Tuesday, April 14, Prime Minister Narendra modi announced the extension of the national quarantine until may 3 in connection with the continued growth of infections.
AM / NS India, a joint venture of ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel and HMEL, a partnership between Hindustan Petroleum and Mittal Energy Investments, today announced the support package for families of employees and communities affected by the pandemic virus COVID-19.
in addition to significant financial support of Fund of assistance to citizens, assistance in emergencies (PM-CARES), the company decided to provide a daily feeding over 5,000 people, and provide food kits to more than 30,000 people.
will Also be extended to the posts of first aid and enhanced training of care facilities in the immediate vicinity of production facilities steel plants.
All employees of AM / NS India will continue to receive normal salary during the period of quarantine.
"No country will not be protected, and those like India with a huge population and a critical point in its development, the consequences can be very serious," said the head of the ArcelorMittal Lakshmi N. Mittal.
Recall, quarantine in India came into force on 25 March and was supposed to end today. As of Tuesday morning, according to the Ministry of health, the number of cases in the country exceeded 10,000, and the number of deaths from the coronavirus in the country has risen to 339, with more than 50 people were killed in 24 hours.
