There are no plans to scrap coronavirus bonuses for frontline healthcare workers, President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with the staff of Minsk City Hospital No. 6, BelTA has learned.
“No one will scrap coronavirus benefits, they were formalized by a presidential decree, no one has the right to rescind this decree,” Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed. At the same time, the head of state drew attention to the fact that due to these benefits, health workers are significantly ahead of a number of other public sector employees in terms of salary. In fact, the average salary of healthcare workers has reached the level that was supposed to be reached by the end of the five-year period.
Now the task is to increase salaries of people working in other sectors.
The president drew attention to other types of government support of the healthcare system, like the purchase of equipment and the necessary instruments and tools for healthcare workers.
