Against the backdrop of attacks on healthcare personnel fighting coronavirus, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an ordinance making acts of violence against them as cognizable and non-bailable offences, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said. He said the proposed ordinance also provides for compensation for injury to healthcare service personnel.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/covid-19-cabinet-nod-to-ordinance-to-protect-healthcare-personnel-from-attacks/articleshow/75292526.cms