Saudi to pay SR500,000 to families of medical workers who died of Covid-19

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Photo for illustrative purpose. — AP file
Photo for illustrative purpose. — AP file

Riyadh - This would apply to all healthcare workers, including non-Saudis and private sector staff

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Published: Sun 8 Aug 2021, 6:01 PM

Last updated: Sun 8 Aug 2021, 7:28 PM

Saudi Arabia said it is giving half a million riyals, the equivalent of $133,000, to the family of each medical worker who died fighting the coronavirus pandemic in the kingdom.

An announcement made on Sunday said the financial award would apply to all healthcare workers who died as a result of the virus, including non-Saudis and personnel who worked in private sector settings.


The Health Ministry has not said publicly how many of the kingdom’s 8,320 pandemic deaths involved health workers.

Saudi Arabia, which has a population of 30 million, has administered nearly 30 million vaccine doses. The kingdom is currently reported fewer than 1,000 new cases a day.


Early on in the pandemic, the Custodian of Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, ordered the government to cover the cost of medical treatment for Covid-19 patients in the country. The kingdom has recorded close to 533,000 confirmed cases overall, and currently has about 1,400 considered critical.


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