PASSAGE.2 a—___ thcare workers have been infected with Covid-1y Mal tra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, We Bengal and Gujur for three-fourths (around 74%) of the case burden arid over of the “ to the infection, official data showed. Maharashtra alone, with the ighest sf over 7.3 lakh confirmed Covid cases 80 far, accounts for around 28% of 1) theare workers and over 50% of the total deaths, according ty the do rashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu had tested over one lakh by theare . H t 28, Karnataka reported only 12,260 infected he most half the burden in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu reported 11.16 Lon urses and Asha workers, The thi ¢ states together accounted for f tal among health workers. Risk to frontline workers can n jeopardine The three states also reported the highest number of ssionals, though with a wide gap between, Maharashtra and the othe sshtra reported 292 deaths among healtheare workers, Karnatake had 46 and 49 deaths, respectively, States healthcare | worker cases | 12,260 mil Nada 11,169 asthan Odisha MP we(oharkbuaed 1 | = number of infect ons and is being viewed! with com an by rontiine work n jeopardise di: ninyg states. al high infectiO® Centre caut tainment me ponsible far pe nspitals and the need for stringent con professionals reside to safeguard them afeenes received 0”! peepite the high number of cases, the ZoYerNPT | tee ander the 7 50 lakh Covi vid mitigation activities id the wide gap between the numbel es may not be éligible under the scheme 1s families of the dead take time to apply an April in Ce Official soure because all the casualt are a bit slow in comin, d do paperwork. ‘olidarity with health workers cannot be met with mere words of encour: concerted efforts to strengthen the health workforce, Safety net for their -d including a term insurance cover pf over <2 crore, with the go said Giridhar Babu, epidemiologist at the Public Health he provide le guarantee.” if India. Protecting healtheare workers is of paramount importance to make sure’ inough force to take care af patients who need their services,” ) pallal, chairman, Manipal Hospitals, who said such workers may fa large number of asymptomatic patients and lack of proper use of (Source: The Times of Int (i) In the line *... risks to frontli ‘erm ta the i mtline workers”, the t (a) healtheare workers . Re cleanliness workers it) Which state of India is on i m ; th terms __ ie) Karnataka (iy Tuan a is (8) Based on your understanding ofthe p ee responsible for high infection in th(a) land 2 (b) 2and4 (ce) Land 3 (@) Sand 4 (ii) How many healthcare workers, infected with COVID-19, were there in Karnatak till August 2020? (a) 11,169 (b) 12,260 (ec) 1,07,100 id) 15; {w) Choose the option that lists statement that is NOT TRU! (a) Maharashtra was the worst sufferer of Covid-19. (6) Karnataka had less number of Covid-19 cases as compared to Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. (ce) The deaths of healthcare workers are disregarded by officials {d) Most of the families of deceased healthcare workers received % 50) lakh under Covid-19 insurance scheme.