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On the frontlines as doctors, nurses, health workers, police and cleaners battle to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Health Ministry in the latest update said 386 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the last 24 hours. Covid-19 cases in India has reached 1637, including 1466 active cases, while 133 people have been cured/discharged. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced an insurance cover of Rs 1 crore for healthcare personnel and sanitation workers who are at the front line of the fight against the deadly coronavirus in the national capital. Let us take a look at some of the images of these frontline workers:
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A health worker wearing a protective suit walks after moving people to a quarantine facility, amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi. (Reuters Photo)
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Health worker sanitise an area in New Delhi where few tested postive for COVID-19. (PTI Photo)
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Security personnel on duty have their meal on the roadside, during the nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Patna. (PTI Photo)
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Health workers sanitise their collegues after disinfecting an area in New Delhi in the wake of coronavirus pandemic. (PTI Photo)
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Delhi CM said healthcare personnal, including government or private doctor, nurse and sanitation workers, die while serving coronavirus patients, the government will give Rs one crore for their families. (PTI Photo)
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Members of Rapid Action Force (RAF) patrol a neighbourhood to urge people to remain indoors during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to slow the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ahmedabad. (Reuters Photo)
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Medical staff are seen wearing masks at RML Hospital as a precaution in wake of coronavirus pandemic, during the nationwide lockdown, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)
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DTC bus driver carried symtomatic people to a quarantine facility, amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New Delhi. (Reuters Photo)
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Workers stitch protective suits at a workshop before supplying them to a government-run hospital during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to slow the spreading of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kolkata. (Reuters Photo)
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A volunteer puts a mask on a security official during a nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Patna. (PTI Photo)
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