Ministers plan €15,000 payout to health workers with Long Covid

Ministers want to give a ‘no strings’ €15,000 pay out to healthcare workers who developed coronavirus during the early stages of the pandemic and are now dealing with the impact of Long Covid. The pay out is not meant to be seen as damages, or some form of invalidity benefit, but is a ‘recognition of the suffering’ nurses and other healthcare staff have experienced, care minister Conny Helder told MPs on Thursday. The cabinet has now asked the Council of...