Coronavirus Outbreak: School teachers demand health insurance

Amidst the outbreak of the coronavirus, school teachers have been seeking protection as the time to return to school comes closer.

Some teacher’s groups have been demanding that the state foot the bills for the treatment of the coronavirus incurred by those who teach in government schools whereas others have been urging that the teachers be called in only when it is necessary. This is especially important as most government hospitals are out of beds, on the other hand, the private hospitals have been charging an exorbitant amount for the treatment of the patients. 

Moreover, a teacher’s body, Shikshak Parishad has asked that the education department to take note of the situation and advise schools not to call in teachers regularly as some states have taken the decision to reopen schools this week.

Meanwhile, there are 54,87,580 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus across the country at the moment out of which 43,96,399 patients have recovered while 87,882 fatalities have been reported. There are 10,03,299 active cases in the country. With 93,356 patients recovering in the last 24 hours, India's recovery rate for the coronavirus soared to more than 80 per cent.

India tops the global figure of total recoveries, accounting for more than 19 per cent of the world total. The maximum number of fresh confirmed cases are from 10 states, namely, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Odisha, Delhi, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh. Moreover, 86 per cent of the 1,130 deaths clocked in the last 24 hours are from Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Delhi, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh.