president Dr KK Aggarwal and former secretary Dr Ravi Malik have welcomed the central government's decision to bring in an Ordinance to check violence against health workers, making it a cognisable and non-bailable
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind has approved to promulgate The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 which provides stricter punishments for attacks against health workers even as the country battles the coronavirus outbreak.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 23 (ANI): The Karnataka government on Wednesday promulgated 'The Karnataka Epidemic Diseases Ordinance 2020' that provides the state with a power to seal borders, restrict essential services and punish those attacking public servants and damaging public p
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national spokesperson Sudhindra Bhadoria on Wednesday welcomed the central government's decision to bring an ordinance to punish violence against healthcare workers but stressed that the law should not be misused.
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): After the Central government brought an ordinance to check violence against health workers, making it a cognizable and non-bailable offence, several doctors welcomed the move on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): It was Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who personally took cognisance of violence faced by doctors and guided the Cabinet to pass the ordinance that provides for stringent measures against anyone getting violent with the medical fraternity during the COVID-19
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020, manifests his government's commitment to protecting healthcare workers braving COVID-19 on the frontline.