While We Showered Flowers, Canada Increased Salaries Of Health Workers Fighting Covid-19

In a bid to support health workers amid the COVID-19 crisis, the government of Canada has decided to increase their pay. On May 7, Canada's Prime Minister informed the press that the government, with the approval of all provinces, had decided to increase wages of health workers and has set aside a C$3 billion budget for the same. The top up will help health workers who are docking low wages while providing an incredible service to the nation, especially those in COVID-19 care units, Reuters reported.

“If you’re risking your health to keep this country moving and you’re making minimum wage, you deserve a raise,” he told a daily briefing earlier in the week. The rise will impact health workers earning less than C$1,800 a month (approximately 96,000 INR). The total number of coronavirus-related deaths rose by just over 4% to 4,280 from 4,111 on Wednesday, official data showed, further…