: Covid-19: Attack on healthcare workers to be non-bailable offence, jail up to 7 years, says Centre #IndiaNEWS The Centre on Wednesday said attacks on healthcare professionals, deployed on the frontlines

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Covid-19: Attack on healthcare workers to be non-bailable offence, jail up to 7 years, says Centre #IndiaNEWS
The Centre on Wednesday said attacks on healthcare professionals, deployed on the frontlines to combat the coronavirus pandemic, will be a non-bailable offence and will carry an imprisonment from six months to seven years in severe cases where there are grievous injuries. “Health workers who are trying to save the country from this epidemic are unfortunately facing attacks,� Union minister Prakash Javadekar said at a press briefing. “No incident of violence or harassment against doctors and health care workers will be tolerated. An ordinance has been brought in, it will be implemented after the president’s sanction. In case of grave injury caused, accused can get jail term from 6 months to 7 years.�The Cabinet approved amendments to the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 to ensure that any attack on doctors or health workers will be liable to a penalty of anywhere between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 5 lakh. Punishment for others attacks will be three months to 5 years and a fine of Rs 50,000 to Rs 2 lakh.Javadekar said the investigation in the matter will be completed in 30 days and verdict will be given within one year. “If damage is done to the vehicles or clinics of healthcare workers, then a...Read more

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