Legal analysis: The Ministry of Finance and the National Health and Wellness Commission issued a notice on the policy of ensuring prevention and control funds in novel coronavirus, clearly giving temporary work subsidies to medical personnel and epidemic prevention personnel involved in prevention and control work. Referring to the relevant provisions of the Notice of Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the Ministry of Finance on Establishing Temporary Work Subsidies for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Personnel, according to the first-class subsidy standard, the central government will subsidize the personnel who are in direct contact with the cases to be investigated or confirmed, diagnosis, treatment, nursing, hospital infection control, case specimen collection and pathogen detection according to the 300 yuan per person per day; Other medical personnel and epidemic prevention workers involved in epidemic prevention and control will be subsidized by the central government according to 200 yuan per person per day. Subsidy funds are paid in advance by local governments, and the central finance and local governments settle accounts according to the facts. Central-level medical and health institutions are managed in accordance with localization, and central financial subsidies are allocated to local governments for unified distribution.
Legal basis: Article 64 of the Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases in People's Republic of China (PRC), the relevant units shall, in accordance with the provisions of the state, take effective health protection measures and medical care measures for personnel engaged in the prevention, medical treatment, scientific research, teaching and on-site treatment of infectious diseases, as well as other personnel exposed to infectious disease pathogens in production and work, and give appropriate subsidies.