Doctors, nurses get salary of additional 2 months

The doctors and nurses will enjoy the same amount of money of additional two months' basic salary as special stimulus for treating coronavirus patients risking own life. 

Finance Division of the Ministry of Finance issued a circular on Thursday in this regard.

The circular said only the physicians, nurses and other health workers directly employed in treatment of COVID-19 patients will receive the stimulus once.

Field level officials and employees, including government physicians, nurses, other health workers and police, have been working to prevent coronavirus since the outbreak started risking their lives.

So, the government earlier has announced Tk 5-10 lakh if anyone of them contracts coronavirus, and Tk 25-40 lakh in case of death from the disease.