India's top court on Monday approved the government's decision to pay about $670 for every coronavirus death in the country as compensation to the next of kin of the deceased.
New Delhi India's top court on Monday approved the government's decision to pay about $670 for every coronavirus death in the country as compensation to the next of kin of the deceased.
The payments tally to more than $300 million based on India's current death toll, according to CNN's calculation. It had officially recorded 448,997 Covid-19 deaths as of Monday morning local time, according to the Indian health ministry.After a series of hearings, the Ministry of Home Affairs issued affidavits in September offering compensation to family members of all Covid-19 victims, including people who died by suicide after hearing the diagnosis.
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