Dr Javed Ali

The Delhi government will accord the Corona Warrior status to a National Health Mission (NHM) doctor who died due to COVID-19, and give his family Rs 1 crore as compensation, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said today.

A 42-year-old contractual doctor in Delhi, who died of coronavirus on Monday, was paid rich tribute by Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan today as he bid him a "tearful goodbye" on Twitter. Dr Javed Ali had been on the frontline in the fight against coronavirus since March. He was working with Delhi government's National Health Mission.

The Delhi government will accord the Corona Warrior status to a National Health Mission (NHM) doctor who died due to COVID-19, and give his family Rs 1 crore as compensation, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said today.

A 42-year-old contractual doctor in Delhi, who died of coronavirus on Monday, was paid rich tribute by Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan today as he bid him a "tearful goodbye" on Twitter. Dr Javed Ali had been on the frontline in the fight against coronavirus since March. He was working with Delhi government's National Health Mission.