Tag: Cabinet Amends Epidemic Act

Govt amends Epidemic Act, attacking medics can cost up to 7 yrs in jail
Attacking health workers can cost up to 7 yrs in jail, Govt amends Epidemic Act

New Delhi: In a significant move, the Union cabinet on Wednesday amended the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 through an ordinance in order to ensure safety of health workers at a time when there has been a spate of attacks on them. Any violence against health workers may now bring steep fines and even imprisonment of […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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